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BOSS Spotlight: Meet The " Educator" Tisa L. Silver

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Tisa L. Silver is an educator, philanthropist, and the award-winning author of  The Time Value Of Life  , with a passion for inspiring others to become lifelong learners and community servants. Tisa is the current Associate Director of Financial Education and Wellness at University of Maryland, Baltimore. The BOSS Network: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career? Tisa Silver: I can think of two obstacles: fear and being ahead of the curve. Fear was more of a factor in the real of my work as an author. We live in a world of "Breaking news." There is pressure to be quick and on the pulse of whatever is happening right now, but for me, the thirst to be first is less important than my personal commitment to producing quality content. I value accuracy too much to rush. I use my name on all of my content, and sacrificing quality can diminish your credibility. As for being ahead of the curve, you will not f

BOSS Spotlight: Meet The " Beauty Expert" Deida Massey

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Deida Massey Prior to her 14 years as an A-list Hollywood make-up artist, Deida Massey worked as a paralegal for the Public Guardian's Office of Chicago's Cook County advocating for abused and neglected children. During her time there, she saw a tremendous need to help teenagers with issues of self-worth and esteem-specifically teen girls. Moonlighting as a makeup artist at night and on the weekends; it didn't take her long to trade in her cushy nine-to-five job for a more rewarding career in makeup artistry.  With her passion in one hand and purpose in her heart, Deida took a leap of faith in 2002 and headed to Los Angeles, CA.   Living in LA, Deida quickly ascended to become one of the most sought after makeup artists in town working on numerous commercials, TV productions, editorials, personal appearances and fashion shows including the prestigious Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC.   She was also one of nine artists selected to work as a celebrity makeup artist

BOSS Spotlight: Meet The " Successful Accountant" Chimere Gather

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Chimere Gather has over 15 years of experience working in banking, finance, legal and various accounting roles.   She has an extensive background in credit management, financial consulting and more recently, taxation.   She assist many small businesses and individuals by providing them tools to help better balance their checkbooks as well as their dealings with governmental agencies, the banking industry and their credit ratings. Chimere is the president of Gather Enterprises; she is also currently employed by a well respected Accounting firm in the northern suburbs of Chicago.   When Chimere is not working, she spends a lot of time with her children.   A few of her favorite hobbies are interior decorating, traveling and hiking.   The Boss Network: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career?   Chimere Gather : One of the biggest obstacles I faced in starting my career did not know what I wanted to do.   I knew that

Did you try to be the Boss at the wrong office? By Cledra Gross

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The thing about women who run things is that sometimes we can think we run EVERYthing. Can you relate?  You don’t ask for help because you can do it faster and the time it’ll take you to explain it is time you could just do it.  If you’re married you are often overwhelmed because after all you have to run things because by the time you correct the wrong way your spouse does it you could do it right the first time. And if you’re single you just don’t get why more men don’t know what they want on the first date and why they can’t get it together and recognize just what a catch they could make by being with you.  Then there’s your family. They call you because past experience is you always have an answer or you’ll find someone who does because let’s face it you run things.  But then the day comes when running things that aren't yours to run starts to run you in the ground.  You see there are 3 kinds of businesses we open when it comes to running things: God’s business Our busin