Reading Time: 3 minutes Edda sat at my kitchen table, the tears streaming down her face. A young innovator from the Netherlands, she seemed to have it all — a successful business, access to land, her own cattle herd, and a fabulous boyfriend. What could be the problem? Like many young and passionate innovators I’ve met and mentored in […] Read more
A tale of success, and how greed can overpower common sense
Dutch entrepreneur learns a hard lesson about family dynamics and the need to put things in writing
In praise of those who make our lives and communities great
We are all makers of history and symbols of hope, and the contribution of women is invaluable and inspiring
Reading Time: 3 minutes I am writing this on the eve of International Women’s Day and as we near the celebration of the birth of my seventh granddaughter and remember the birth of her great-great-grandmother, Martha. I’m reflecting on women I know, and those whom I do not, who contribute to our societies and our future. I am overcome […] Read more