BACK
BACK IN
BACK IN THE LOW 80S MOST OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THANKS AARON. WELL ANOTHER NEW MONTH 4@MEANS
ANOTHER NEW ISSUE FOR WEST
MICHIGAN WOMEN MAGAZINE. AND
HERE TO GIVE US 4@A GLIMPSE
INSIDE OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR
LISA YOUNG. AND ON THE COVER OF
THE AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE
DR. MARY KRISHNAN WELCOME TO
BOTH OF YOU. VERY SIGNIFICANT
ISSUE FOR THE MAGAZINE THIS
TIME AROUND. ABSOLUTELY. THIS
ISSUE IS FEAT4@URING SO MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT I WANTED
TO TELL YOU ABOUT THREE 4@SPECI
THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS
ISSUE. IT'S ACTUALLY
GRANDMOTHERS OPPORTUNITY 4@FOR
WOMEN'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY. WOW.
AND I KNOW MIRA HAS A
CONNECTION WITH THEM4@ TOO. AND
AND I KNOW MIRA HAS A CONNECTION WITH THEM4@ TOO. AND@ SO WE SAT DOWN WITH BONNIE
NAVARRO 4@WHO'S OUR EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR A4@ND TOOK A LOOK BACK
AT GROW AND A LOOK FORWARD 4@AT
WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND THEN WE
ALSO FEATURE A SECTION ON WOMEN
OVER 55 AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT 4@
EVERYTHING FROM STYLE TO HEALTH
AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR OUR FIFTY
FIVE AND OLDER READER AND THEN
WE HAVE DR. MIRA KRISHNAN 4@ON
THE COVER. AND WHEN WE HEARD
ABOUT HER STORY WE JUST HAD TO
TELL 4@SHE'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT
VERY SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE. AND WE JUST KNEW
THAT WE NEEDED TO GET THAT
STORY OUT 4@THERE FOR THE
COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTEL4@Y. MIRA
I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR QUITE A FEW
YEARS 4@MOSTLY FOR YOUR WORK TH
YOU'VE DONE WITH AUTISM AND
THROUGH THE NETWORK AND THANK
YOU FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU
ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED 4@WHEN I
COMES TO THOSE THINGS? BUT SO I
ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED 4@WHEN I COMES TO THOSE THINGS? BUT SO I@ KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR STORY
BUT SOME OF SOME DON'T. AND SO
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SHARE IT
TO ME REALLY SHARING MY STORY
IS ABOUT ADVOCACY 4@I VIEW MY
STORY AS A WAY TO INSPIRE 4@
PEOPLE BUT NOT IN THE SENSE
THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO SAY OH
LOOK AT HER AND LOOK WHAT SHE'S
ACCOMPLISHED4@. BUT TO SAY WELL
SHE CAN DO THAT THEN I CAN DO 4@
WHAT I DREAM OF? AND SO4@ I
REALLY JUST WANT TO INSPIRE 4@
PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR OWN
DREAMS AND CHASE WHATEVER IT IS
THAT THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLI4@SH
WITH THEIR LIVES. WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU
TALK ABOUT IN THE ARTICLE NOT
4@ TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY BUT JUST
GIVE US A LITTLE SOMETHING.
