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Got Dense Breasts? Why You Should Care and How It Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk

by Solange Lopes | November 2, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

The letter came in the mail a couple of days before I even got a chance to open it. It was a routine mammogram I thought nothing of, like most of the other mammograms I had done before. Except this one was a tad different… The word “abnormal” jumped at me from the...

From Career Sacrifice to Career Focus: Managing your Career in a Sustainable Way as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | October 14, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how you can advance your career while being a woman, wife and/or mother, and not having to work 40+ hours every week? Have you ever considered cloning yourself so you could do all the things, everywhere at the same time? You’re certainly not the...

TCS Podcast Episode 56: The Summer Recap Edition

by Solange Lopes | September 6, 2024 | Career, PODCAST | 0 Comments

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it's possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun...

7 Ways to Enrich Your Career In The Summer (Without Hijacking Your Summer Fun)

by Solange Lopes | August 30, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

It’s the middle of summer, and I am trying out a new African restaurant with a colleague and a new professional acquaintance while nerding out on artificial intelligence during a work conference. Here I was, actually enjoying myself and advancing my career, while...

The Rest Bias for Women: Uncovering the Struggle and Power of Doing Nothing as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | August 6, 2024 | Self-care, Working Mom & Woman Tips | 0 Comments

For the first time in my adult life, I took a month off. An entire month off, traveling, seeing new places, swimming in the ocean and mostly “being” as opposed to “doing”. And it shocked the entire heck out of my system, my overachieving, productivity-minded, A-type...

Woman of Impact: Erin Halper, Founder and CEO of The Upside

by Solange Lopes | Apr 11, 2018

Our Woman of Impact feature presents women who are breaking barriers in their careers, businesses and lives. These women are inspiring us to do our best work and live our best lives. Today’s feature focuses on Erin Halper, founder and CEO of The Upside, a new kind of...

Ask A CPA: How to avoid tax refund delays

by Solange Lopes | Apr 11, 2018

As a taxpayer, you may suffer from a tax refund delay in many cases. These include computational errors, incomplete tax returns, and incorrect deposit information. You may also observe refund delays in case of social security number mismatches, early or late tax...

7 Simple Tips for Effective Business Writing for Working Women

by Solange Lopes | Apr 9, 2018

Business writing is a bit like doing laundry. You sort out through various ways of sending your message, try to pour the right tone all over it, and dry up the whole thing with as much professionalism as I can muster. You may wind up folding the whole thing away in...

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Apr 7, 2018

Welcome to our weekly career, entrepreneurship, lifestyle and fashion news roundup! Think of it as your online watercooler/work gossip station/coffee break spot for now…Want to add anything to our list? Email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com! This week, we mourn...

How to Teach kids about Money: Financial Literacy for Children

by Solange Lopes | Apr 5, 2018

Most of my initial knowledge about money came from my childhood. I was raised in a single-parent household where money was not necessarily in abundance, and as a result I was made to understand that money is to be valued and comes from hard work. As I grew up and...

Introvert Alert! These 7 Careers are Perfect for You

by Solange Lopes | Apr 4, 2018

Being an introvert in professional environmentsthat cater to extroverts can be a challenge. In work settings where networking, public speaking, and interviewing are considered to be crucial, there may seem to be little, or no room, for introverts. When determining the...

7 Tips to Practice Self-Care at Work

by Solange Lopes | Apr 3, 2018

As our careers and lives get busier by the minute, self-care is becoming a priority for most of us. Constant work demands, fast-paced environments, and distracting social media leave us perpetually frazzled and stressed. Yet, one of the biggest obstacles to...

5 Ways to Fight the Impostor Syndrome as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | Apr 2, 2018

Have you attended a meeting at work and felt like somehow, you didn’t quite belong? Or landed a promotion that you didn’t feel you deserve? I know I have, and you may have as well as a working woman who's ever experienced the Impostor Syndrome at work. This is an...

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Mar 30, 2018

Workwear: Floral Shirtdress

by Solange Lopes | Mar 28, 2018

Our Workwear feature presents various pieces of work-appropriate attire at different price ranges and sizes. This fun yet professional shirtdress from Ann Taylor is perfect to transition from winter to spring. The romantic ruffle front adds a great touch of femininity...