by Carrie Koens | Dec 4, 2015 | Influence Building
Mysterious boxes have been showing up on my doorstep for the last month, which have now turned into beautifully wrapped presents peeking out from under our tree. I love the holidays! It probably has something to do with being born in December – both a blessing...
by Margy Kerr-Jerrett | Dec 1, 2015 | Inspiration
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be political, and neither do I wish to discuss the political situation. Rather, it is meant to illustrate my personal experience in a national time of danger. The first time I heard it, I wasn’t sure what it was. The siren...
by Carrie Koens | Nov 27, 2015 | Book Launch
Every Monday morning the Weaving Influence Directors (Becky Robinson, CEO; Amy Driehorst, Director of Client Services; Christy Kirk, Director of Social Strategy; and me, Carrie Koens, Book Launch Director), start our week by checking in with each other...
by Guest Author | Nov 24, 2015 | Inspiration
I have been unable to get the image of this simple wooden beam out of my mind over the past few days. An acquaintance of mine here in Tallahassee, Stacey, passed away at the age of 46 recently. She had been a true shining light in countless lives. Although I did not...
by Carrie Koens | Nov 20, 2015 | Inspiration
Note: If you’re looking for an “out of the box” holiday gift idea – KEEP READING! This is a much longer-than-usual post, but I ask that you hang in there with me because it’s so important and offers opportunities to get involved, give...
by Guest Author | Nov 17, 2015 | Inspiration
It’s not often you get to spend a day with 1,000 women in the same room. It’s especially not often you get to spend a day with 1,000 driven, career-focused INSPIRING women in the same room! This was the case for me during last week’s 2015 Indiana Conference for Women....
by Carrie Koens | Nov 13, 2015 | Inspiration
Did you know that besides launching books and handling social media, we also create websites? This fall our talented web team had the privilege of working with Bill High on the design and creation of his new website. Once it was done, we felt like there needed to be...
by Christy Kirk | Nov 10, 2015 | Inspiration
Do you sometimes look up at the clock and wonder where the time went? Do you get distracted by Facebook updates and email? Me too! I noticed my distractions increased in direct proportion to how interested I was in the task at hand. But let’s face it, not every task...
by Carrie Koens | Nov 6, 2015 | Influence Building
Leadership is hard. There may be days when all you want to do is crawl home and pull the covers over your head. Or maybe that’s just what you feel like when you’re an introvert! Either way, leadership requires hard work and perseverance, and it helps if...
by Carrie Koens | Oct 30, 2015 | Book Launch
I’ve been on Facebook since July of 2007. In 2011 I joined the ranks of Goodreads and Pinterest, and in January of 2012, I reluctantly got a Twitter account. The irony of my slow acceptance of social media is that I’ve now been gainfully employed in the...
