Lori Keeton
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...
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...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 4)
Presents I Have Left to Buy: Many Number of Pieces of Candy I Have Hijacked from Stockings: REDACTED Pairs of Jeans I Can Comfortably Fit Into: Very Few Since I was 18 years old, I have gone to my mother’s house for every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 3)
Monthly Stats- Number of Times I Have Gone to Bed Before Midnight: < 10 Number of Networking Lunches: > 10 Number of Times I Have Frantically Asked “Where’s my phone?” while holding it: > 20 I don’t know about you, but I have been tired lately. Not “I...
Unicorns, Dreams and Claire’s: Ten Lessons from 7- and 9-Year-Old Entrepreneurs
Last night was a night of many firsts. The Live Loud Collective, a community of fearless and fiery Charlotte, North Carolina based female entrepreneurs, held its first Unstoppable Women's Dinner Club to a sold-out group. It was also the awarding of our first Fish Tank...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 2)
Monthly Stats: Times I Have Felt Like an Imposter- At least once a Day Number of Things I Find To Do To Avoid Doing The Things I Need to Do- Countless Days I Have Survived- Every Single One So Far (Woo Hoo!) I am An Entrepeneur. Damn It! “Entrepreneur.” I can’t spell...
Tag- You’re IT!
I have been fortunate to get to be a small part of Live Loud founder Cassandra Bradley’s launching of one of her dreams through the Live Loud Collective. She is all she seems to be- fiery, brave, funny, stubborn and fiercely loyal to the people she loves and the...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 1)
Days Since I Cursed/Cried/Yelled: 0 Last Time I Washed My Hair: Does dry shampoo count? Confidence Level: 6.5-7 I am 44 years old, and I don’t know how to ride a bike. I quit trying to learn once I realized I wasn’t good at it, and that it hurt when I fell. At...
The 50¢ Business Development Lesson That Changed My Life
The most valuable lesson I’ve learned about client relationships in my nearly twenty years of practicing law came from my good friend and nail technician, Michael Tran. At the grand opening for Michael’s salon, I was blown away by the gorgeous wooden floors, the lush...
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10 Women-owned Charlotte businesses to support on COVID-19 lock-down!
I get it. We are ALL feeling a bit of frustration, fear, boredom...the list is long. But as a woman business owner surrounded by them daily. (though no longer physically as of tomorrow🤪) as I am one of the founders of a collective for women business owners in...
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.”
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...