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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...

Wear to Work: Crop Suit Jacket

by Solange Lopes | Apr 26, 2017

Our Wear to Work feature showcases workwear pieces in various styles and price ranges. Please note this post contains affiliates links. Fresh white suiting is back in season! Hence this fitted Classiques Entier crepe jacket from Nordstrom, adorned with cool and...

5 lessons to teach your daughter on Take Your Daughter to Work Day

by Solange Lopes | Apr 25, 2017

When the “Take Your Daughter to Work” Day (celebrated on the fourth Thursday of April) was founded back in 1993, the point of it all was to promote gender equality. While it expanded to include sons 10 years later, there’s something about the very fact that we can...

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Apr 21, 2017

Embed from Getty Images 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...

Wear to Work: Everlane Day Heel

by Solange Lopes | Apr 19, 2017

Our Wear to Work feature showcases workwear pieces in various styles and price ranges. Please note this post contains affiliates links. If you could combine the classic ease of a chic ballerina shoe with the all-day comfort of a block heel for Spring, you'd get...

“Did Your Hair Grow in A Week?” and Other Things #BlackWomenatWork Still Experience

by Solange Lopes | Apr 19, 2017

A few weeks ago, Twitter went into a frenzy after Congresswoman Maxine Waters and White House Reporter April Ryan were publicly attacked. Which in turn sparked real outrage over what Black women face at work, starting the very popular hashtag #BlackWomenatWork. But...

Wear to Work: Silk Floral-Print Blouse

by Solange Lopes | Apr 18, 2017

Our Wear to Work feature showcases workwear pieces in various styles and price ranges. Please note this post contains affiliates links. Nothing says Spring like delicate floral prints (not your grandma's florals though)...Hence today's pick, this Elie Tahari Reagan...

Drama Alert! 7 Tips to Survive Any Toxic Work Environment

by Solange Lopes | Apr 18, 2017

Bad bosses, toxic co-workers, destructive team dynamics, etc...: all these are symptoms of toxic work environments. Many of us have been victims of these types of environments, and have wondered how to keep their sanity and edges in place though it. While it may be...

Weekend Chat: Off-the-shoulder top

by Solange Lopes | Apr 14, 2017

Welcome to our weekend chat feature! Got something you want to chat about? Post it in the comments below… I've been obsessed with off-the-shoulder tops lately. There's something about showing off your shoulders that ups the glam factor without putting the extra pounds...

Weekly News Roundup

by Solange Lopes | Apr 14, 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! Happy Good Friday...

Ask A CPA: What tax forms should I file as a small business owner?

by Solange Lopes | Apr 13, 2017

Our Ask A CPA feature answers to questions frequently asked to CPAs. As a CPA, I love to answer these for our readers. Got a question? Email me at corporate@thecorporatesister.com! Q: I’m a small business owner, and I'm not sure which tax forms I should be using. Can...