Glamorous Minds

11/05/2016

The sooner you start living to leave your legacy, the sooner your life will change in the most unimaginable ways.

What legacy are you working towards?

11/02/2016

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/01/atlanta-rivals-hollywood-to-become-major-film-mecca.html

What's a creative way for you to capitalize on this?

In December, "Office Chistmas Party" will debut with Jennifer Aniston. It's just the latest movie shot in Atlanta, a haven for filmmakers.

11/02/2016

https://medium.com//diversify-your-income-all-my-ideas-for-making-money-online-79dd08d909ad #.y8t2lv9n1

You needed more income streams yesterday.

10/24/2016

How is your business reaching the Chinese audience?
Don't miss this TAG Event.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tags-seminal-event-future-marketing-global-age-1027-alexandra-tirado?trk=prof-post

Don't miss the Technology Association of Georgia's seminal event on how media and advertising are rapidly changing in our highly integrated global market. Topic: THE

10/24/2016

Are you using WeChat social app to capture your business' Chinese audience?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/welcome-chinas-world-wechat-alexandra-tirado?trk=prof-post

It's imperative to begin the journey of connecting your business to the Chinese market. A small, but highly impactful starting point is establishing a social media presence throughout both the

10/19/2016

Is your fiancé or IBM's Watson choosing your engagement ring?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachellebergstein/2016/10/04/this-diamond-startup-wants-to-change-the-way-you-buy-an-engagement-ring/

Although the vast majority of consumers looking to buy a diamond engagement ring browse online, most of them still make the actual purchase in stores. A new startup wants to change that.

10/18/2016

How will your business compete in the future if you're up against Watson?

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/05/04/heres-how-were-monetizing-watson-ibms-rometty.html

IBM is already making money on its Watson super computer in areas like health care, but profitability is a long term project, Gina Rometty tells CNBC.

10/17/2016

More Women Should Join this Club:

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-30-2016-10/ #-8

What steps are you taking to get there?

Following advice from people who became millionaires by 30 — and those who studied them — can't guarantee wealth, but it won't hurt your chances.

10/17/2016

Ginni Rometty & IBM's artificial intelligence supercomputer are changing the game for decision making across industries - even fashion. Watson recently was a co-designer of a high-tech dress showcased at the Met Gala.

Watch Rometty's interview on Watson and the future of high tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrX8YSvJ6fc

How will Watson influence you?

10/14/2016

Great article on Kat Cole and why we should question a business' success as much as its failures:

http://www.businessinsider.com/kat-cole-hooters-question-business-success-2016-10

Kat Cole says a lesson she learned years ago at Ho***rs informed the way she runs Focus Brands, the owner of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne's, and Moe's Southwest...

10/12/2016

Found this gem of a piece I wrote last year. It's the reason why I've chosen this entrepreneurial life. Go for your goals and constantly grow.

Living in China made me comfortable with living in a constant state of discomfort. The air quality was so poor, the simple act of breathing was a daily challenge. During conversations, there’d be dialects, slang and humor that I did not comprehend, which left me fumbling to find a sensible response. Subway rides made me feel less human and more like a canned sardine, and riding my bike was like the Nintendo game Frogger - an endless quest of darting in and out of traffic in order to avoid being squashed. And let’s not forget the interesting cast of characters that made appearances in the most ordinary of places. There was the woman walking a bird down the street. There was the handyman that could make any instrumental or animal noise with his mouth, and who first put on a show in my living room before fixing my toilet. There was a lone eighty year old woman at the top of a mountain selling cucumbers. There was the family that graciously allowed me to spend Chinese New Year with them, sleeping on a kang in the countryside with seven other women. Needless to say there was no ordinary day in China and everyday I was pushed into another situation that I had never encountered before. Life was far from routine. It was an adventure.

Life back in the states is quite the opposite. I am graced to wake up looking at clouds and a blue sky. Traffic in Atlanta is crazy, but for the most part we all accept and follow the general rules of traffic. The characters are intriguing, but more in a professional sense, where I find a person interesting because of their work or travels. Hotels are wonderful. There are comfortable beds, cushy pillows, pools and great breakfast buffets! While I do love the comfort, I still crave the discomfort. We grow as people and develop our strengths when we operate in the “unfamiliar zone”. Therefore, I challenge myself to find discomfort within the comfortable life I now live. Whether that be taking a beginner’s art class or trying to publish a children’s book I recently wrote, the scale of the discomfort is inconsequential. All that matters is that I keep exploring and discovering the unknown. I challenge you to also seek out and welcome the uncomfortable. Paradoxically, it actually begets greater comfort with the word around us.

10/12/2016

Just visited HiFi Buys and toured their AMAZING collection of world class audio and stereo gear. Super excited for tomorrow's Three Generations of Women in Business Event and lots of Sound Advice!

10/11/2016

Join me in Buckhead on October 13 at 7 pm.

10/11/2016

09/24/2016

Meet this Week's Glamorous Mind: Arlan Hamilton

http://www.glamorousminds.com/gm-of-the-week

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