What Dolly Parton taught us about confidence, creativity, business, education, leadership and creating opportunity for the women coming behind you.

Meditation gets all the attention, but Nancy Mendelson makes the case for laughter as a powerful way to reset, get present and feel better.

Brené Brown on trust, learning agility, vulnerability, recovery and the human skills leaders need as AI reshapes the future of travel.

Columnist Nancy Mendelson reflects on how every person who enters our lives leaves a trace, shaping who we become in ways we may not recognize until years later.

Hospitality's top leaders share the mom-isms that shaped their careers — from "eat first, then solve the problem" to never shrinking to fit the room.

The mental load isn't a to-do list. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner, author of Drained, explains the eight types women carry — and why they're so heavy.

Equal Pay Day has arrived with a frustrating reminder: women have lost ground again. Here’s practical advice to help women advocate for fair pay, negotiate with confidence, and push for more equitable workplaces.

A thoughtful reflection on why wisdom can’t be rushed, mistakes aren’t failures, and growth only comes through lived experience. A new hertelier column by Nancy Mendelson.

Venting is being rebranded as trauma dumping. Nancy Mendelson examines friendship, emotional labor, boundaries, and why messy, real connection still matters.

Melissa shares what returning to work travel and running looked like as a new mother, and how motherhood reshaped identity, movement, and systems on the road.

A personal essay by Zoe Koumbouzi on burnout, ambition, and what comes after girlboss culture, as women in hospitality redefine leadership through energy, clarity, and self-respect.

Becoming a mother while running a business in travel and hospitality didn’t change my ambition. It did change my systems, my approach, and my awareness of invisible labor.