An Impactful Way to Give Back This Thanksgiving

by Elle Kaplan | Nov 26, 2014 | inspiration, Leadership, Women on Wall Street

I recently blogged about how one of the things I am grateful for is the opportunity to help empower people through client-centric wealth management and help them take control of their financial lives. Another thing I am always thankful for is the influence of mentors....

An Evening of Empowering Women: Women of the Year

by Elle Kaplan | Nov 11, 2014 | inspiration, Leadership, Women on Wall Street

Last night, I was thrilled to be a guest at Condé Nast and Glamour Magazine’s annual Women of the Year awards. Each year that I have had the chance to attend this wonderfully inspiring event, I’ve left feeling invigorated and excited to tackle the work...

Successful Entrepreneurs Learn to Stay Fearless

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 22, 2014 | Entrepreneurship

Great ideas take flight when you are free of fear. Everyone faces fear, and that includes innovative, successful entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur’s very job is to swim upstream. The trick is maintaining faith in yourself and in your ideas despite doubt. If you...

Entrepreneurial Creativity: Three Ways to Hack Into Innovation

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 7, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

An entrepreneur can adopt a strategic management style that helps nurture an entrepreneurial mindset in her entire team. To foster a culture of entrepreneurial creativity and innovation, guide your employees to start thinking like intra-preneurs–people who bring...

Management Mistakes To Avoid As An Entrepreneur

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 29, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

The Peter Principle: things that work well will be applied in more and more challenging applications – until inevitably, they reach a point at which they have exceeded their ability to be effective. Unless this principle is heeded, even an excellent tool or...