Yesterday, I was the keynote speaker for the Anchorage Small Business Development Center Women in Business Breakfast. I was so thrilled to be asked, since I’ve been meeting & reconnecting with Alaska’s amazing business-savvy women at this event off and on for years. I quickly emailed the coordinators an eloquent list of inspiring and informative […]
The Blog by Larah Ritchie
Ahh, Puppies + Epiphanies = Pupiphanies
Last fall, we welcomed Olive into our home & our hearts. She came to live with us in September when she was about 7 weeks old. Then the snow fell. Lots and lots of snow…and ice…and wind to polish the ice. All winter, Olive has been either cozily inside our house or happily frolicking in […]
The one where the super hero kicks the drama queen’s ass
On with the previously scheduled programming… Enough with this bull shit guilt! You have upended your entire life so you can spend more time being a hands-on parent to your kids. You did all of this…took all of this risk for the most amazing reward: So you could have a life you love while you’re […]
How I’m breaking out of the bubble bursting business
It was 2006, and it was a day like any other. A proud, beautiful woman walked into the Women’s Business Center to bare her soul and ask me for advice. She’d been through hell and was looking for a path back. Her story unfolded in front of me as tears came to her eyes…and to […]
9 things roller derby has taught me about entrepreneurship
Today is Saturday and tonight is Bout Night! For those of you that don’t know, I used to skate with the Rage City Rollergirls. That was two years ago…and despite being semi-permanently benched… I’m still a derby fangirl, a derby sponsor and a lifelong sister to my derby teammates. Tonight, I get to go cheer […]
