Posts by Carol Ross
More From Coolest Women We Know
I've blogged about the Coolest Women We Know group before. It's a wonderful group of smart women, mainly from high-tech or related areas (e.g., recruitment for IT), who have a passion for their work and know how to joke around with each other in a way that says, "Isn't it great to have some real…
Read MoreMore on Three Cups of Tea
Last month, I blogged about Greg Mortenson's decades-long journey as a wisdom entrepreneur. Mortenson is the author of the best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea. Last week, Mortenson was in the news, having received the Star of Pakistan, Pakistan's highest civil award presented by the country's president, and in our uniquely American way, being named…
Read MoreKim Dority, Part 2: Building Community, Top-Down and Bottom-Up
How many ways can we complement each others’ missions? We are not here to compete but we are here to help everyone in this space. —Kim Dority, talking about how Disaboom collaborates with other disability-oriented organizations. In this second part of a four-part interview, Kim Dority from Disaboom reminds us to look broadly for community…
Read MoreElevator Pitch
Just found a very cool tool from Harvard Business Review that helps you craft your elevator pitch, HBS Elevator Pitch Builder. The elevator pitch is one way to crystallize your thoughts on the unique value you bring to the world and how that matches with the marketplace. I also have used Robert Middleton's idea of…
Read MoreInterview With Kim Dority, Part 1
In this next interview for A Bigger Voice, I talk with with Kim Dority, VP of Content for Disaboom.com, an online community with over 90,000 registered users, for people with disabilities and those whose lives they touch. Disaboom has been widely recognized (by organizations as diverse as the Obama campaign, Business Week, Ford, and major…
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