Meet a Jane: Mary McDonald

Mary is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer of the McDonald Consulting Group, Inc. , a boutique management consulting firm specializing in helping business owners become more efficient and streamlined in their businesses. Mary started her business in 1995 and it has grown steadily since then.
Mary had always wanted to be an entrepreneur, [...]

Posted on January 19, 2010 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Ellen Delap

Ellen R. Delap, CPOR, is the owner of www.Professional-Organizer.com. She helps her clients make time and space for what’s important to them in their lives. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and Certified Family Manager Coach. Working one-on-one with her clients, Ellen uses a collaborative approach to help streamline home and work environments, to create [...]

Posted on December 29, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane | Leave a Comment

Would you like to be a Featured Jane?

Janes, we are looking for more women entrepreneurs to feature in the Meet a Jane section of our weekly newsletter, as well as here on our blog!
If you’re interested in being featured, make sure you’ve taken our assessment at www.janeoutofthebox.com. Then email laura@janeoutofthebox.com with your name, your Jane type, and a little bit of information [...]

Posted on December 22, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Shannon Cherry

Shannon Cherry, APR, MA, is the Power Publicist. She helps business owners and entrepreneurs to attract more customers through publicity and marketing. She is the founder and president of Cherry Communications and its subsidiaries: Be Heard Solutions and Penny Pinching Publicity. A former TV and newspaper journalist, Shannon has developed hundreds of innovative public relations [...]

Posted on December 15, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Sharon Petty

Sharon Petty, R.N. is owner of Just Ask a Nurse and 4HealthyLiving, Inc. Sharon can be reached at JustAskANurse@yahoo.com. Both companies are dedicated to being the premier educators of wellness. Sharon’s goal is to take difficult medical information and provide education that is easy to understand. She develops plans for her clients to achieve measureable [...]

Posted on November 24, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Fire that Client!: How the Five Janes Handle it When Things Just Don’t Work Out Part 1

No matter how a female entrepreneur runs her business, it’s possible that at some point, the relationship between her and a client will come to an end. Although most successful women will agree that they want to end things amicably, severing the working relationship may be tougher for some than for others.
A new study from [...]

Posted on September 10, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | 1 Comment