Kelli Malcolm Pettigrew

Most days I am pretty proud to be a digital marketer and and have an online presence; even if it is comparatively small compared to the individuals I plan to discuss in this post. As a woman in leadership for over 20+ years now and a strategist to some of the nation's best loved brands in that 20 year time frame, I have always attempted to use my influence as a woman, leader, marketer - digital and traditional - for good. Today I witnessed a really ugly version of someone us

Today is Mae Love Kelly Malcolm's 99th birthday. She is celebrating at home with her four children and, this weekend will celebrate further with grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and other family members and countless friends. As we look to next year and her centennial 100th birthday, I didn't want to let this one pass without sharing some important lessons I have learned over the years from my grandmother. 1. LOVE WHAT YOU DO - whatever you

I just finished reading Fast Company's article on the demise of the career life expectancy of Women CEOs (see article at http://www.fastcompany.com/3030088/bottom-line/why-women-ceos-are-more-likely-to-be-forced-out) written by Stephanie Vozza. There are a lot of statistics cited in the article and some powerful women in business referenced such as Carly Fiorina (former HP CEO and Mary Barra (CEO - General Motors) . I'm fairly confident this article will spark conversation