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By Shirley Lakpa (2025 Ambassador) Hey ladies. Get in close.Closer.No, closer.There you go. Settle in, put your feet up, and grab a warm cup of chamomile tea. Get comfortable because what I’m about to say may be a little uncomfortable. If you’re like me, you love comfort. You may even be built for it. But […]

Grace Steinhagen – Project Management at Turnberry Solutions What Keeps Me Going? (Resilience & Motivation) Resilience to me is rooted in my purpose. Aligning my work and personal life with what truly matters—helping others, fostering connections, and continuing to grow—keeps me moving forward. My personal values, like friendships, well-being, and self-growth, serve as anchors, reminding […]

State of The Dot: Celebrating Two Years of Connection, Growth & Impact Happy 2nd Birthday to The Dot Twin Cities With Love, Anne & Rachel Three years ago, The Dot Twin Cities was just an idea—an ambitious vision to create a space where professional women across the Twin Cities could connect, grow, and elevate one another. […]

My First Month as a New People Leader and Lessons Learned By Shelby Manson, The Dot Ambassador Just a month ago, I found myself standing at the threshold of a new chapter in my career. After years of hard work and dedication, I was promoted to a people leadership position with Comcast. The excitement of […]

By Co-Founders, Rachel Kurth & Anne St. Amant Dear Dot Community, Happy 1 year of The Dot! Whether you’re new to The Dot or have been around since the beginning, please allow us to re-introduce ourselves as a lot has happened over the last year: We’re Rachel & Anne and we’re two young women attorneys […]

Alyson Kriz, Ambassador for The Dot I participated in pageants for several years. Through this experience, I met amazing people and learned important lessons. My experience in pageantry taught me lessons that would extend beyond the crown to my career”   Here’s what I learned: 1.“Different judges, different day.” Every contestant has her own set of […]

By: Brielle Bierman, CPA, Ambassador for The Dot “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1789 As we’ve all heard before, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. […]

By Sam Moulton, Ambassador for The Dot My first job out of school was a Marketing Coordinator role at a large company, but it was a contract role, meaning, it had a hard end date. When I accepted this job I was just happy to have a “real” job as my first job out of […]

Stephanie Butler, Voices Who Will:Imposter Syndrome is one of the most talked about trends in the world. In fact, when you google search “imposter syndrome,” over 5 million results will pop up. If you’re attending a women’s conference, the topic “overcoming imposter syndrome” will likely be on the agenda. And if you ask a man […]

By Anne St. Amant I’ve had my share of bad days at work in the past few years; they happen to everyone after all! In the context of being an attorney whose job is to litigate, (aka where the disputes mean there’s usually a winner and a loser) , it feels like they just sometimes […]