“You’re just as good as the boys.”
It’s a message Jan Molino got from her mother at a young age. The only girl among three brothers, she learned to carve out her own territory and speak up, lest her voice and ideas get lost in the rowdy shuffle. And it’s the message that’s fueled her own career trajectory, from teacher to health care marketing and communications executive, right into the executive search world.
And it’s that firm belief in the power of speaking up for yourself as a woman, owning your successes and playing shoulder to shoulder with the boys that propelled her to launch Aspire Ascend in 2014. Molino — Aspire’s sole employee — founded the leadership development and executive coaching firm to open doors for women to the C-suite and boardroom and advise organizations on why they must tap into the unique potential of women leaders. More importantly, she makes sure those very women recognize their own potential and power.
“Every time I open the door…
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