Personal - Shonali Burke

26 Jan 2010

Getting on Board with Women Grow Business

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Thanks to my (wonderful) friends, this particular cat got out of the bag before I could untie the strings, so I’m going to make this short and sweet (though I’ve been dying to tell you for a while): I’m really excited to be taking over the reins at Women Grow Business, an amazing community hosted by Network Solutions to help women do exactly that: grow their business.

With content from leading women entrepreneurs on a variety of subjects, Women Grow Business has really made […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 26, 2010|Categories: Business Building, Personal, Social Media|Tags: #wgbiz, blogging, community, forbes, jill foster, leadership, shashi bellamkonda, women entrepreneurs, Women Grow Business|4 Comments

22 Jan 2010

Smile

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‘Cos that’s the kind of week it’s been.

Have a great weekend.

Image: 1Happysnapper(photography), Creative Commons

By Shonali Burke|Jan 22, 2010|Categories: Personal|0 Comments

16 Jan 2010

See, Hear, Give. Please.

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Photo: Matthew Marek/American Red Cross

Photo: IFRC/Eric Quintero

Please give what you can, to the American Red Cross, Hope for Haiti (You can “Chipin” easily via the 12for12K widget below) or another reputable charitable organization. Thank you.

By Shonali Burke|Jan 16, 2010|Categories: Personal|Tags: 12for12k, haiti, red cross|2 Comments

15 Jan 2010

Of Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice

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It’s my birthday, and I’m taking the day off, but I needed to say this to you, so here goes:

Remember the nursery rhyme? “Of sugar and spice, and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of.” Little boys seemed to get the shaft on that one (I mean, who wants to be made of snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails?).

That popped into my head this morning as I was looking at the incredible kindness and warmth flowing towards me today, my 40th birthday. Actually, the flow started a few days ago, […]

By Shonali Burke|Jan 15, 2010|Categories: Personal|Tags: birthday, facebook, iabc, iabc washington, jakub konysz, kids with cameras, relationships, shashi bellamkonda, Social Media|8 Comments