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Do you network? Today we learn that networking takes practice. Rachel Rozen is known for turning “icky” networking into “sticky,” lasting relationships; she helps individuals and teams grow their “net worth” network.   Rachel Rozen, a former Chief Customer Officer, transformed her career by connecting with 300 individuals in a year, leading to the founding […]

  Johari Matthews embodies what it means to #beinfluential as an ambassador for transformation within Nashville and surrounding communities.   She is getting shit done in an intentional way with her lens and perspective of community and bringing them along in their transformational journey.   Vice President and Executive Director of ONE Community and the […]

  Brian Lofrumento believes that innovation, learning, community, and opportunities happen by getting shit done through entrepreneurship.   He’s the host of one of the top business podcasts in the world – the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, with over 1,000 episodes and counting.   He has recently founded Through Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that makes entrepreneurship […]

  Sokhiba Mukhitdinova is a trailblazer, an advocate, mentoring and investing in female minority founders and investors around the world and helping them get shit done.   Sokhiba brings a wealth of experience in venture capital, having invested in mission-driven InsurTech and Climate-Tech startups globally.   Follow Sokhiba on LinkedIn >  

We have been talking about setting boundaries, managing our energy, and creating intentional interactions. Have you considered the simple fact that if a person does show up, but perhaps not to the extent or level you expected or needed, it was nothing more than them managing the energy that they had to give out?    […]

I was scrolling through Threads the other day and came across a thread titled “Neurospicy Hacks to Help With Productivity.” If you’re not familiar with the new lingo the kids are using these days, “neurospicy” is the term people use to describe individuals who have some neurodivergent tendencies.   I find it interesting that so […]

Hi, GSD Factor friends! R.C. Farrish here!    This month in Life Skills class, we are focused on the word and meaning of integrity. The definition that my teacher shared is, “Having integrity means being honest and fair.”    We have discussed that this is a good character trait to have and something that we […]

“I started to wonder if it would ever be my time.”   -Rory McIlroy, 2025 Masters Champion, the first European to achieve a Career Grand Slam, and making him only the 6th golfer in history.   Sunday at the Masters was one for the history books. Now my late father was an avid golfer, having […]

Life is a lot at the moment. For everyone.    When interacting with each other, we may be privy to all that is going on in someone’s life, but most likely we are not. It takes a dose of grace to interact with people in this day and age because we forget that life is […]