Aug

13

Elements Therapeutic Massage

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When I meet fellow social entrepreneurs, they often ask me how they can turn their passion into a business or organization.  And my response:  If what you do, or what you know, can change this world…then you owe it to all of us to figure it out!  A great example of doing this successfully is my friend, Michele Merhib.  This woman took relaxation and pain managment and turned it into an international franchise!  Michele is the founder of Elements Therapeutic Massage, was featured yesterday on FoxBusiness.com. (Click here to read the article.) Michele started Elements after leaving the bank industry, going through a divorce, raising two little kids on her own and knowing she needed to try something new.  What she learned in massage school overflowed into her life overall with a certain calm and confidence. Michele is a great example for female entrepreneurs everywhere, especially those interested in healing and making the world a better place for others.  Kudos to Nancy Colasurdo, on yet another awesome and inspiring story of women in business.

Jun

25

What’s in a website?

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Today my tech guru husband, Pete Lacis, is featured on FoxBusiness.com. In it, he’s interviewed by a life coach Nancy Colasurdo, who is a web client of Pete’s. It talks about how building a website and getting it found on google are becoming increasingly important on the net today.

Read the article here: http://www.foxbusiness.com

Had it not been for Pete and his insistence on me taking Girls Fight Back to the web, I am quite certain we could not have come so far, so quickly. By utilizing the internet to teach and inspire, you simultaneously reach women all over the world. Yesterday we received an email from a woman in India who wanted to attend a Girls Fight Back seminar in Mumbai. We’re not there yet, but we’re workin’ on it!

So hooray for the Internet!