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An Extrovert’s Guide to Working from Home

By Kara McKenna on May 12, 2015 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Relationships

I never really took this whole introvert vs. extrovert thing seriously until recently. Growing up, we took the Myers-Briggs tests in school to determine several things, including whether we were introverts or extroverts. For every test I came in as a clear extrovert and looking back I guess it totally makes sense. I have always… Continue Reading

What #LikeAGirl Means to a Gen Y-er

By Kara McKenna on August 11, 2014 Posted in Fun Stuff, Gen Y, Millennial

What does it mean to me when someone says “Like a girl?” Honestly? For most of my life, nothing. I really never put too much thought into it. Growing up, as neighborhood boys would say things like “you throw like a girl” it only pushed me to want to throw the ball even harder and… Continue Reading

A Millennial’s Love/Hate Relationship with Facebook

By Kara McKenna on July 1, 2014 Posted in Fun Stuff, Gen Y, Internet, Millennial, Social Media

Don’t get me wrong, I love all things social media. I mean come on, I talk about it for a living. I love that it keeps me connected with family, friends and colleagues and allows me to get to know people I otherwise would not have the chance to. I love how easy it is… Continue Reading

How Softball Prepared Me for the Working World

By Kara McKenna on June 24, 2014 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Webinars

As I have been getting ready for LexBlog’s upcoming webinar (6/25; 1pm EST), I found myself reflecting on my preparation style. I just so happened to run across a post published by Ric Leczel (Catering Sales Manager at Aramark) titled Why Life is Like Softball that really got me thinking. Growing up I played just about every sport available… Continue Reading

My Favorite Online Shops: Where To Find Them, And How They Hooked Me

By Kara McKenna on June 10, 2014 Posted in Business Development, Fun Stuff, Gen Y, Millennial

Every day I take the 45-minute train to and from the office. I use this time to reflect on my day, read a book, and my favorite: do a little mindless shopping online. This morning on the train I thought, as a surfed through one of my favorite shopping apps, what is it about these… Continue Reading

There’s No Blushing In Business Development

By Kara McKenna on March 11, 2014 Posted in Business Development, Fun Stuff

Just about anything can trigger it: a handshake, eye contact, anger, sadness, a simple lie, and so on. It starts slow, I can feel my cheeks redden, and heat takes over my forehead, nose, neck…and then there I am, the human tomato face. For a long time my “blushing problem” didn’t affect me much. So I… Continue Reading

Celebrating a Brand New Year at LexBlog

By Kara McKenna on January 31, 2014 Posted in Fun Stuff, Relationships

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. – Jack Welch Yesterday marked both LexBlog’s 10 year anniversary and the start to a new year for us. As noted in Kevin McKeown’s post It’s a brand new year at LexBlog – exciting news!, we’ve spent the… Continue Reading

Millennials: 5 Tips for Working with Baby Boomers

By Kara McKenna on January 13, 2014 Posted in Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Gen Y, Millennial, Relationships

I am pretty flattered to continue to see everyone “talkin bout my generation“and I get the sense that people are starting to catch on that we really aren’t so bad. As Ben Gipson of DLA Piper pointed out in Innovate or Die – Managing Millennials in the Workplace, the Millennial generation “is comprised of 80… Continue Reading

The Importance of Knowing Your Client – A Christmas Story

By Kara McKenna on December 26, 2013 Posted in Fun Stuff, Relationships

We all have our holiday traditions, whether it be gathering around the Christmas tree, lighting the Menorah, or grumbling about corporate America’s ploy to take all of our money. I spend Christmas Eve with my dad’s side of the family, and Christmas day with my mom’s. Two rather large families, both with their roots in… Continue Reading

Happy birthday Jenna Running!!

By Kara McKenna on August 23, 2013 Posted in Fun Stuff

Wishing a very happy birthday to my co-author, colleague and friend, Jenna Running! Enjoy your last year in your 20’s.

Happy International Women’s Day

By Kara McKenna on March 8, 2013 Posted in Fun Stuff

In 1908 15,000 women marched the streets of New York City, demanding shorter hours, better pay, and voting rights. We’re one-for-three…so not bad (kidding)! Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). I would love to tell you that every March 8th I sit down and reflect on those who fought for the liberties I take for… Continue Reading

Happy Holidays from the Gen Y Biz Dev Girls

By Kara McKenna on December 24, 2012 Posted in Fun Stuff

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season – Eat, Drink and Be Merry. See you next year!

Purchasing Decisions in the Digital Era – Is your service/product being overlooked because you aren’t online?

By Kara McKenna on December 11, 2012 Posted in Business Development, Fun Stuff

First of all, I owe a HUGE thank you to my fabulous Co-Author Kara for holding down the fort, and keeping this blog updated. While Kara was diligently posting to the blog, I was in the final planning stages of my wedding (that’s a nice way of saying I was having a panic attack), but… Continue Reading

Technology Through the Eyes of a Seven Year Old

By Kara McKenna on December 7, 2012 Posted in Fun Stuff, Internet, Technology

This year for Thanksgiving my husband, John, and I decided to head home to Chicago to spend my favorite holiday with loved ones. Much to my surprise, and despite what everyone told me, traveling on Turkey Day was seamless. I am the oldest of five and have a special bond with each one of my siblings… Continue Reading