Melissa Bernstein is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Melissa & Doug, the multimillion-dollar iconic toy company she started with her husband in 2007. She has a successful career, a beautiful home, love in abundance with a marriage of decades. Plenty of people would describe this as life, most dream about. Looking from the […]
My appreciation for wine began during my 20’s. However, it wasn’t until the 30’s when I took a genuine interest in learning about the many regions, varieties, and vineyards making the fermented grape juice. The world of wine is complex and extensive which takes time to understand. No two palates are the same, neither are […]
The events of 2020 impacted individual microcosms in different ways. Our lives were turned inside out, residual effects of an uncertain and inevitable reality did not spare anyone. Job losses are in the millions, people can’t pay their rent and countless small businesses are closing each day. Sadly, the worst of it does not end […]
In October, Kara Goldin took part in a guest speaker series at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The author of the book Undaunted has been making her rounds in the entrepreneurial world, inspiring women everywhere to go fearlessly after their dreams. The savvy businesswoman made the list of Forbes 40 Women to […]
During an age when a child’s only worry should be school, friends and enjoying their favorite pastime, Maria Trusa was dealing with an adult ordeal. At the age of 9, she was the victim of a violent sexual assault at the hands of an unconscionable and vicious man. The crime left scars that ran far […]
My first sighting of the energetic Puerto Rican powerhouse came during a week when inspiration had fallen short. In an interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush on the NBC Today Show, Shayla Rivera shared some of the journey to a drastic career switch. The bold move to leave her job as Rocket Scientist at […]
Sonya Keshwani showed up on my radar after catching her interview on a segment of a New York local news show. She is soft-spoken, gracious but also a woman of strength, empowerment and resilience. I was honored to meet her virtually for an interview that awakened my spirit during a challenging week. It is estimated […]
She is a rockstar boss than can be described as limitless, wearing multiple hats including mother and wife while living her best life. Vanessa Coppes is Bella Magazine’s CEO + Editor-in-Chief. She is also an Author, Lifestyle Blogger, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of V+Co. Consulting, Co-Founder of ETTWomen and The ETTWomen Foundation. Reading the collection of […]
“I was hating the world before it could hate me. But this winning didn’t feel good. I might have beat everyone to the punch but I was isolated, alone, always out of place and pretty sure I didn’t like myself.” – Molly Kochan (Raw, honest and incredibly powerful. Unapologetic, true to herself is what made […]
We have seen her as a frequent guest on The Wendy Williams Show, Access Hollywood Live and the remake of Netflix’ s Gilmore Girls. Her face is recognized by millions, with a voice that is soothing and animated, as a storyteller’s should be. Nikki Boyer is the host and creator of the wildly popular podcast, […]