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Wait for the Better
Several months ago, I was invited to some friends' house to make pizza in their pizza oven. (Note: In the interest of full honesty, please know that anytime I tell a story involving me and cooking, you can assume that my role in the actual cooking is...
How to Fund Your Business Growth
by Julianne McCollum I remember when I was starting out, I needed a credit line from my big national bank, but I couldn’t qualify. Then when I didn’t need it, I could. Sometimes you just need a little extra fuel in the tank – or money in the bank – to take the next...
Giving Back with The Dottie Rose Foundation
Have you heard of The Dottie Rose Foundation? No, you say? Well, it’s high time you learned about all of the cool things they are doing and how The Live Loud Collective has pulled together to support this really great organization. The Dottie Rose...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Five)
Have you ever glam shamed anyone for caring a little too much about their appearance? Maybe you are judging them too harshly? Maybe you should make more of an effort yourself? Maybe #youdoyou and just stop with the judging.
Three Cheers For Productivity With POMs
I am a procrastinator. There, I said it. I've even procrastinated admitting that I'm a procrastinator. The point is, I need to put systems in place in order for me to accomplish all I want to accomplish in this life. Like my #10B410 system (the morning routine I...
Look who Tried to Steal her Own Joy (Self Awareness is a Bitch!)
The anger I felt at my husband for misplacing my keys (again.)… and not responding to my texts and call…. at the mouse for scaring the shit out of me and starting what was looking ver much like a downward spiral…I focused on all the “annoyance.”
How to Survive Your First Yoga Class
You've heard yoga is good for you: your athlete friend has been doing yoga to help prevent injuries. Your chronically stressed out friend has been going to yoga to deal with all that tension. Your doctor keeps suggesting yoga might help with that nagging back pain....
Killing the Game, Without Killing Your Spouse
If you’re an entrepreneur, and you’re married, the chances of you ending up working with your spouse somewhere along the way is pretty high. Sometimes they’re directly involved with the company, other times they might simply be more of a support system or occasional...
A House Divided – Part 1
I am blessed...I got married this year which is by far one of my biggest life events to date. Everyone says things change when you get married. I was skeptical because we had been living together for about a year and a half before actually walking down the isle, but...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Four)
Dressing and adding accessories to an outfit for work can be hard to master. You don’t want to look stupid or come across as a high-maintenance fashionista who doesn’t take her work seriously. This article series will help you nail it and improve your non-verbal communications at work.
Embracing the “Not 22”
The fashion industry has a way of making me feel old. It seems that everywhere I turn, I see twenty-somethings taking the industry by storm. I see fashion bloggers whose Insta-stories are flawless, because well, they’re 22 and really are “flawless” in terms of...
Ten Steps to Start a Non-Profit
Ten Steps to Start a Non-Profit I recently had the opportunity to take over the Charlotte-based Carolina Women in Tech and Charlotte Women in Tech networking groups. While both were already established, there had not been a good strategy or forward thinking plan. I...
Live Loud Gives Back: Why We Volunteer with Girls Rock Charlotte
In August, the LLC crew volunteered again with Girls Rock Charlotte (GRC), an organization we just LOVE. We decided that since we’ve written a bit about GRC before, this month we would dig a little deeper into what makes this particular non-profit so special and we...
10 Things Before 10 AM
What does your “Perfect Work Day” look like? Check out this entrepreneur’s “10 Before 10” morning routine that sets her up for the perfect work day.
Three Weeks Off and a Flight Around the World
I took three weeks off from work and normal life...and here is what I learned... Well, maybe more than three weeks if you count the fact that I just got married and also took some time off then. How did I do it? I am not going to sugar coat it: it has not been easy....
Avoid This One Thing When Working From Home
Working from a home office can be hard to get used to, especially for your family and pets. Make sure you avoid this one damaging thing…
Live Loud Gives Back: Girls Rock Charlotte
In June, the Live Loud ladies got to do something really special and volunteer with the non-profit close to one of our own's heart. We volunteered this month with Girls Rock Charlotte alongside our amazing and incomparable Krystle Baller. The Live Loud crew showed up...
Murderinos
I am extremely late jumping on the bandwagon with podcasts. I think that I was a guest on a podcast before I even really listened to one all the way through. But, I am now a member of the Murderinos bandwagon. I knew I loved true crime shows, but now that love has...
4 Ways to Become More Selfish
To say being selfish makes me uncomfortable is an understatement. Just typing in the title on this blog made me squirm. I am not well practiced at it, nor well versed. Towards the end of 2017 and entering into 2018, I started to work - literally - on being more...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 5)
Monthly Stats- Number of Times Today I Got Online to Do Research: 4 Number of Times Today I Went to RueLaLa Instead: 3.... Fine- 4! Number of Items Added to my "To Do" List After I Already Did Them: 6 I remember as a child every time my mom would tell me to make up...
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Wait for the Better
Several months ago, I was invited to some friends' house to make pizza in their pizza oven. (Note: In the interest of full honesty, please know that anytime I tell a story involving me and cooking, you can assume that my role in the actual cooking is...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Five)
Have you ever glam shamed anyone for caring a little too much about their appearance? Maybe you are judging them too harshly? Maybe you should make more of an effort yourself? Maybe #youdoyou and just stop with the judging.
Three Cheers For Productivity With POMs
I am a procrastinator. There, I said it. I've even procrastinated admitting that I'm a procrastinator. The point is, I need to put systems in place in order for me to accomplish all I want to accomplish in this life. Like my #10B410 system (the morning routine I...
Look who Tried to Steal her Own Joy (Self Awareness is a Bitch!)
The anger I felt at my husband for misplacing my keys (again.)… and not responding to my texts and call…. at the mouse for scaring the shit out of me and starting what was looking ver much like a downward spiral…I focused on all the “annoyance.”
How to Survive Your First Yoga Class
You've heard yoga is good for you: your athlete friend has been doing yoga to help prevent injuries. Your chronically stressed out friend has been going to yoga to deal with all that tension. Your doctor keeps suggesting yoga might help with that nagging back pain....
Killing the Game, Without Killing Your Spouse
If you’re an entrepreneur, and you’re married, the chances of you ending up working with your spouse somewhere along the way is pretty high. Sometimes they’re directly involved with the company, other times they might simply be more of a support system or occasional...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Four)
Dressing and adding accessories to an outfit for work can be hard to master. You don’t want to look stupid or come across as a high-maintenance fashionista who doesn’t take her work seriously. This article series will help you nail it and improve your non-verbal communications at work.
11 Charlotte Women Biz Owners Share ‘Black Friday’ Deals you Don’t want to miss!
If a 5 AM wake up to battle Game of Thrones-style through the mall sounds less than stellar- how about spending this Black Friday cozily, burrito-wrapped in a fave blanket sipping a hot cider (spiked if you are me) and not only shopping–but SUPPORTING some of Charlotte’s finest women-owned businesses. (I mean, Amazon is fine is and all -but keeping dollars in our own community and supporting a woman’s dreams is way more enchanting, no?)
Embracing the “Not 22”
The fashion industry has a way of making me feel old. It seems that everywhere I turn, I see twenty-somethings taking the industry by storm. I see fashion bloggers whose Insta-stories are flawless, because well, they’re 22 and really are “flawless” in terms of...
Call me, strong maybe!
I am not sure how else to put it. I HATE the phone. I do not use the word HATE loosely.... I hate talking on the phone. I have tried to dig into why it is that I hate it so much with no clear understanding. I saw this meme and it made me feel a little bit at peace...