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What Business Women Can Learn from George Steinbrenner »

Posted: July 15, 2010, 07:29 AM by Leslie Grossman

 Yes, I am a Yankee fan.  I follow every game.  I read the sports page.  Well at least the stories about the Yankees.  I love the players.  And I have always been fascinated by George Steinbrenner, owner of the most successful franchise in baseball history., the Yankees.  His passing this week truly saddened me.  He was a man that left a true legacy.  A man from which women leaders can learn a bit about leadership. Most  women don’t know m...

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What is Your New Business Model for 2010? »

Posted: May 16, 2010, 09:39 PM by Leslie Grossman

For many of us in the world of business, and particularly business owners and leaders, 2009 was a year to which we are thrilled to say "adieu." Now that we're 4 months past it, I can stop being angry at 2009, and take a moment to say thank you for all that I learned from it. I don't know about you, but I’ve gathered up all that learning and am applying it to our business in the new decade. What did I learn? Most important of all - I learned to be willing to change my company’s busine...

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Women's History Month: Acknowledging Six Women Named Alice  »

Posted: March 21, 2010, 08:44 PM by Leslie Grossman

Recently I went to see Tim Burton’s film “Alice In Wonderland.” Much has been written about the Johnny Depp – Tim Burton collaboration, the film’s record-breaking $116 million debut, and its 3D presentation. But little has been written about Alice, After all, isn’t “Alice in Wonderland” all about Alice? Linda Wooverton wrote an inspired screenplay that glorifies Alice’s independence, her adventurous nature, courage and what the script calls her muchness. What a mysterious and wonderful word...

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It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day, It’s a New Life For Small Business… and I’m Feeling Good  »

Posted: January 30, 2010, 09:56 AM by Leslie Grossman

If you haven’t listened to the song “Feeling Good” recorded by some of the greatest singers from Nina Simone to Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble,, it’s time to go to You Tube and listen again. I’d like to make it the theme song for America’s small businesses this year. President Obama’s new focus on small business in his State of the Union address makes “a new dawn” possible. It took the Administration a year to finally figure out what most of us have known. America’s economy is driven ...

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A Dream of Change: Guest Blog from WLE Growth Guru Jewel Daniels »

Posted: January 18, 2010, 10:51 AM by Leslie Grossman

A DREAM OF CHANGE, A FUTURE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT… ONLY ACHIEVED THROUGH A LIFE OF SERVICE By Jewel Daniels Thank you to the Martin Luther King Jr. observance day committee for allowing a me, a woman whose roots run through the south and across the waters of the Caribbean to find her way in the company of such phenomenal, giving and committed professionals. It is a brisk and rainy morning, one of which many chose to stay home but you chose to be here. And for that, the committee, this co...

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