At Blogging While Brown this past weekend, I met comedian and political commentator Baratunde Thurston. Along with beauty blogger Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik and cultural blogger Anil Dash, Bartunde was a participant on the “Breakthrough Bloggers” panel. He shared many valuable tips for ‘breaking through” with your blog, but the most memorable part of the…
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Donna Maria thanks sponsors and readers for allowing her to be a part of their journey!
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Donna Maria shares remarks of an FTC attorney on the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
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Donna Maria interviews Pam Slim on how you can go from your cubicle to your own corner office, as the CEO of your own company.
DetailsDonna Maria shares bloopers from her pitch to Oprah Winfrey as part of “Oprah’s Search For The Next TV Star.”
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This morning as I was serving my kids cereal for breakfast, my son suddenly erupted in tears. He hurt his foot at camp yesterday and had just bumped his head on a counter, so I thought he was hurting. When I asked why he was crying, he mumbled something I couldn’t understand. After I got…
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Donna Maria shares thoughtful commentary on the Environmental Working Groups efforts to use scare tactics to affect public policy in the cosmetics industry.
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Donna Maria will be speaking at Blogging While Brown, with co-panelists Nichelle Stephens and Navarrow Wright.
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The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 196! In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Pam Slim, the author of “Escape from Cubicle Nation.” Pam is not only a successful author but also a seasoned consultant who…
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Earlier this month, I posted this question here and over at the Indie social networking site. As you may know, the USDA’s National Organic Program enforces organic labeling and processing standards for food, but not cosmetics. The FDA, which does regulate cosmetics, does not oversee how and whether the term “organic” appears on cosmetic product…
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Donna Maria shares the quote of the week: I think I can, I think I can!
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Donna Maria interviews Brian Solis on how Indies can use social media to advance their business interests and improve their bottom line.
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Donna Maria thanks readers and sponsors for partnering to on behalf of small businesses.
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This week was extremely challenging, both personally and professionally. A few personal family matters exploded. My son was sick all week with a weird, low grade, no-fever stomach ache (that our pediatrician attributes to touching a turtle last month), which manifested itself mainly around 2:00 in the morning. The widgets and plugins on my blog…
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I enjoy my iPhone. In fact, I sometimes wonder what I did before I owned it. I resisted purchasing an iPhone because I once owned and intensely disliked one of these. I’ve made a complete turnaround, and today, we are a happy Apple family. This was the home screen on my iPhone last week. (I’ve…
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