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We are all Mothers

May 9, 2011 From the Founder & CEO

If you have ever birthed a new idea, inspiration or solution to the life of another, you are a mother.   The moment when you give new life to something that others thought was impossible, you are a mother.   It’s that moment when you feel like your heart is going to split in half [...]

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Are you ready to love your body? EXACTLY the way it is…

May 5, 2011 From the Founder & CEO

I’m on day #4 of no sugar, flour or coffee. And let me just start with saying THANK YOU to my community who has been actively supporting me. Over the weekend I watched the documentary “May I Be Frank” about Frank who left 50 years of drug, alcohol and food addiction to a life of [...]

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A Message from Keynote Speaker Nicole Sherman

March 11, 2010 Events

Many of you have inquired about how to get more info about our speakers from Ignite Your Spark 2010. Nicole Sherman, our Friday keynote speaker, was so inspired by you that she has an amazing message and offer for you. Many of you have been asking me how you can get more of Nicole and [...]

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My Spark Was Ignited – A Recap from Attendee Deanne Winterton

March 4, 2010 Blog

I have a contact and an old friend, Deanne Winterton, who wrote an article on my for the Standard Examiner in February. She attended on Saturday of Ignite Your Spark and wrote about her experience. I really love this perspective of seeing what it was like from a different pair of eyes. Thanks Deanne for [...]

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Me and some powerful women…getting over it!

March 3, 2010 Blog

This is from Dino Watt, one of our amazing speakers at Ignite Your Spark 2010. All I can say is WOW! Thank you Dino for capturing this so beautifully – truly inspiring! From Dino: “This week I had the opportunity to work with Lisa Nichols from The Secret. It was great to hear her inspirational [...]

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Celebrating Great Men – Thank You Darol and Dr. King

January 18, 2010 From the Founder & CEO

I ponder on the great men in my life and the world who have made an impact and there are no accidents that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I have been in reflection for the past several days. It’s been somewhat of a somber reflection as a dear friend’s husband passed away and [...]

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It Takes Just One Person

December 23, 2009 From the Founder & CEO

When I was talking to my mother today, she asked “Did you hear about the small miracle we created today?” I hadn’t so she proceeded to explain… My sister lives in Okinawa with her husband who is in the Marines. They live off base with their dog Max. They have lived there for about 18 [...]

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Business Tips: Year-End Planning

November 23, 2009 Blog

Being a business owner is a lot of hard work (and a lot of rewards when we are in our passion). When I started my businesses officially in 2006, I was amazed at what I didn’t know that I didn’t know. I didn’t have an MBA or really know the first step to starting a [...]

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One Flaw In Women

November 16, 2009 Blog

I received a great email from a friend and in it was this poem. I can relate with this. After you read this, take a moment to celebrate your successes instead of the things waiting for you on your to-do list. Take a moment and breathe in your greatness. Women have strengths that are amazing. [...]

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Nominations Are Now Accepted for the 2010 Spark Award

November 7, 2009 Awards & Scholarships

It is with great honor and gratitude in my heart to open up nominations for the 2010 Spark Award. For you see, the Spark award warms my heart until tears form in my eyes because it is in memory of my dear friend Alison Bleak Sparks. Alison passed in April 2009 from complications from a [...]

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