Author: Maryann
#goalsConfidential: Ayana Haaruun, Black Girls Jump, Hawaii
#goalsConfidential highlights the inspiring lives and advice of multicultural women living and working internationally. Describe the work that you do? Black Girls Jump provides needed, fun and free programs to encourage physical fitness amongst children and adults. Research...
#goalsConfidential: Karie Harris, Kforce, Orlando
#goalsConfidential highlights the inspiring lives and advice of multicultural women living and working internationally. Karie Harris is someone you need to know. She is the Market Manager and Talent Director at Kforce, an award-winning professional staffing firm focusing in...
#Over35: Physician, Dr. Michele C. Reed, “Fit Doc”
#over35 is a series looking at the self-care routines of busy, female leaders over 35, putting themselves first. Over the past ten years, my self-care routine has been consistently reevaluated and fine tuned. As a physician, I realize that...
#Tithing: What Really Happened When I Gave 10%
This was in 2016. I just started a new job. The 6-figures I was making was not enough to cover my bills. I obviously had more than a "money issue". I realized, perhaps, it was a deeper, spiritual issue at...
How To Take A Sleep Vacation Like A CEO
Can you imagine three nights of restorative, nourishing sleep with nowhere to go in the morning? A weekend devoted to your ultimate self-care, no people, no problems. According to the Better Sleep Council, adults between the ages of 19-55 need...
#goalsConfidential: Michelle Lim, AMC Networks, Singapore
#goalsConfidential highlights the inspiring lives and advice of multicultural women living and working internationally. Meet Michelle Lim (and Biscuit Buxton). I "met" Michelle on LinkedIn where I was fascinated by her location - Singapore. It is one of the...
#goalsConfidential: CoFounders of Mented
#goalsConfidential highlights the inspiring lives and advice of multicultural women living and working internationally. When I first received my box of Mented nude lip colors, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it be like all the promises I’ve...
#goalsConfidential: Judia Black, Sommelier, NYC
#goalsConfidential highlights the inspiring lives and advice of multicultural women living and working internationally. Judia Black is the CEO, of enJoie, A Lifestyle, Media and Events Company. Judia, a certified Sommelier, calls herself a "cork dork" and brings people together...
The Top 5 Questions I Got As A Black Woman Living in Abu Dhabi
Though it’s been a few years of living back in the States, the questions never stop. For a while, I wrote an advice column for a UAE magazine helping new arrivals adjust to the culture, new jobs and their new...









