Meet Stella – who helps girlfriends turn creativity into an entrepreneurial business!

April 7, 2008 – 12:54 am

Creative, smart, passionate women ALWAYS inspire me. You fantastic females with passion for your art, your creative ideas, your families (and, of course, your girlfriends!) all challenge other women to reach for their dreams and do what they love – and I love that!

Being creative and with a passion for an entrepreneurial lifestyle/business, I especially love and believe in the synergy that comes from combining creativity and being an entrepreneur. So, I was immediately impressed with an organization that I found that also recognized the energy and strength of commingling creativity and entrepreneurism. Meet Ladies Who Launch whose tagline is “entrepreneurship and creativity as a lifestyle.” It is the source for entrepreneurial-minded women who want to live their dreams and love their lives. Ladies Who Launch is the first company to define entrepreneurship as a lifestyle choice and connect women online and in person to foster creativity, community and support.

Ladies Who Launch offers great resources for female entrepreneurs like events and entrepreneurial incubators – plus they have a book for anyone who wants to venture into their own venture.

I interviewed STELLA GRIZONT, Director of Strategic Development for Ladies Who Launch on this week’s podcast. (She’s inspiring and impressive! See my “Lessons from a Girlfriend” post on the Girlfriendology blog.) Listen in for inspiration on turning your creative dreams into an entrepreneurial reality!

Listen in to Stella on the newest Girlfriendology Podcast. Entrepreneurial dreams or not, you’ll be inspired – maybe to start your own business or just to start a new creative project. Or maybe you’ll just be more equipped to inspire another girlfriend who may have dreams of being an entrepreneur. Inspire each other. That’s what girlfriends do! Thanks Stella! You definitely inspire me and many other women. Thanks Ladies Who Launch!

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Lessons from a Girlfriend – Podcast with STELLA GRIZONT, from Ladies Who Launch

April 6, 2008 – 10:03 pm

Each of us are ‘wired differently.’ Some women are moms, some are moms of dogs/cats. Some of us love to cook, others just love to have someone cook for them (me!). Some women are ‘home-bodies’ and others (like previous podcast guest and travel solo author Beth Whitman of Wunderlust and Lipstick) love to explore exotic destinations. And then there are those who love working in a corporate environment and women who thrive as an entrepreneur. I am Read More »

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Wanting to spend time with girlfriends you’ve never met … but yet you have.

September 26, 2007 – 12:19 am

At our neighborhood women’s book club in August, I recommended the book for September. Knowing that September 16th was National Women’s Friendship Day, I selected a book that I heard was a great read and all about female friendships. Perfect! My friends agreed and we decided to read “The Elegant Gathering of White Snows,” by Kris Radish.

Well, if you’ve read the blog, you know we lost our sweet dog Stella recently (actually four weeks ago today) so I missed book club since I was lost in a fog of sadness. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish the book.

I took it with me to NC for Labor Day and soon fell into it like an Read More »

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Eulogy for a Perfect Dog – Thanks Stella (and thanks girlfriends for caring for me)

August 29, 2007 – 10:20 pm

“Dave’s Girl Stella” AKA: Stella-BoBella, Wigglebutt, Silly Girl

It is with immeasurable sadness that I say good-bye to the best furry friend a girl could have. Our almost 12-year old Golden Retriever, Stella, passed away this week from a way-too-fast battle with cancer. Friday afternoon she was fine, that night she had trouble walking and it just went downhill.

I know the loss of a pet can’t compare with losing a child, husband or close ‘human’ but who couldn’t fall deeply in love with a face as sweet as hers? My sadness runs deep and my tears won’t end. She was our constant companion, best buddy, cheap entertainment, reason to exercise and favorite comedian. She was a friend I’ll never recover from losing.

Thanks first to Stella. She gave us years of love, laughter and joy. You’ll be missed forever.

Thanks too to my girlfriends. So many of my female friends have shown me great acts of sympathy and compassion. Dog-lovers/owners or not, they feel my pain and for that I am so grateful. Thanks to Deana for the gorgeous plant which will always remind me of Stella and also of your kind friendship. To Becky, who came right over to hug me, I love that you have a heart for dogs as well (and that you foster so many!). Thanks to Terri, Beth Anne, LL Cool J, Tina, Ruth Sara, Melody, Barb and so many other fabulous female friends who sent words of love and support. Thanks to Anne and Penny for trying to distract us with conversation and food/beverages. We need that – thanks!

I miss Stella. I really, really do. She was an amazing dog. But I’m also blessed with loving, caring girlfriends who are also amazing and are helping me through this sad time. Thanks to you all. I feel your hugs from all over, and it helps. Thanks, Debba