November 2013

Separate The Bedroom From The Boardroom

By |November 5th, 2013|

I woke with a start.  The red neon numbers glared 2:00am on my clock. Staring at the ceiling fan silently turning above my head, my mind began to wander.  We had recently started our family business and as the marketer I was driven to making Arthur D. levy & Co. a household name.  New […]

Comments Off on Separate The Bedroom From The Boardroom

October 2013

What’s Your Story?

By |October 31st, 2013|

What’s Your Story?

I recently read an article about the power of story telling for your family business.  Prior to reading it I had never given this thought.  With family businesses being the backbone of our country – (90% of all businesses are family owned) there are many stories to be told.

I co-founded and was […]

Is Anyone Out There?

By |October 25th, 2013|

 

I must have writer’s block.   I want to blog but I’m not sure what to write about and confused as to who is my audience.  While I think my past blogs have been informative, transparent, and enlightening, who in cyber space is reading them?  Is it the working women, stay at home moms, women […]

Comments Off on Is Anyone Out There?

September 2013

Fulfill Your Dreams

By |September 3rd, 2013|

I’m not sure why I haven’t written my blog since last May, perhaps I had writer’s block, or maybe I was caught up in the lazy hazy days of summer.  Regardless of why, I am back and I am excited to continue where I left off; bringing attention to the issues that we face […]

Comments Off on Fulfill Your Dreams

May 2013

What Are We Waiting For?

By |May 12th, 2013|

During a recent trip to San Francisco my husband, Arty and I decided to spend one day in Sausalito, an upscale “artsy” suburb of this historic city.  The sun was shining with a brisk breeze caressing my face as I sat on the upper deck of the ferry gazing at the Golden Gate Bridge en route.  I smiled as Tony Bennett’s voice resonated in my head, “I left my heart in San Francisco.”   As we pulled into the dock, I was reminded  of years back when we’d rent a bicycle for two and pedal across this famous bridge so we were familiar with the restaurants and galleries lining Main Street. […]

Comments Off on What Are We Waiting For?

April 2013

Letting Go

By |April 10th, 2013|

A couple of months ago my granddaughter went skydiving, not only did she go skydiving, but she did it in Switzerland.  Initially, I thought how scary, how could she do something as scary as this and how could she do it so far from home?  I couldn’t believe it!  I remember her as a little girl who was afraid to go to a Halloween party, afraid to go into a dark theater.  Was this the same girl?? […]

Comments Off on Letting Go

March 2013

Power vs Control

By |March 20th, 2013|

“It’s mine, it’s mine”, I recall one of the members of my organization, The Family Business Council of Greater   New  York tell me about an argument she had with her brother.  They were fighting over a stapler.  The stapler represented a toy they fought over when they were kids.  Power vs control?

This is one of many stories that typify conflicts in a family business.  Conflicts between siblings, conflicts between a husband and wife, conflicts between father’ and son, father and daughter – it doesn’t matter as it all comes down to the same thing; power vs control. […]

Comments Off on Power vs Control

February 2013

Family Dynamics: Family vs. The Family Business

By |February 20th, 2013|

As women working with their families in business, we struggle with many issues. At any given moment we are wearing a different hat: the mom, the wife, the sister, the aunt, the grandmother.  Regardless of which hat we wear, the re-enactment of the family dynamics plays out in the family business whether we like it or not.

Having worked with my husband and two of my sons in our family business for more than 12 years, I became aware that the dynamics of my family played into the family business. Sometimes it was as if I were back home hearing to my son’s argue over a toy, or my husband trying to resolve their conflict. […]

Comments Off on Family Dynamics: Family vs. The Family Business

January 2013

Our Journey Continues

By |January 22nd, 2013|

Yesterday, President Obama’s Inauguration for his second term once again made history and is a new beginning not only for him, but for all of us.  His inaugural speech talked about our journey – our never-ending journey to bridge the words of our Constitution.  And he continued that our journey is not complete until we commit to our equality, our journey is not complete until wives, mothers, and daughters can earn the living they rightfully deserve. […]

Comments Off on Our Journey Continues

Happy New Year!

By |January 5th, 2013|

Happy New Year!

I stopped making new year’s resolutions years ago, but this year I decided I to make one: my resolution is for you to get to know me and for me to get to know you. The world has gotten smaller, and regardless of where we live we can share stories – we all have them. Tell us what’s going on in your life, in your work/life or anything you want to share; an anniversary, a birth, a career change, or even thoughts about reinventing yourself – let’s reach out and broaden our support system, expand our resources and build a network of women who want to grow, make change and become empowered. […]

Comments Off on Happy New Year!