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Redefining Purpose: Lessons Learned from My Transition into Retirement
Navigating life beyond a long corporate career can be both liberating and disorienting. In this reflective piece, Laura Price shares her candid journey through retirement—highlighting the unexpected challenges, lessons learned, and how she found renewed purpose along the way.
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The Boardroom Breakthrough: How to Turn Networking into Opportunity
Board roles can feel like elusive, exclusive opportunities, but with the right strategies, they become more accessible. Here’s how you can approach networking with intention, turning connections into opportunities and breaking through to secure that coveted board seat.
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Why Balanced Leadership Is a Win for Everyone
As many organizations pull back on diversity efforts, the urgency to prioritize inclusive leadership continues to grow. Athena Founder and CEO Coco Brown delves into how striving for balanced leadership isn’t just a win for organizations—it’s a win for our economy, our communities, and our future.
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Defying Imposter Syndrome: Embracing the Defiant Imposter
In a recent Athena salon, Delida Costin—an accomplished legal executive, board member, leadership mentor, and thought leader—unpacked the nuances of imposter syndrome and offered a compelling call to action: don’t internalize the barriers, defy them.
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The Power of Women in Venture Capital
Venture capital doesn’t just create wealth, it shapes the future. Start-up funding decisions have the power to steer innovation, drive the direction of economic growth, and influence the companies and products that impact our daily lives. Read on for insights from tech industry executive, investor, and thought leader, Lilia Shirman, on how women can command more of the power of venture capital and why now is the time to do so.
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Strategies to Land Your Next Great Role
As we step into a new year, it’s natural to consider what comes next—personally and professionally. Whether you’re searching for a role that aligns with your goals or repositioning yourself in a challenging job market, it’s clear that the path to your next great opportunity requires clarity, strategy, and creativity.
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Resilience and Stamina in Times of Transition
I like to joke that in May 2023, I “retired” from the world of operating after only 23 years. It wasn’t my choice – I was one of the half a million tech professionals whose role was eliminated. Within a week of losing my day job, which at the time was also my identity, I found Athena Alliance. That serendipitously-timed moment kick-started the journey of my professional transformation.
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Building Community Within Community
The heart of Athena Alliance lies in its community—a space intentionally designed to bring women leaders together in meaningful ways. Beyond helping individuals rise, it’s cultivating a community where support, collaboration, and authentic relationships thrive. But what does it really mean to create “community within community”? Here’s how we make it happen…
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The Opportunity of AI: How to Maximize Value Creation and Minimize Downside Risk
With the launch of ChatGPT in November of 2022 and its record-breaking user growth, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated conversations from break rooms to board rooms. Read on as Meghan Anzelc and Christina Fernandes-D’Souza examine three common flawed beliefs about AI.
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