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This is Not Your Mother’s Menopause
I may be known as Meg’s Menopause today, but the journey here has been full of interesting twists and turns, ups and downs. Everything I’ve done, I dove into full...
An Entrepreneur with A Compassionate Mission
I worked for many years at large advertising agencies for a variety of clients such as IBM, American Express, Quaker Oats and South African Airways. Together with a Columbia professor and other social scientists, we...
Empire Dragons NYC Changes Life for Cancer Patients
The Motivation As a nurse, I had always been interested in the importance of movement and exercise for patients. The idea was reinforced when I began working with cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer...
A Passionate Champion of Foster Children
I moved to New York City from a small town in Oklahoma when I was 18 because I thought I wanted to be in theater. I was drawn to theater because it was what I...
Providing Hope for Others After Devastating Personal Tragedies
In 2012, I was at the height of my career, headlining at Chico’s House of Jazz; a premiere venue in New Jersey for jazz artists. It was a sold-out show. The love of my life...
From Voiceless to a Voice for Others
Every woman has a story in her heart. She deserves a voice to share that story. As a young child, I was silenced by sexual abuse. It took me 54 years to find my voice....
Beginning a Modeling Career in her ‘50’s!
Growing up in Canada, it was inevitable that I would embrace outdoor activities in all seasons, however, in the dead of those long winter months, when frigid temperatures prevented any sort of outdoor fun, I...
Career Transformation from Nurse to Goat Farmer!
I grew up in Oyster Bay, Long Island surrounded by animals. My dad brought home a lot of strays and we had a menagerie that included horses, dogs, cats, turtles and even an injured owl....
A Personal Transformation Inspires a New Program for Girls
I was an overweight kid who never felt athletic. I hated gym class and was always the last one picked for the kickball and volleyball games. Although I loved to swim (I was in the...
Surviving Life Passages Leads to A Career of Compassion
At the age of 38, I was single and living a kind of fast and loose restaurant industry life in Long Island, New York. I had just bought a house and moved in on a...
A Spiritual Journey from Corporate Executive to Mission Driven Non-Profit Executive
I attended Boston College as a scholarship athlete and graduated with a double major in Theology and Economics. At the time, my father asked, “what will you do with that?” I ended up having an...
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