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Meet Kathleen @rutishauserkathleen. She spent years building a six-figure career. Then at 52, she walked away to start @daughter4hire Daughter for Hire, because sometimes the boldest thing you can do is bet on yourself. This is part of a new series called The Bold Moment, about the moments in people’s lives when they had to be bold. Comment…

This week’s Connect Series feature is a little different. Beth Miller, co-founder and COO of Universal Bookkeeper, and I have been crossing paths since we were kids, and then again in high school, without even knowing it. We both spent time in Old Forge growing up. I moved to Whitesboro for high school, she was…

Some artists never really leave. They just get quiet for a while. Walter Ricci-Wadas — known as The Ordinary Walter — grew up in Whitesboro, studied studio arts at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, and came back home to Utica where he became a real part of the local art scene. Life had…

Some connections start with a question. This one started with a watch. I met Shondel Beverly at a Success Circle Coffee Connection, one of those mornings where the room is buzzing and you never quite know who you’re going to end up talking to. She spotted my Tim Hayden watch almost immediately and just like…

The best connections happen when someone just knows two people need to meet. That someone was Gina Trzepacz Timpano, owner of Yorkville Memorial and president of the Mohawk Valley Business Women’s Network, and she was absolutely right. Gina connected me with Carrie, the owner and publisher of Mohawk Valley Living Magazine, knowing that our shared…

One of my favorite parts of my Connect Series is sitting down with inspiring people right in our own community or sometimes literally right in my neighborhood.  Recently, I had lunch with my neighbor, fellow neighborhood board member, and my Success Circle Accelerator cheerleader, Vanessa Colangelo at Lafa Mediterranean by Zeina’s and loved learning more…

Some of the best connections happen when you least expect them. Last fall I met Pilar Lombana at the MVCC ThINCubator. I was there for a meeting when we crossed paths. We got to talking, and when she mentioned she ran a nonprofit, something in me lit up. I hold a Master’s in Photography from…

I recently had the chance to sit down with Leigh Ann Dillon and I’m so glad I did.  Leigh Ann is the founder and website designer behind Hilltop Websites, a web design agency right here in upstate New York. She started her business about 10 years ago and is closing in on 100 websites built.…

Kicked off Women’s History Month at Syracuse University cheering on the Syracuse Orange women’s basketball and connecting with @jazlv0022 Jasmin Arias at a KeyBank4Women event. As a first-generation Latina, Jasmin turned personal loss into purpose. After experiencing how overwhelming and expensive funeral planning can be, she made it her mission to change the narrative in her community. In many…

For this episode of the Connect Series, I sat down with Keith Brown — the face behind Love Living Local 315 and the creative force behind Community Lens. Keith helped grow two of the biggest platforms in Central New York — Eat Local and Love Living Local 315 — platforms that celebrate the heartbeat of…