How To Build Your Network Remotely 
This Spring I participated in the #DreamJobSummit live webinar series hosted by SkillCrush (my session was “How To Network Your Way To Your Dream Job“)…
J. Kelly HoeyAugust 12, 2016
On Being A Dick And Getting Over It 
As I was sitting on a screen porch overlooking a tranquil lake on a recent weekend morning, I was also quietly seething. Before hitting send…
J. Kelly HoeyAugust 10, 2016
How to Growth Hack a Side Project When You’ve Got a Full-Time Job 
Holding down the day job while launching your next career move may be challenging, but keeping the paycheck and leveraging those work contacts may turn…
J. Kelly HoeyAugust 4, 2016
Get Your Career In The Room! 
The “room” we often have to enter in our careers are rooms filled with well, people who don’t look exactly like us. My own career…
J. Kelly HoeyJuly 29, 2016
Open Your Eyes, The Talent Is Out There
The WSJ story “Facebook Blames Lack of Available Talent for Diversity Problem” was a WTW turn-back-the-clock moment for me. Let me explain — and indulge me with…
J. Kelly HoeyJuly 20, 2016
To Help Local Entrepreneurs Succeed, Corporations Must Ditch The Visitor Mentality
In March, the Center for an Urban Future released “Breaking Through: Harnessing the Economic Potential of Women Entrepreneurs” — a comprehensive report that explores the impact women-led…
J. Kelly HoeyJune 20, 2016
Empowering Women: The Legal Edition 
In a blast to my past career (lawyer), I found myself at a Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) breakfast last week. WILEF is a…
J. Kelly HoeyJune 9, 2016
Discoveries and A Few Reminders 
Last Friday I discovered: TSA employees in Chicago have a great sense of humor. Lack of sleep can be overcome with enthusiasm for what you’re…
J. Kelly HoeyMay 25, 2016
Some Motherly Advice
A number of years ago Elena Rossini asked me to write a mother’s day blog for her website “No Country For Young Women”. Awkward! By…
J. Kelly HoeyMay 4, 2016
