Women Business Leaders Growing a Life-Long Career :: Roxanne Joffe

13 Small Things Women Business Leaders Can Do to Simplify Their Day

TweetAs I recover from the horror of being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, I find myself slipping back into the frenzy of overly-busy work days. How did this happen? As I reflect on the early days of settling into and treating my disease, I see a calmer and more serene person. It has been a life-changing [...]

How Women Business Leaders Can Recover from a Business Crisis

TweetI recently reconnected with several of my high school classmates. This may not seem unusual except for one detail – we attended school in Johannesburg, South Africa and have now spread to locations throughout the world. This was undoubtedly one of the positives that occurred after my diagnosis with breast cancer – the fact that [...]

What I Believe: A Woman Business Leader’s Philosophy

TweetI was recently interviewed for an article on women business leaders in my region. It turned out that the journalist’s probing questions made me think about some big-picture philosophies, and I really had to dig down and find the core of my beliefs. As the interview progressed, I found myself prefacing my replies with, “I [...]

30 Tweeting Tips for Women Business Leaders

Tweet Photo by TheSeafarer As the owner of a strategic marketing and communications firm, the biggest Twitter fear I hear as my clients pursue a social media presence is this: “What should I Tweet about?” Personally, I enjoy Tweeting and blogging and posting to Facebook for myself and my company. But, as a woman business [...]

10 Communications Secrets for Women Business Leaders

Tweet Photo by CHUCKage I spend most of my professional life figuring out how to most effectively communicate. Yet, my most valuable tool is having the ability to listen rather than talk. I know that you have often found yourself in a situation where you wish you had an on/off button – working at being [...]

How Women Business Leaders Can Nurture a Creative Culture

Tweet Photo by Andy Miah As a woman business leader and owner of a strategic communications firm, creativity is at the very core of my business. Without it, what would differentiate my firm from others? In fact, I think that the very reason many businesses choose to work with a specific marketing and communications firm [...]

4 Ways Women Business Leaders can Integrate their Social Media Persona with their Brand

Tweet Photo by lolololori As the owner of a communications firm, I am often asked to evaluate the social media efforts of my clients’ businesses. I cannot stress strongly enough that social media is merely a vehicle for communicating the brand message and not a solution in itself. As women business leaders get comfortable with communicating in [...]

How Women Business Leaders Can Inspire Trust by Being Authentic

Tweet Photo by patricklanigan As a woman business leader and entrepreneur, I have always struggled with the balance between remaining private and at the same time being misunderstood because I don’t share my feelings. I was raised in a repressed environment with the adage, “what would the queen do?” guiding my reactions to situations. Now, [...]

4 Ways Women Business Leaders can Utilize Visualization to Remain Positive

Tweet Photo by Ruth Flickr I have just completed seven weeks of radiation where I received space-age-type treatments that invaded my chest wall with the intent of killing any cancer cells that had migrated from my breast. The weekend before I began my treatment I flew to Atlanta to spend time with my family. As [...]

Women Business Leaders: How Do You Encourage Creative Thinking?

Tweet Photo by crazyoctopus My professional life has always been focused on the creative process. Whether at the start of my career as a fashion designer, running radio stations in the Northeast, or for the past 13 years owning an integrated communications firm. For me, and as a woman business leader, creativity involves taking risks, [...]