WELL YOU KNOW I TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT MY CAREER PATH. I'VE
DONE DIFFERENT THINGS. I USED
TO BE AN ENGINEER I BECAME A
PSYCHOLOGIST. I'VE REALLY BEEN @
BLESSED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH THE AUTISM COMMUNITY
AND THEN I STARTED A BUSINESS A
FEW YEARS AGO MY OWN PRACTICE
AND ACTUALLY BONDING ALVARO WAS
A BIG 4@SUPPORT IN HER RESOURCE
AND GROW REALLY HELPED ME
FIGURE OUT WHAT4@ WAS GOING ON
AND ALSO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH
OTHER ENTREPRENEURS 4@WHO ARE
WOMEN WHO REALLY HAVE BEEN A
SUPPORT NETWORK FOR ME EVER
SINCE 4@AND SO4@ I TALK A LITTL
BIT ABOUT THAT. I TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT MEETING TERRY MY
FIANCE SAY AND OUR FAMILY. AND
YOU KNOW I JUST TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE THINGS I'M DOING
IN THE COMMUNITY AND 4@AND THE
THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE. MM
HMM. I GROW IS A WONDERFUL
RESOURCE FOR WOMEN AND
SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT
MANY WOMEN DON'T KNOW SOMETIMES
YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED WHEN YOU
WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND START
YOUR BUSINESS 4@OR GO ON A
DIFFERENT CAREER PATH. AND WHAT
A GREAT RESOURCE. YEAH
ABSOLUTELY. WHY DON'T YOU TELL
US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
WITH PERREAULT BECAUSE HE TOLD
ME EARLIER IT WAS KIND OF COOL @
THE THINGS THAT THEY HELPED YOU
WITH. SO WOMEN MAKE THE BEST
ENTREPRENEURS 4@I REALLY BELIEV
THAT AND WE MAKE UP A LOT OF
ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURS
ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY
REALLY DRIVE THE ECONOMY.
THEY'RE CREATORS 4@OF JOBS
THEY'RE CREATORS OF
OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY
STABILIZE FAMILIES 4@A LOT OF
WOMEN ONE OF THEIR MAIN GOALS
IS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES
BUT OFTENTIMES WHEN WE DECIDE
TO BUILD BUSINESSES WE LACK THE
TECHNICAL RESOURCES GROW HELPS
WITH THINGS LIKE HOW DO
ACCOUNTING HOW TO THINK ABOUT
VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS HOW TO
THINK ABOUT BUSINESS STRATEGY
HOW TO ASK FOR MONEY WHICH 4@IS
OFTEN SOMETHING THAT WOMEN ARE
NOT VERY GOOD AT. RIGHT. I'M
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE SO SUPPORTING
ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT HELP WOMEN GO FROM A DREAM
TO A REALITY IN TERMS OF
BUSINESS. YEAH IT'S UH IT'S
IT'S 4@SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE IT
REALLY IS SOMEBODY SO MUCH GOOD
CONTENT IN THE MAGAZINE. I LOVE
IT'S 4@SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE IT REALLY IS SOMEBODY SO MUCH GOOD CONTENT IN THE MAGAZINE. I LOVE@
THE FACT THAT YOU CONCENTRATE
ON SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THE
FASHION STUFF IS AWESOME AND
GREAT AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
WOMEN THAT YOU FIND WITHIN 4@SO
OF LIKE COME IN AND TELL THEIR
STORIES AND SHARE THEM IT'S
REALLY GREAT. MINE THE
MAGAZINE'S BEEN GOING GREAT.
ABSOLUTELY WE HAD SOME
SIGNIFICANT GROWTH THIS YEAR
AND WE'RE JUST 4@ROLLING WITH I
AS WE KEEP GOING. AS YOU KNOW
WE HIRED 4@JENNIFER PASOS TO TH
TEAM AND SHE IS SHE ACTUALLY
WROTE THE ARTICLE BUT BY NINA
MARA AND THEN SHE HAS A FEATURE
TEAM AND SHE IS SHE ACTUALLY WROTE THE ARTICLE BUT BY NINA MARA AND THEN SHE HAS A FEATURE@
IN THIS ISSUE TOO WITH CATERERS
FOR THE OCCASION. I THINK
THAT'S RIGHT 4@ASHLEIGH. AND IT
THIS NICE SPREAD OF I DON'T 4@
LIKE 12 OR 16 DIFFERENT
CATERERS THAT YOU CAN GET FOR
ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM PALSEY
CATERERS TO HISPANIC AND
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR
CATERERS TOO. SO THAT'S THAT'S
KIND OF A BEAUTIFUL SPREAD IN
THERE AND IF YOU NEED RESOURCES
FOR CATERERS THERE YOU GO.
JENNINGS GOT YOUR BACK. AND YOU
KNOW SHE'S TASTED IT ALL SHE'S @
GONNA TELL YOU. GOOD BAD OR
INDIFFERENT. SHE BRINGS BACK
SAMPLES. SO THAT'S ALWAYS
HELPFUL 4@THANK YOU BOTH SO MUC
FOR JOINING US 4@TODAY. OF COUR
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