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How This Entrepreneur Started (and Re-Started) a Successful Baby Clothing Business Paige Lauren shares the mindset it takes to create and run a clothing business (and take time off when you need it). Dan Bova ENTREPRENEUR STAFF Editorial Director November 6, 2019 5...

ALL ABOARD Houston startup adds 2 big names to its board of directors Natalie Harms Nov 19, 2019, 7:26 am Gina Luna and Sandy Wallis will both be key in moving forward Truss as new board members. Courtesy photos A Houston startup specializing in digital community...

Why Women Are Natural Born Leaders Nicole Lipkin Contributor ForbesWomen GETTY While the gap between men and women in leadership roles is decreasing, there still remains a huge disparity between them. According to a 2019 Lean In study about women in the workplace,...

Entrepreneur reflects on the inspiring stories of 13 female founders on Women's Entrepreneurship Day. Image credit: Westend61 | Getty Images Entrepreneur Staff November 19, 2019 15 min read Entrepreneur is celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day by examining some of...

An interview with Brenda Mainwaring, Vice President of Public Affairs Union Pacific Railroad BY: NATALIE PICHA Brenda Mainwaring is an Iowa native and earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Anthropology at the University of Iowa. As Assistant Vice President...

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher As fall marches on and we move toward winter, we begin to think about the holidays and their accompanying food feasts.  On a related note to the importance of food in our lives, the month of November features...

The Houston region’s economic growth might not be as strong as reported and seems likely to slow next year as the petrochemical expansion winds down and oil prices remain modest, according to a new forecast from the University of Houston. Energy companies spent...

Shawn Simmons, PhD, Environmental & Permitting Manager at ExxonMobil, Gulf Coast Growth Venture Q: What advice would you give to your younger self? A: Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be. Be confident in yourself and your abilities....

As many of you know, the GHWCC is proud to have influenced the naming of the C Baldwin Hotel, after Charlotte Baldwin Allen, one of Houston’s founders.  Kudos to Brookfield Companies for finally giving Charlotte her rightful place in history.  Several of the GHWCC’s...

After reviewing hundreds of nominations, the Houston Business Journal has named 65 women as honorees for the 2019 Women Who Mean Business Awards and 10 as Women to Watch.  All of the honorees across nine industries will be recognized in a special section of HBJ's Oct....

Written by Maria Martinez, Vice President, HR & Administration, Murphy Oil Corp. At Murphy, our Mission, Vision and Values (MVV) are embedded into our daily activities and drive every aspect of what we do and how it is achieved. We believe in providing energy that...

by Darra McMullen,  Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher As we close out October and move into early November, now seems to be the perfect time to review what we may (or may not) have heard in bits and pieces about breast cancer in the various media throughout...

By Brenda James, HR/Staffing/Business Development Strategist There’s so much good information available about why great employees stay at their companies and probably just as much as to why they leave.  There’s not one single answer, but a combination of several...

  By Deborah Healon, A.I.B.D., W.C.R.,G.H.L.H.C. Luxury Interior Designer, GHWCC Member For good reason, large homes are popular in Houston. Expansive acreage from which to choose makes creative design and amenities easy. Large homes cost more and take longer to...

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher With the roughly five to six million people already suffering from Alzheimer’s disease expected to increase in number by the many millions over the next two decades, the terrible mind-wasting disease deserves...

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher With our children (or grandchildren or nieces/nephews) all going back to school, we may think we’re all finished thinking about vaccines for a while, but let’s not be too hasty.  Adults need vaccines as well,...

by Darra McMullen,Women’s Health Network Writer/ResearcherThe month of August seems to be the perfect time to discuss two important (but unrelated) health topics of interest.  The first topic is arthritis, of particular interest now both because of a...

Owning a healthcare business does not exempt me from an issue that perplexes leaders of large and small organizations alike — but it does give me a broad perspective on the question of how to provide medical benefits that employees appreciate, while making sure that...

Help For Summer Skin Issues by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher As summer officially begins in June (on the 21st.), this time seems to be the perfect one to explore some of the best options for caring for common skin concerns.  Skin health...

A note from Daria  My name is Daria Hatter, and I just completed my first year of college at The University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in Finance and Marketing, and minoring in Africana Studies. I am very excited to be interning with the Greater Houston Women’s...