Everyone around you is experiencing this through their own personal lens and one must engage another with empathy and understanding and not judgment.

This community is collaborating on every level. Coordination between organizations has never been greater.

Macon is such a supportive community; it's just a matter of weaving that network web, being authentically yourself and finding those genuine people who see the magic in you and in your dreams.

The best business advise I've ever received was from my mother. She said to always treat the customer standing across from me as if it were me standing there. Also, to trust God's plan for me.

The perfect gift is all about perfecting the details. At Smith's, we're dedicated to getting the small things just right.

Women can better support each other by reaching out their hand to help another woman rise up.

I hope to look back on this time of my life with as much fondness as I do the past five years, and just maybe I will know what I want to be when I grow up.

Holding a patient's hand as they go to sleep for surgery and whispering in their ear that I will be right there with them while they are asleep and taking care of them.

Men can better support women in business by advocating for equal pay and opportunity, utilizing their business services and referring others to do the same.

I hope that all women will take a moment to pause, reflect and acknowledge their unique strengths and how these strengths positively impact others.