Blog Posts by Kathryn Eisman

For most people getting fired wouldn't top their list of career highlights, but for Tory Johnson it was just that. Well, eventually.

When we caught up with the inspiring founder of wwww.womenforhire.com in New York City, she shared the life changing moment of being called into her new bosses office and being told, "It's a big world out there and I suggest you go an explore it". She was then told to pack up her desk and leave her beloved job forever.

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"It was devastating, I couldn't believe it. I really tried to save my job but couldn't…I was so ashamed I didn't really want to face the world".

Little did she know that one day she would recount this experience in the context of describing the greatest defining moment in her career. That her light bulb moment would involve a cardboard box.

"It taught me a lot about the sensitivity of bouncing back from rejection", she says with a knowing smile.

After licking her wounds (and a few pints of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream),

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There are endless surveys and statistics about the workplace, most of them dry enough to make you fall asleep on the job. But one recently caught our eye and we thought we'd share it with you too.

The survey is called "The Next Generation of the Working Woman," and it explores the satisfaction, or lack thereof, of women in the modern workplace.

This is the generation often accused having it "easy" because of the women that went before them-- or even worse, accused of of "having it all". And yet, the study showed something we didn't expect- more than half of those surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their jobs, while more than two thirds said they were willing to stay with their current employer.

It had me wondering, was this a sign of the times and the widespread job insecurity, and the prevailing attitude of "I hate my job, but at least I have one" or something else at play?

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To understand the study's results we caught up

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Elizabeth Baron knows what it's like to succeed as a woman in a man's world. She's worked in the male-dominated auto industry for almost 25 years, and knows women's voices can sometimes be drowned out.

"Sometimes just being a woman and having that different perspective, and a little softer touch or tone, you can get really ignored and talked over."

Elizabeth Baron works at Ford Motor Company designing virtual reality systems

Elizabeth, who creates virtual reality programs to improve car safety and design at The Ford Motor Company, says the key to being heard has less to do with talking louder and more to do with perseverance.

"If they talk over me, I'll say it again, and then I'll say it again. I'm very persistent and I keep going until I can get either a discussion of why not, or let's go that way."

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That perseverance has paid off big time for the chirpy mother of four, whose children range in age from 7 to 19. Based in Saline, Michigan, Elizabeth now runs Ford's Immersive Virtual Environment (iVE)

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Felicia Leatherwood is a celebrity hair stylist who began her career with one very demanding client -- herself! She began by styling her own hair at the age of 8.

"My mom did not know how to do my hair," Felicia says. "I asked, 'Is it OK if I do my own hair?' And before I could finish the sentence she handed me the comb and the brush."

Before long Felicia was tending to the locks of many of her neighborhood friends, making pocket money doing what she loved most.

Today, Felicia Leatherwood's hairstyling business has grown to include a long list of celebrity clients, including singer Jill Scott and actor Anthony Anderson. Her specialty? Creating natural hairstyles and helping African-American men and women love their natural hair, sans chemicals and over-processing. It's a passion that has earned her the reputation as 'the hair whisperer.'

Felicia Leatherwood, hair stylist shares her secrets.

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