Showing posts with label yinzpiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yinzpiration. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

January 26: Propelle


If there's one thing I know, it's that us girls have to stick together! I am fortunate to have many wonderful people (male and female) in my life, but it's the strong women who have really been the backbone and inspiration to me and my business.

Carrie, Emily, & Kate of Propelle
Imagine three of the most inspiring, intelligent, cool, artistic people you know come together to form an organization to help other women succeed in business...and that's Propelle. They often fantasized about having mentors, women who had blazed a trail ahead of them and could share their secrets.
Launch Party, October 11, 2011

That’s what Propelle was created to do. To let you in on those secrets. To help you look fear in the face and use it to your advantage. To help you tap into your passions so you can launch your business into the next stratosphere. To find your voice. To connect with your target market. To be the most successful woman entrepreneur you can possibly be.

Networking Happy Hour
Carrie (I Made It! Market & Carrie Nardini Creative) is a communicator, connector, organizer, and all around swell chick. She's also crafty to the core.  Emily (Emily Levenson, Health Coach) is a coach, confidante, creator, and collaborator. She also loves to cook healthy meals. Kate (Yinzpiration) is a massage therapist, digital strategist and blogger. She's inspired by everyone she meets.

Propelle  offers services to women entrepreneurs of all levels; whether you are brand new to the busines world or you are looking to move to the next level, Propelle will be the (literal) wind beneath your wings. Make sure you visit them online, follow them on Twitter, sign up to receive their emails, and "like" then on Facebook so that you know when the next Propelle flight is taking off!

Monday, January 23, 2012

January 23: Kate Stoltzfus, Yinzpiration

Yinzpiration
photo by Mandy Jay Photography

Chances are, if you are from Pittsburgh and you are connected to the social media world, you have heard of Kate Stolzfus and Yinzpiration. I first met Kate a few months ago at a Propelle networking event, where we had a brief opportunity to talk about business and general Pittsburgh awesome-ness. I would go as far as to say that Kate is officially "Pittsburgh Famous"; to be written about by her is to truly achieve Steeltown greatness.

Kate Stoltzfus, Photo by Mandy Jay Photography


Inspired by the positive energy of the Steel City and a presentation by Nicole Crimaldi, Kate has set a goal to interview 100 Pittsburghers. Ms. Crimaldi challenged her class at PodCamp Pittsburgh 5 to have coffee with someone new every week. So, Kate decided to start an interview blog, and Yinzpiration.com was born (thanks to the help of Nik, her web developer husband). Make sure you return to Yinzpiration to read what she has learned over the next 100 cups of coffee... or tea, her drink of choice.

Kate grew up in Goshen, IN, a town of 30,000 people. After graduating with an art major and business minor from Goshen College, she joined her then-boyfriend Nik in Pittsburgh and began her new life as a volunteer with PULSE: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience. It didn’t take long for Kate to fall in love with the city and the people who live here—so she decided to stay.

In addition to managing all things social at Plumb Media, Kate is co-pilot at Propelle, and a business coach. Where will you find Kate in Pittsburgh? Walking in Highland Park, shopping at Ambiance Boutique(s) and noshing at her favorite restaurant, People’s.