by Laurie Swanson | Mar 10, 2025 | Career Blog
At a recent event, I heard a woman tell an inspiHER’ing story—one of resilience, ambition, and, ultimately, transformation. The woman went from being a single mom on food stamps to a top executive at a biopharmaceutical company, working with high-net-worth individuals...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 3, 2025 | Career Blog
I would never have thought of myself as someone who did not own her achievements but, on a recent call with my coach, she wondered why most folks don’t know about the fact that I have successfully built a multi-million dollar company, overcome a serious addiction,...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 24, 2025 | Career Blog
Just in case you have never visited an escape room let me describe it to you. You and your friends are “locked” inside a themed room or rooms like Haunted Submarine or Zombie Apocalypse. You work together to find clues, solve riddles and complete puzzles before your...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 17, 2025 | Career Blog
A couple of years ago, my daughter adopted a cat named Miso, which means I often find myself saying things like Miso cute, Miso hungry, Miso fluffy… But I digress. Here’s the real story—Miso is obsessed with my husband, Dave. Dave? A lifelong dog...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 10, 2025 | Career Blog
I recently shared this story with the women in the InspiHER Tech 30-Day Get More Interviews Challenge. It reminded me just how powerful this one shift was in my sales career—and now I want to pass it along to you. Because make no mistake: if you’re on a job...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 3, 2025 | Career Blog
I was talking with a coaching client who is at the beginning of a job search. She has 25+ years in the IT industry and has led or heavily interacted with every area within the company as they built from a small company with intermittent growth to a mid-sized...