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ENCOURAGI NG WOM EN I N AM ERI CA Tri sha M cEvoy M aggi e Sal as-Amaro Janet Cadsawan Ast ri d Pol et t i Pat ri ci a Robal i no Anjanet t e Del gado I sabel Cancel a Dana Spi nol a, and more
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THE ROM I NA FI LES, TOP 10 TI PS FOR NEW PRETTY I N PI NK BRI DES, M ONEY FOR A LL, JEWELRY A NA I S GUI DES THE LI GHT
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I N THI S I SSUE Editor's Letter 06 Your St rat egy Professional 08 Mompreneur 12 Windy Artist 16 SENIORita 20
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Relat ionships Your Marriage Tool Kit: Ten Tips Every New Bride Should Know 22 Conversat ions Astrid Poletti 24 Maggie Salas-Amaro 28 Janet Cadsawan 32 Dana Spinola 34 Patricia Robalino 38
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Edit or-in-Chief Mavian Arocha-Rowe
Lifest yle Direct or Romina Nabhen
Managing Edit ors Mia Guerra and Milo Senallé
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Creat ive Direct or Christian Ruben
Direct or of Sales Scott Rowe
W rit ers Cena Block Ginny Grimsley Daniel Henderson Joanie Manas Judy Robinett Maggie Salas-Amaro Brandon Smith
Phot ographers Advisory Board Johnny Arocha Pam Black Mario Luis Judy Pearson
Anais Benoudiz Thanun Buranapong Shyamanta Baruah Anna Dziubinska Alejandro Escamilla Charlie Foster Dominik Martin AJ Montpetit Thomas Mühl Adam Przewoski Javier Romero Matthew Wiebe
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EDITOR'S LETTER
A s a b orn communi cator, i t h as been a l i f e struggl e to understand th e pow er of no w ords... I am sti l l l earni ng. I n f act, f eel f ree to l et my h usb and k now ; h e w oul d be proud. M y mom, too. Oh and my si bl i ngs, al so. As I put this issue to bed and thank the Lord for one more opportunity to be His Hands and Feet, I am at a loss for words. Something inside isn't screaming, "writer's block," instead, I am at full peace as I look into the black and white photo I found yesterday. An old truck full of words, and somehow, these words are consuming me. The power of no words is giving way to His Word, where all power reigns and is "living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
So I choose to sit still and allow teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness to take place. Will you join me?
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UNLOCKING THE
CODE
TO INNOVATION Your Strategy| Professional 9
Everyone says they want innovation in their organization, but when an ambitious employee offers it to a CEO, for example, the idea is often shot down, says Neal Thornberry, Ph.D., faculty director for innovation initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School in California. ?Senior leaders often miss the value-creating potential of a new concept because they either don?t take the time to really listen and delve into it, or the innovating employee presents it in the wrong way,? says Thornberry, who recently published Innovation Judo, based on his years of experience teaching innovation at Babson College and advising an array of corporate clients, from the Ford Co. and IBM to Cisco Systems. ?Innovation should be presented as opportunities, not ideas. Opportunities have gravitas while ideas do not!? Thornberry outlines a template for innovation that works:
I ntenti on Once the ?why? is answered, leaders have the beginnings of a legitimate roadmap to innovation?s fruition. This is no small task and requires some soul searching. ?I once worked with an executive committee, and I got six different ideas for what ?innovation?meant,? he says. ?One wanted new products, another focused on creative cost-cutting, and the president wanted a more innovative culture. The group needed to agree on their intent before anything else.? Chispa Magazine
I nf rastructure This is where you designate who is responsible for what. It?s tough, because the average employee will not risk new responsibility and potential risk without incentive. Some companies create units specifically focused on innovation, while others try to change the company culture in order to foster innovation throughout. ?Creating a culture takes too long,? Thornberry says. ?Don?t wait for that.?
I nv esti gati on What do you know about the problem? IDEO may be the world?s premier organization for investigating innovative solutions. Suffice to say that the organization doesn?t skimp on collecting and analyzing data. At this point, data collection is crucial, whereas brainstorming often proves to be a waste of time if the participants come in with the same ideas, knowledge and opinions that they had last week with no new learning in their pockets.
I deati on The fourth step is also the most fun and, unfortunately, is the part many companies leap to. This is dangerous because you may uncover many exciting and good ideas, but if the right context and focus aren?t provided up front, and team members cannot get on the same page, then a company is wasting its time. That is why intent must be the first step for any company seeking to increase innovation. Innovation should be viewed as a set of tools or processes, and not a destination.
