As the year draws to a close, we look forward to the renewal and regrowth that will take place during the coming months. Thanks to the help of many, MHI was able to continue our programs throughout the pandemic by moving to a virtual environment for events and for one-on-one mentoring.

The 2020 holidays are finally almost here! It has been a long year, and despite everything that has happened, we can still celebrate and create cheer, festivity, and joy at home. On Wednesday, December 16th, Tracy Vendetti and Deanna Lober hosted a virtual presentation about sprucing up your home for the holidays.

We’ve probably all heard about artists and writers who have such passion for their work they forget to eat and sleep—time passes without their being aware of it. We may have experienced something similar ourselves—we are engaged in a discussion of a topic that deeply interests us, and ideas start flying around. Or we are engaged in a piece of writing and suddenly things fall into place and we are off like a rocket. When this happens, we may be experiencing that coveted state that is called flow—a deep immersion in our work when everything just “comes together” in an engaging and joyful process. But often this is not the case, and we putter around not knowing where to start. Or we suddenly get interrupted after finally beginning a project we have long postponed.

Are you looking for a mentoring opportunity? Murray Hill Institute provides a unique, holistic and tailored mentoring program that explores your career and life aspirations from an ethical standpoint. On Wednesday, September 23rd MHI had a virtual mentoring kick-off event. Mentors and former mentees spoke about the value they received from this program and how it can support young professional women…

How can we make our time on social media count? This was the theme of Katy Hinderer’s thought-provoking talk and discussion given on October 28, 2020. Katy, a social media influencer by profession, started by explaining just what that means. She works with brands and companies to have an impact on the decisions of others. While this can potentially be manipulative, it can also be a service. In fact, we are all influencers in some way…

Financial planning is a common concern for many people, especially during a pandemic. Some of us have been laid off, furloughed, or had our salaries cut; and many of us are simply budgeting and planning during an uncertain time. On Wednesday evening of July 15th, MHI guests were invited to listen to a presentation led by Arisleyda Riehl, Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Arisleyda covered a number of relevant topics that spanned budgeting, saving, inflation, and more…

Updating our resumes may seem like a chore, but it is ever more important to maintain a fresh resume in light of the unsteady work environment caused by the pandemic. There are many components that go into making an effective resume: drafting your summary and job history, editing, proofreading, and most importantly, making sure that your resume stands out in a sea of others. On Thursday, August 13th, MHI participants had an opportunity to engage in Susan Trammell’s workshop “Creating a Result-Driven Resume.” Susan shared useful insights about…

On Wednesday, June 24th, MHI had the opportunity to host a fireside chat with Mayu Saeki, moderated by Jenny Chen, a MHI board member. Guests tuned in from diverse locales such as Westchester, Brooklyn, and as far away as south Florida and even Germany. In our chat, Mayu gave us thoughtful insights about her career, personal life, important influences and new album…

The drawer we can no longer bear to look at, the cabinet door that emits fallen objects when we open it, the bag of questionable items we threw into our closet when unexpected guests dropped over….Now that many of us had had much more time at home, these mystery places have been calling out to us to get cleaned up. But so often when we start clearing out, we don’t finish, because the decision-making process becomes overwhelming. Ann Dooley, a certified KonMari Organizing Consultant, treated us to a delightful seminar on how this process can be turned into a positive one that enable us to experience…

Mary Grace, one of our collaborators for MHI Fashion Week, shares for our readers the story of how her passion for beauty resulted in the creation of her own fashion brand.

It seems that every child is asked, “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” While most take this as a nice though-provoking question, I took it to heart and began to build a vision in my head of who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do. I have always known that I wanted to create beautiful pieces and tell stories about them…

This fall MHI initiated an Ethical Leadership series that offers an opportunity to examine ethical issues that might arise in our professional lives. We are using case studies provided by the Markulla Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University as the basis for our discussions. The case study approach helps us expand our understanding of how to navigate ethical decisions using situations that are widely known or ones that occur often in business environments…