Reflections on Work + Life
What Was Susan Doing in June
On June 01, 2024
Smart impact investors see and invest in talent others overlook. For example, only 2% of venture capital funding flows to female-founded companies (2022 data, World Economic...
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What Susan Was Doing in March
On March 01, 2024
The tide is turning: more people are thinking about their moral, social and environmental values when they shop, play, and invest. Impact investing is going mainstream...
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What Susan Was Doing in November
On November 18, 2022
Top of my mind these days is investing in line with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion values. Many institutions promised bold moves after George Floyd was murdered. Who...
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Workaholic TerriB’s Top 10 Tips to “Retire”
On October 06, 2022
I “retired” in June 2014 after working since I was age 15. Most of my adult life I worked in a leadership role in philanthropy and...
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What Susan Was Doing in August
On August 15, 2022
Who knew how much I missed business travel? Despite the still-cramped seats, forced close proximity to other humans in a small capsule, and a few crabby...
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Why I Joined the Fresh Energy Board
On April 08, 2022
In honor of Earth Day After finishing up as Finance Committee and Board Chair of the Citizens League I had decided not to serve on any...
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What Susan Was Doing in March
On March 01, 2022
As we emerge cautiously from our pandemic caves, it’s wonderful to be out with humans again, at least a little bit. Then again Zoom is part...
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What Susan Was Doing in September
On September 15, 2021
The latest science says we are living through an “endemic” not a pandemic, anymore (take a listen to Science Friday’s 9/17 podcast). Rather than finding this...
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What Susan Was Doing in June
On June 01, 2021
Right now I’m hopeful: more people are getting vaccinated every day, gender and racial equity remains top of mind for all even though a year has...
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Home Matters
On April 10, 2020
Home Matters by Susan Hammel, CFA, Founder and CEO Cogent Consulting PBC We need to come together (from a distance) now more than ever as we...
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