SEVEN STEPS
That Guar antee Success I denti f i cati on Here?s where the rubber meets the road on innovation. Whereas the previous step was creative, now logic and subtraction must be applied to focus on a result. Again, ideas are great, but they must be grounded in reality. An entrepreneurial attitude is required here, one that enables the winnowing of ideas, leaving only those with real value-creating potential. ?Innovation without the entrepreneurial mindset is fun but folly,? Thornberry notes.
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I mpl ementati on.I ntegrati on While many talk about this final phase, they often fail to address the integration part. Implementation refers to tactics that are employed in order to put an idea into practice. This is actually a perilous phase because, in order for implementation to be successful, the idea must first be successfully integrated with other activities in the business and aligned with strategy. An innovation, despite its support from the top, can still fail if a department cannot work with it. C
Does anyone care about what you?ve come up with? Will excitement spread during this infection phase? Now is the time to find out. Pilot testing, experimentation and speaking directly with potential customers begin to give you an idea of how innovative and valuable an idea is. This phase is part selling, part research and part science. If people can?t feel, touch or experience your new idea in part or whole, they probably won?t get it. This is where the innovator has a chance to reshape their idea into an opportunity, mitigate risk, assess resistance and build allies for their endeavor. Text by Ginny Grimsley Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel Your Strategy| Professional 11
THE BEA T
OF SA LA S-A M A RO
Inter national television executive with 20 year s of exper ience in both the U.S. br oadcast and inter national cable TV industr ies, Maggie Salas-Amar o is heading up Pr ogr amming & Acquisitions at HOLA! TV and is leading the channel among the Top 10 most popular var iety channels on Dir ecTV?s line-ups. Chispa Magazine
She has won sever al br oadcast awar ds, such as sever al Mar tin Fier r o awar ds in Latin Amer ica and is an Emmy awar dwinning pr oducer . Since 2009 she ser ves as adjunct faculty for the John Sper ling School of Business at The Univer sity of Phoenix. Yet her pr ized asset isn?t a r oster of mor e CV accolades; instead, it?s her pur ebr ed passion towar d excellence.
Does Maggie Salas-Amar o do anything hit or miss? The answer is no. She focuses. She str ategizes. She outshines. Q: Business person, t eam pl ayer or l eader? which t it l e best describes Maggie? I?m all three. I negotiate programming, so I have a keen business sense to get the best deals and develop relationships; I?m a team player because I like to work with others and you find more ideas, and solutions when there?s variety of knowledge and personality. Lastly I ?m also a leader since I take initiative to roll up my sleeves and get things done. Q: Is t here a specif ic person or persons who hel ped pave your current wal k? I?ve had many mentors throughout my career, but I find people like Oprah and Meredith Vieira inspiring because they have paved the way for women in this industry. Oprah has her own network today and Meredith Vieira starts her new talk show very soon. They are smart, talented and business oriented and that?s why they connect with people.
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Q: You work in a man?s worl d? how do you handl e yoursel f when t he going get s t ough? The best way is to remain positive and present your ideas in a professional manner. I have found in this specific industry that it?s managing and building relationships that equals success. Q: How does your prof essional rol e pl ay out wit hin Maggie?s personal l if e? I try to balance both since I?m passionate about my career and my personal life. In my experience I have tried to keep them separate since my professional life is about building and my personal life is more relaxing enjoying my family. Q: How does Maggie dream at night ? Do you carry your dreams ont o your business or l if e st rat egy? I dream and think about many things and I?ve brought to life a lot of my goals and aspirations over the cycle of life.
Q: Many businesswomen incl uding art ist s, writ ers, are on t he verge t o ident if ying t hemsel ves as sel f -made Americans? how can you encourage t hem in t oday?s sat urat ed and compet it ive market s? My advice is to be prepared at an educational level. It helps to see that a person has obtained degrees which equals in many cases a higher pay and further opportunity. Q: Have you reached your l if e?s purpose? I?m at the best stage of my life and I wouldn?t change the routes this journey has taken me on. I believe life is like a book? there?s different chapters and we have to learn to go form one chapter to the next. I also think all endings are beginnings and I?m just now writing the next chapter. C Interview by Mavian Arocha-Rowe
Q: If Biography were t o cont act you regarding your l if e?s success? which st rat egy woul d you convey knowing your words woul d l ive a l egacy? I think we live a lot in the day to day and what happens next. We need to keep the ?big picture? in mind to draw a road map and know where you?re headed. I?ve learned we can fall into traps dwelling on things that don?t happen and we need to turn the page and move ahead. The next ?exit? could always be a new opportunity. Q: What woul d you address at a woman?s business conf erence; can you provide t hree mini-l essons? Confidence, patience, perseverance. We are confronted with situations in which we have to be confident to stand up, have patience to see the outcomes and have persistence on those things we want to achieve.
