Sep 11, 2023 | blog
“I just wanted someone to hug me.” This was the comment I had from an actress I was interviewing on a Zoom webinar as the pandemic was coming to an end. We had been discussing why relationships matter and why Influence Women is essential. She was single and, during... 
Aug 16, 2021 | blog
The film, Nomadland, won the 2020 Academy Award for best picture and is based on the non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. The film starred Frances McDormand (also a producer) and is directed by Chloe Zhao. It is... 
Nov 9, 2020 | blog
“I just need a band-aid – a butterfly bandage!” That was the sobbing plead being made by a 10-year-old daughter. She had been at a friend’s house playing and her mom had just washed and waxed the kitchen floor. The girls had an idea. What if we got pillowcases... 
Mar 3, 2020 | blog
The Influence Lab was thrilled to host an Influence Women’s Gathering at the National Religious Broadcasting Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Women came united from national and global cities who work in diverse areas of media and entertainment with focused hearts... 
Apr 16, 2019 | blog
I walked into my daughter and son-in-law’s house to the shouts of grandkids screaming “Mimi!” and then gasped: it looked like a tornado had demolished the house. Toys, dirty socks, shoes, pj’s, discarded papers and fruit snacks cluttered the living room floor. I... 
