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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...

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Jun 10, 2017

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! In light of the...

5 Signs that Your Career Has Hit A Slump (and Not Just Because it’s Summer)

by Solange Lopes | Jun 7, 2017

You know the feeling...You're at your desk, staring at the same screen for over an hour, desperately trying to jumble a coherent string of words together. You're browsing social media, looking at all the people with these amazing careers who are changing the world....

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Jun 2, 2017

The career crisis affecting thirty-something women that no one is talking about

by Solange Lopes | May 31, 2017

I've been talking to a lot of my girlfriends lately, from all parts of the world, about our careers. The resounding echo I get from these conversations is pretty much the same. For many, if not most of us, we're looking for more meaning in our work. It's not quite the...

How to create a 20-piece Summer Capsule Wardrobe for Work

by Solange Lopes | May 30, 2017

Summer is right around the corner. While most of us may be thinking days at the beach and picnics outdoors, the rest of us may be doing the Monday to Friday work “thang”. Which also means finding practical, easy and stylish ways to dress for the office or the business...

4 Creative Ways to Make Monday Your Most Productive Day of the Week

by Solange Lopes | May 29, 2017

“I love Mondays!” say very few people. I mean, you just have to look at the onslaught of #mondaymotivation tweets and social media posts around you on Mondays to realize it ain’t winning the Oscar for Favorite Day of the Week. Just sayin’… After years of waging a very...

Find Your Perfect Career with the Good & Co. app [Sponsored}

by Solange Lopes | May 28, 2017

Have you ever wondered what it takes to find your very own perfect career? I mean, the career that fits you like a glove, one where your skills, strengths and talents are fully utilized, and where your weaknesses are being improved every single day? Now...

Weekend Chat: Off-the-shoulder Dress

by Solange Lopes | May 26, 2017

Welcome to our weekend chat feature! Got something you want to chat about? Post it in the comments below… Happy Memorial Day! I know you're super excited about the long week-end, and so am I! Especially when sporting this bright, cheery off-the-shoulder dress from J....

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | May 26, 2017

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...

Why I’m mourning the end of “Scandal” as a Black Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | May 25, 2017

Embed from Getty Images Scandal's 6th season just wrapped up a few days ago, and it's just been announced that the show will end at Season 7 next year. I mean, saying that it's bittersweet is an understatement... Who's going to give me all kinds of fashion goals and...