Joanne Tombrakos

The Reason Henri Bendel Is Shutting Its Doors That No One Is Talking About

I suppose I should be surprised that Henri Bendel is closing its doors. After all it’s been around for 123 years, surviving multiple wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession, multiple generations of women as well as the advent of much competition along the way. But I’m not. While many are going to blame the […]

What I’ve Learned After 10 Years Of Working On My Own

A lot happened in 2008. On September 29th of that year the Dow plunged almost 778 points, setting the country plunging into what would be called the Great Recession. On November 4th Barack Obama was elected the first African-American President of the United States in history. But for me the day that would be the […]

When You Forget The Essence Of Your Brand

When I started blogging I had absolutely no idea what I was going to write about with the exception of how it felt to be in this place of limbo I suddenly found myself in, divorced from a long and successful corporate career and not quite certain what was next. I called the blog One […]

Email Best Practices And The Art Of Surrender

A few weeks ago before I sent out my Sunday newsletter, I did what I always do before scheduling it in the queue. I followed one of the cardinal rules of email best practices. I checked all the links to make sure they were working. At least that’s what I thought I did. Shortly […]

Is A Balanced Life Really Possible?

A balanced life is something I like to strive for. Balance between work and personal, between my digital life and my offline life and these days between trying to maintain being an informed citizen who is paying attention in these very challenging political times and turning it all off so I can breathe without that […]