We Will Be Remembered...John F. Kennedy

"We, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit." 

John F. Kennedy

Leadership Tuesdays--Getting More By Giving...Laura Sen

"And I have to say that in my experience in being very philanthropic, I've always found that I get way, way more – I get way more back than I ever give. That's a lesson that I've taught my children, and hopefully they will carry that on."
--Laura J. Sen, Chief Executive Officer, BJ's Wholesale Club

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Last Tuesday, in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Leadership Tuesdays is featured Laura Sen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BJ's Wholesale Club, a low-cost, low-margin, high-volume, membership-only warehouse club that sells food, electronics, office equipment and other general merchandise.

Sen was promoted to CEO of BJ's in 2009, but her rise to the top job took a circuitous route. After spending 14 years at BJ's, she was an Executive Vice President and considered one of a few internal candidates for the CEO job in 2002. Six months after one of her peers was named CEO, she was asked by him to leave the company. She went home to spend more time with her teenage children and her husband of over 20 years. During her time away from BJ's, she also started a consulting business providing her expertise to consumer retail companies, some of them suppliers to BJ's.

In 2006, she was asked by the then acting CEO and Chairman of the Board, Herb Zarkin, to rejoin BJ's and promised that she would become the company's next CEO. Shortly after becoming CEO, she suffered a personal loss when Michael Egan, her husband of 27 years, died of cancer. She came back and plunged herself into her work after taking a short time away. Based on reports, Sen has been well-received. Before the company was sold in late 2011 and became a private company, The Boston Globe reported...

For the rest of the story and interview, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, see here.

How Ya Livin' Folks?...Cory Booker

"Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people; before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children; before you preach to me of your passion for your faith, teach me about it through your compassion for your neighbors. In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as in how you choose to live and give."

-- Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006 to 2013), U.S. Senator (2013 to present)

Helping Others Really Helps Us...Flora Edwards

“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.”  --Flora Edwards 

How Love Affects Your Giving...Amy Carmichael

"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving."  

--Amy Carmichael

Twice a month on Tuesdays, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week, we are featuring Kimberly Dillon. 

Kimberly is an entrepreneur and the founder of the House of Mikko, a company that matches women who have similar characteristics and allows them to provides hair and beauty recommendations to each other. She founded the company to address the challenges that women, specifically women of color, face in finding the "right " beauty products that work for them. 

Although her company is less than a year old, she has been featured in TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb, named by Huffington Post as one of 25 Female Tech Founders to watch, and is a member of Women 2.0. Kimberly has two undergraduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from University of Michigan.

In this TEDxwomen video, Kimberly talks about the power of acknowledgment in our personal lives and in business. To view the Leadership Tuesdays' feature, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, see here.