Career Advice
A blog by Marie Deveaux
Black Women Business Owners Collaborating and Creating Culture
On our first ever She Runs It Panel Discussion, it’s a Women of Color panel interview with five dynamic black women business owners, and I’m so excited for them to share some of their experience, and what it means for them to be black women in business in our very...
‘Everyday I’m Hustling’ and other Black Business Women Cultural Lingo
We're continuing our theme this month about being black business women, or women of color in America and some of the challenges that we're facing. Especially speaking from a place of bias, or looking at past experience to inform our current or future results. And one...
4 Women Of Color Business Gurus You Should Follow
We're continuing our conversation around being black and in business and being women of color and in business. So I want to share some of my favorite women of color to follow as I'm building my business. Last week we talked a little bit about identifying who you want...
Addressing Bias when Hiring Business Coach or Consultant
Today we're talking about implicit bias and where it shows up when you're working with your business coach or contractor. I know already there tends to be a little bit of tension between the coaching world and the consulting world. And so I wanted to talk a little bit...
Juneteenth and Freedom for All
Hey friends, it's Marie here jumping on this lovely summer day to talk to you about Juneteenth and freedom. As you may notice we're still in June. I think oftentimes when people talk about freedom, they associate it with the 4th of July. But freedom doesn't always...
3 Easy Wins During Your Small Business Review
We are continuing our theme in the month of June talking about your mid year business review. Already we took a look at how it's performing and what goals might need to shift those of you who followed along in January. And you know, we did an annual planning exercise...
The 3 Step Mid Year Review for your Small Business
It's June, and we are continuing our conversation about the mid year review process for your small business. Those of you who follow online on the She Runs It group for women of color entrepreneurs may recall that earlier this year in January we did a deep dive into...
Mid Year Review: 8 Deep Work Projects You Can Do from a Beach Chair
We are halfway through the year, and for the month of June, we're talking about that mid year review for you and for your business. This is where we get to dig in on what we've done so far this year, how far we've kind of measured up and leaned into some of the goals...
Entrepreneurial Mindset Ideas: Planning Your Entrepreneur Vacay
The theme we've been talking about for May is around wellbeing and entrepreneurial mindset ideas. So I wanted to share with you a little bit about my experience having my very first entrepreneur vacation. It's like oiling the engine, taking care of the engine that is...
Entrepreneurial Mindset shift: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Meditate
For the month of May, we've been talking about Entrepreneurial mindset shift. And in that theme, today we're talking about meditation and why you should do it. Especially if you're a business owner. There are some amazing parallels between the practice of meditation...
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Investing Your “Free” Time
Hey, hey everyone, we're talking about Entrepreneurial Mindset for the month of May. For this week, we're talking about the different roles that you play as an entrepreneur. And how those different roles end up on your calendar. I know so often, so many people ask me,...
Entrepreneurial mindset: Do All Entrepreneurs Get up at 4am?
The theme of this month, the month of May, is about entrepreneurial mindset and well being. And what you do, to take care of yourself, to stay sane. To make sure that you are fueling the engine that is you, that makes everything else in your life and your business...