PhD, writer, professor, belly dancer, Top 40 Under 40, musician and new mom! Dr. Emily Marasco does it all and shares the highlights and lowlights of her dynamic career journey. From being “bad at math” in the third grade, failing as a first year student at Schulich School of Engineeringand experiencing her quarter-life crisis … to discovering the type of engineer she wants to be, finishing her bachelors/masters/doctorate with flying colours and continuing to make an enormous impact on the next generation. Find out more and follow her on Twitter @emilyannmarasco. Continue reading
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Styling Tips, Trends & The Business of Fashion with Style Squared
Join our conversation with Yalda Kazemi and Aldona B of Style Squared jam-packed with styling tips, the spring/summer trends they’re loving/hating, how they got started in the fashion industry and so much more! Follow them on Instagram at @StyleSquaredStylists and watch their styling videos on YouTube! Continue reading
Embrace The Struggle
Embrace the struggle and relish the outcome! This is so true in all facets of life. Think about it! Continue reading
How To Get Out Of That Failure Funk
What do an astronaut, an Olympic gold medalist and a CEO have in common? Other than the fact that they are #bosses in their respective fields, they have all experienced failure … and multiple times! Continue reading
Be Your Own Guru: My Top Leadership Gurus of 2017
In today’s world of self help, leadership development and life/wellness/health/executive/performance/business coaches, there is no shortage of experts with their recommendations on how to live your best life. As a dreamer and overachiever freshly in my 30’s, I am no stranger to the self help space. I am constantly looking for ways to pump myself up with motivation, get myself out of a funk or simply keep the momentum going. Continue reading
Collaboration Over Competition
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I’ve been obsessed lately with The Skinny Confidential’s Him & Her Podcast and just finished their episode with Create & Cultivate’s Jaclyn Johnson. They spoke about collaboration over competition, which completely struck a chord with me. Continue reading
Dreams Do Come True
Wake up, work, eat, sleep, repeat. It’s easy to get caught up in that daily grind, working hard everyday striving to achieve that next milestone and striving to achieve that vicious cycle of ‘more’. Have you ever looked back and reflected on how far you’ve come? I recently did and it felt pretty amazing. Continue reading
You Do You: Own Your Path And Support Others
Earlier this year Jett and I went on a coffee date with another married couple whom Jett met at the gym. Everything was going well until they challenged me on my life and career choices, basically making me feel bad that I’ve chosen the corporate-slave path working towards building someone else’s dream. Continue reading
Think Big-Picture To Find Passion
If you Google “passion quotes”, an endless list of inspirational pictures and page results appear! You don’t need anyone to tell you that “finding your passion in life” is a hot topic. Continue reading
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