May 2013
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By John Giordano on May 29, 2013
Anjie and Amon Emeka are excited about their upcoming move to the Capital Region. Transitioning family and everything they own across the country is not an easy thing, but it is an event the entire family is looking forward to. “We are a west coast family so this will be very new to us,” said […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged dual career, relocation, Skidmore, trailing spouse
By John Giordano on May 23, 2013
Before moving to the Capital District, we moved to three different places in four years. My spouse always had a hard time getting a job or even interviews in the past. When we moved to Albany, my employer provided membership to Tech Valley Connect (TVC) as a way to streamline our transition. Julie was a […]
Posted in General News | Tagged relocation, RPI, sematech, Siena, University at Albany
By John Giordano on May 21, 2013
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In sparked an awful lot of debate and interest among women professionals. Sandberg tells us things we ought to know, but on a very basic level haven’t considered, because our instincts tell us to react in ways that don’t serve us in the business world. In her book, Sheryl remembers a […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged dual career couples, executive pipeline, expectations of women, gender, leadership roles, Pete Bardunias, professionally network, trailing spouse, women business leaders, women leaders, women mentors
By John Giordano on May 14, 2013
Agency helps to ease moving Nonprofit assists relocating workers make connections Pete Kreppei, Times UnionCopyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. By Pete Kreppein Published 6:29 pm, Monday, May 13, 2013 As the Capital Region becomes home to more technology firms, more high-tech workers are […]
Posted in General News
By John Giordano on May 14, 2013
I’ve been subscribing to catalogues and websites like “Wireless,” Despair.com, “Femail Creations,” “What On Earth” and “SuperHeroStuff.com” for a long time. In the beginning it was more buying funny t-shirts for my friends that said things like, “Alcohol. No one ever started off a great story by saying, “I was eating a salad when…” and […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged Albany Academies, Ann Wendth, business relationships, Capital Region, EYP, Fusco Personnel, John Tobin, leadership, Linda Hillman, Michael Castellana, network, Norther Rivers, Patty Fusco, relocating professionals, Rensselaer County Regional Chamber, Sari O'Connor, SEFCU |
By John Giordano on May 7, 2013
“Collaboration” seems to be the new buzz word in the business world. You hear it from the pulpits of the ‘grantors’ and as part of the pleas from politicians who are trying to make ends meet, from employers trying to build creative teams and innovators building work space without walls. How do we pool resources […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged ADVANCE Program, Alliances, Ballston Spa Central Schools, Collaboration, global economy, informational interviews, National Science Foundation, partnership, relocated, RPI, Shenendehowa Central Schools, Spousal employment, trailing spouse
