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September 2025

5 Smart Ways to Fund Your Business While Keeping Your Day Job
Starting a business while working full-time doesn't mean you have to drain your savings or max out credit cards.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
6 Speaking Habits That Undermine Your Executive Presence (And How to Fix Them)
Your ideas are brilliant, your expertise is solid, but your speaking habits might be sabotaging how seriously people take you.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
7 Subtle Signs You're Ready for a Leadership Role (Even If You Don't Feel It)
Here's the thing about leadership readiness: it rarely feels like readiness.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
The 5-Minute Mental Health Check-In Every Busy Woman Needs (Plus a Free Template)
When's the last time someone asked you how you're really doing—and you actually stopped to think about it?
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
5 Networking Mistakes Women Leaders Make (And What Actually Works)
Spoiler alert: The problem isn't that you're bad at networking—it's that most networking advice wasn't designed with women in mind.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
6 Email Phrases That Undermine Your Authority (Plus Better Alternatives)
Your expertise is solid, your ideas are brilliant, but your emails might be sabotaging your professional reputation.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
8 Science-Backed Ways Women Are Advancing Their Careers Together (And Why It's Working Better Than Going Solo)
Turns out the "every woman for herself" approach isn't just lonely—it's also less effective.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
The Strategic Storytelling Advantage: How Women Can Craft Compelling Professional Narratives
Your career story isn't just what happened to you—it's how you frame what happened.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
The New Leadership Playbook: How Women Executives Are Pioneering More Effective Management Styles
Plot twist: The leadership qualities we were told were "too soft" are actually the secret sauce for building stronger, more successful teams.
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
Rising Together: The Science Behind Women's Collective Career Advancement Strategies
The narrative of women's professional advancement has long been framed as an individual struggle—lean in, negotiate harder, build confidence, and climb…
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
The Flexibility Paradox: How Remote Work Policies Impact Women's Career Trajectories
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed workplace expectations around flexibility, with remote and hybrid work arrangements becoming mainstream…
 • Jay L. A. Bastien
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