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CONTA GI OUS
CADSAWAN
Janet Cadsawan knows that jewelry can hold magic. As a child in Ohio, her mother?s jewelry box was filled with heirlooms from a far way place? each with a different meaning and memory. This was her first lesson in design as well as storytelling. Meaningful, mythic jewelry continues to be her inspiration. During a career break to write a novel (with a jeweler protagonist), Janet discovered her design talent. She worked in a jewelry store and apprenticed with a Dutch jeweler as she wrote the book. As the cadsawan collection gained attention from galleries and boutiques, it became apparent she was much better at jewelry design than writing. However, it also became evident that creating merely beautiful pieces was not satisfying. In 2008, Janet melded her passions for literature and jewelry by crafting pieces inspired by literature and myths. Her designs quickly found a cult following in fashionistas and fans alike, resulting in Janet?s custom work being in-demand by television and film stylists. Chispa Magazine
Conscious of the community, cadsawan jewelr y is made with r eclaimed metal and packaged in r ecycled mater ials made in the USA. cadsawan jewelr yhas collabor ated with Tr ue Blood's Kr isten Bauer Str aten on Care A Little More and Out for Africa jewelr y collections, benefitting the Center for Biological Diver sity and Afr ican Elephants. Janet ser ves on the Education Committee of the Museum of Ar t & Design, advocating for ar ts education in NYC. Q: If you had t o choose bet ween st oryt el l er or designer, which woul d you choose? I don?t see a difference between a designer and storyteller. We are world builders. I think there?s an advantage to being just a storyteller because the meaning is more obvious. As a designer you?re almost always working in the abstract, but it still tells a story. For a lot of my pieces the story is already written but that doesn?t mean I have nothing to say. Q: If you were t o rename yoursel f wit h a name t hat def ined your passions and purpose, what name woul d you give yoursel f ? I would name myself Endeavour. It?s also one of my favorite TV shows at the moment. I endeavour is to be rigorous and authentic with design.
Q: When you design your pieces, do t he words l egacy and art if act come t o mind? The spirit behind my jewelry is timeless. But not many people want a legacy or an artifact. Most of what I design is to escape the world. Legacy is the opposite of escape. Q: What past mist ake paved t he way t o current t est imony? I don?t believe in mistakes. I believe in failure and the process of attempting. If one believes I failed in attempting something, that means I have endeavoured, which is essential for a designer. I create up to three prototypes for each piece. Some people might think they?re mistakes, I think they?re improvements. Q: What st eps did you t ake t hat sparked t he int erest of t el evision and movie st yl ist s? There?s only one step and that is knowing pop culture well, knowing what?s going to be big. Stylists follow the trends, not just fashion but also cultural trends. Unlike fashion jewelry designers where there?s a collection in the spring and the fall, my pieces are timed by events and these events trigger stylists to look for me. Q: If you were asked t o speak at a women?s conf erence and were asked t o inspire rising ent repreneurs, designers, and writ ers, what t hree l essons woul d you provide? Fail as many times as you can. Because everyone knows that Janet 3.0 is better thanJanet 2.0 was. Be a geek. And when I say geek, I mean, when you?re going to choose an area, be an expert in it, geek out on that. Don?t be afraid to ask for help, from everybody, your entire rolodex! People want to see you be successful and you can pay it forward. C
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Sometimes my inspir ation comes fr om images I come acr oss or str uctur es and objects in my envir onment, but mostly I am inspir ed by yar n, color , and the act of knitting. My designs often utilize simple stockinet and gar ter stitch, showcasing beautiful yar ns. Simple, clear lines mixed with some inter esting detail or shape appeal to me. Some of my new designs often featur e vintage detailing and use of Fr ench lace. My most opulent pieces to date have featur ed semipr ecious stones. Rar e and luxur ious mater ials allow me to offer the finest of neckwear for any woman that needs something small to call her own. The NORMA ISHAK new collection would be best descr ibed as classy and cutting edge, says Cr eative Dir ector Valer ie Mouwad.
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M UST HA V ES, ETC. STYLISH + SAVVY The Designer iPhone 6 Case Exclusive is a stylish case specifically designed for iPhone 5 combines unique design, function and quality handicraft production. Made of 100 percent wool felt, typical of its strength and highly waterproof surface, plus premium Italian leather in a rich cream hue. A pocket on the front will hold your credit cards or other cards, banknotes etc. and the leather strap prevents the phone and contents of the pocket from slipping.
LZZR Jewelry, an LA based jewelry designer who draws inspiration from her early memories of simple, purposeful, shapes and spaces, channels it into her jewelry. Architecturally-minded they add a bolder new weight and feel with the use of higher-end materials including 10 karat gold. The CASE Collection serves as LZZR?s first introduction into suiting accessories with the addition of tie bars and cufflinks made from sterling silver.
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