Together Toward Tomorrow: Amplifying All Voices

Together Toward Tomorrow: Amplifying All Voices

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, Amway, Inforum, Meijer and Spectrum Health are hosting an online event, allowing women from across the country to meet virtually to discuss timely global issues. The focus of the 9th annual event, taking...
I Am Not Invisible

I Am Not Invisible

My college sophomore son is home for the summer. He’s heard me talk (complain?) about how invisible I can sometimes feel. Honestly, in an effort to keep the plates spinning, and everyone else happy, I suppose by default, I’ve gotten into the habit of...
Speak Up! Gender Bias in the Workplace

Speak Up! Gender Bias in the Workplace

Writing this was a wakeup call. Following an empowering Inforum speaker series, I knew we were ready to rally sisters, #MeToo all over the city and talk about gender bias in the workplace. The feeling was fleeting. I started writing this with several sources ready to...
DOUBT.

DOUBT.

Hearing the audience’s unified response was simultaneously validating and soul-crushing. You see, I was giving a talk to a group of 200+ people—primarily women—titled Step into Your Power. The slide they were viewing showed a spectrum, with DOUBT at far left and...
Silly Looks Good on a Team

Silly Looks Good on a Team

The importance of creative team-building activities. Move over, lackluster seminars! It’s time to make room for laughter yoga, scavenger hunts and escape rooms. Team-building activities are important; they help employees better understand one another’s...