by Adrielle Stapleton | Apr 8, 2020 | All Blog Posts, Founder's Thoughts
Living Solo During the Quarantine If you’re retired and living alone, you’ll find that many of the days are the same as before the virus. I live alone with my dog Sadie, and love it. I take her for a couple of walks each day and sit on my front porch much of the...
by Adrielle Stapleton | Nov 11, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Founder's Thoughts
On Receiving the Visionary Award From Women Leading Kentucky, May 2019 I never thought of myself as a visionary. I just had a lot of dreams. Dreams of leaving the coal camps in WV. Dreams of going to college, going to New York, running my own business, being my own...
by Adrielle Stapleton | Sep 11, 2019 | Founder's Thoughts
What made you passionate about creating opportunities for women? Well, to start with, I’ve always been a willful child! Always had my own opinions and ideas whether others supported them or not. I watched my mother try to fit into the cultural norms of the day,...
by WLK Staff | Mar 26, 2014 | All Blog Posts, Founder's Thoughts
Jean Hale, Chairman, CEO and President of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. received a well-deserved, standing ovation at the March Roundtable, and it had to be because her presentation was filled with good advice and great examples for succeeding in business. Jean admits...
by Janet Holloway | Sep 3, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Founder's Thoughts
I think it 2004 when the Board of Women Leading Kentucky carved out its mission of creating opportunities for women to lead, learn, achieve and give back to the community. We spent a lot of time discussing whether learning should come before leading, but that was...
by Janet Holloway | Jul 18, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Founder's Thoughts
Welcome to our new website and blog. Keeping up and communicating via blog will be a challenge for me; I want to be sure it’s relevant to you, your concerns and interests, so let me hear from you. Entrepreneurship seems to be the hot button here in Lexington these...
