::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Sophia Nelson (author of "Woman Code") offered excellent advice on which friends to keep and which ones to let go in a recent presentation at the Merge Summit in Los Angeles. One of life's heaviest burdens is carrying relationship baggage, as many of us are faced with the challenge of when or how to let go of people in our lives who  are not good for us, but the greater challenge is recognizing  the enemy -- when she is your wing woman.  In plain English, the author laid out what type of friend were keepers. Nelson said, in her experiences, the people who hurt her were once a part of her inner circle and they always started out as people who admired her, but jealously was lurking inside of them.  Personally, I have experienced the treatment Nelson described.  Many of the people who frequently complimented me and praised me, I learned the hard way, secretly wanted to out-do me or envied me. I did not know it at the ...

buzzz worthy. . . Recent stats punctuate the rise of women entrepreneurs  as significant economic drivers in business. The women's leadership summit "Sisterhood Confidential" will address ways to compete and grow from the trend in DC on October 3-5, 2013 The late James Brown sang a song that aptly contextualizes the current state of employment in America: "This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothin' without a woman or a girl." Those lyrics are true   indeed . Women are credited with having a significant impact on the economic growth of the nation as work optional households have declined. A new report suggests that of the 46.9% of employed women in the U.S. labor force, there are 8.6 million women owned businesses that play a part in sustaining America's economy. Further it showed women entrepreneurs are currently the fastest growing subset in the country, employing 7.8 million workers (Source: American Express Open).   At...