3 Things you Can Do in Response “Bigger girls wear bigger jewelry.” It was an early morning on a major network. I was getting ready to deliver an early morning report on how the US markets were shaping up on international TV. My earpiece was in my right ear, as…

A Readers Digest Magazine outlines the benefits All the benefits of adventure. A Reader’s Digest showed up in the mail. My partner called from the bathroom, “I didn’t even know that magazine still existed.” I starterd at the issue as it lay on my countertop, amid a heap of my…

and how it figures into my leadership This week, I transition from Italy opera fashion to Ski Chalet fashion. I’m back from a week in Sicily. The main event was a performance at the Palermo Opera House. I parlayed the trip into a solo vacation for the week. I’ve become…

The four parallels as I’m packing for Sicily — My next adventure takes me to Palermo, the capital of Sicily. My friend sits on the board of the Chamber orchestra of New York. The conductor is of Sicilian origin and is opening a piece at the Palermo Opera House. …

And why does it matter? Tomorrow, I’m being interviewed by Karen Senteio, host of the Stiletto Dialogues podcast. Her first question to me is “What is the definition of influence and why does it matter?” The definition of influence: “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something” “To impact or effect on something or someone.” This past year I’ve taken women to a private salon at Chanel in Paris.

My next travel adventure takes me to Palermo If you have been watching this season of “White Lotus” on HBO, then, like me, you are drooling over the stunning views of Sicily, an island off the Southern Coast of Italy. I’m heading there Jan 1–7th. My good friend sits on…

And the three things I learned so far Last Thursday, a member of my women’s leadership platform hosted a launch party for @after_af_mag & those seeking a sober-curious lifestyle. I studied the press list as I do before any networking event. I was surprised to learn that anyone who was…

3 Important Questions to Ask Yourself When I was on television, I had a very predictable life. I woke up at 230am. The car would show up between 3 and 3:15am. I would walk into the studio in Times Square at 3:30am. Hair. Makeup. On the air by 5:00 am…

Today, an hour before my dinner at 6 pm with a work colleague, I plan to stand on the corner of 60th and 5th avenue and gaze up at this 18 foot statue. It was created by British artist Bharti Kher. Being born first-generation American, I never quite glommed on…