HIGH HEEL BOSS: A Leadership Blog

We all have room for improvement. What I am about to say may seem harsh, but I take pride in my honest approach to life as I hope others...

Getting there is the easy part. Many people ask me how I got to the top of the pile at Ignite Funding. The “top” is only a word. The...

The unknown created fear, and fear creates reasons for why people do not try things. I was recently challenged with an idea to be one of...

Taking chances means you have a willingness to fail, but it doesn’t mean you don’t calculate & mitigate the risk. Business is ever...

Learn something new, you never know when it may be useful. Helping had no boundaries at this job as Mirage Resorts required that one...

Faced with a challenge do you complain or get started? I started working at fifteen with the permission of my parents to get a work...

Asking Permission or Begging Forgiveness? My mentor taught me that if you want something, go get it. Do not ask permission and do not beg...

Having a mentor is not a sign of weakness; it shows you are smart enough and are driven enough to succeed.

Prove It Up Some people are comfortable living their lives in the shadows of others. Chances are if you are reading this blog you are not...

Mentors and Interns Having a mentor and being a mentor is the most important role everyone should experience, whether the mentee or...

Real Estate is a Passion Having a career in real estate would lead some to believe that buying a home of your own is easier, but I am...

Love is a Crazy Thing Love teaches you what you are willing to do. They say that men think with what is between their legs and not their...

Life After Death Some of the hardest things in life that I have dealt with may come as a surprise. There are three things that have...

I shared my viewpoint, now find out what my employees had to say. Because my perspective as a female leader may be jaded, I polled a few...

Gender and the workplace, does gender effect work performance? When it comes to experiences with working for men and women, I have both....

Lessons learned over 10 years At Ignite Funding, as a Trust Deed investment commercial broker, loan servicer, and asset manager (as...

Take Risks by the Horns Investors and employees alike put me on a pedestal with the expectations that a default should never happen....

My observations from both sides of the interview chair. Given that the unemployment rate is at an all-time high, I wanted to shed some...

This adventure was one that, try as I may, I will never forget. As we drove back to the office it became apparent that the print ads,...

The project I swore would never show up on my resume. Preservation of investor capital became a full-time job for many people within the...