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How 4 Indianapolis-Area Women Are Helping Mentor Future Leaders
A mentor is someone who can help you build your job skills, make informed business decisions, and gain new perspectives about your career. Indy Maven spoke to four local women who pride themselves on being mentors to find out why mentoring is important to them and how they make a difference.
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Indiana Fever's President & COO Allison Barber, Ph.D., Reflects on Her Career Path
A leader in an industry built on scoring, Dr. Allison Barber redefines the idea of success. Barber joined the workforce as a first-grade teacher and added stops at the Pentagon, the White House, the American Red Cross, and WGU Indiana before taking on her current role with the Fever.
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Are You Pooping Well? Swathi Rao of Be Well Family Care Wants to Know
Swathi Rao is a certified physician’s assistant who earned a certification in functional medicine from the prestigious Institute of Functional Medicine. Her practice, Be Well Family Care, has a waiting list that ranges from 50 to 150 people. That’s why she’s opening a new, 9,500-square-foot center on Clark Street in Carmel.
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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." — Helen Keller
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PUMPKIN, PLEASE
If you're not already sick of pumpkin spice (and we won't judge either way, we promise), here are seven of the tastiest pumpkin-flavored treats in Indy, including a pumpkin pie stuffed apple from Tweety's Sweeties (pictured) and a pumpkin spice donut à la mode.
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IT'S SPOOKY SZN
From the "Game Night Fright" haunted house at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis to the Addams Family at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre and the Fishers Parks Boo Bash, we've rounded up five Indianapolis-area events to help get your children into the Halloween spirit.
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VENDORS WANTED
Are you a local woman artisan or business owner? Indy Maven is looking for vendors for a holiday market event on Nov. 30 from 6-9 p.m. The application is here, and the deadline to apply is Oct. 28. Space is limited, so please sign up soon! For questions, email Tori@mavenspace.co.
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DRINK MORE WATER
You probably know that good hydration is key to optimal health, but, it can be tricky to keep up with eight glasses a day. Jessica Larson, President of Indy Soft Water, offers her tips on how and why to get those ounces in — including infusing your water with flavor.
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Sonia Teach
Sonia Teach is a former special education teacher who started her own business as a YouTube strategist at SoniaTeach.com. Sonia has grown her YouTube channel to over 11K subscribers and now helps other business owners market their offers and generate multiple income streams. Over to you, Sonia!
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HANDS-ON FUN
Treat your favorite little ghouls and goblins to this seasonal sensory tub from Elizabeth Frye's Krafted for Kids. It includes a cauldron, colored rice, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, glow-in-the-dark skulls, and more.
Halloween sensory tub, $25 at kraftedforkids.com.
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A round-up of events to add to your calendar in the weeks ahead.
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All the things you need to read this week.
- In case you ever need a corny, clean joke — here are 200 of them. (Good Housekeeping)
- This week is Domestic Violence Awareness Month's Week of Action, so here are some ways to engage. (NNEDV)
- Nicole Block is joining WTHR-TV's 13News leadership team as News Director. (LinkedIn)
- Indiana's maternal morality rate has gone from bad to worse. (Indianapolis Recorder)
- Shannon Cagle Dawson has produced a new documentary called "The Working Hungry" about childhood hunger in Indiana. (Facebook)
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