{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Penelope Przekop","home_page_url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com","description":"Penelope Przekop","author":{"name":"Penelope Przekop"},"items":[{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/kaylee-godbey-i-have-a-story-of-courage-that-will-continue","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Untitled90_20260510194637%20(1)%20-%20KAYLEE%20GODBEY%20.png\"/><p>\"There is no doubt I was scared; in fact, I was actually terrified that I had to step into something that felt so big without the support I once had.\"</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/kaylee-godbey-i-have-a-story-of-courage-that-will-continue","title":"Kaylee Godbey: I Have a Story of Courage That Will Continue","summary":"\"There is no doubt I was scared; in fact, I was actually terrified that I had to step into something that felt so big without the support I once had.\"","date_modified":"2026-08-20T15:45:11Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/isabella-subias-marston-courage-is-a-muscle","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/1000000604.jpg\"/><p>\"The next thing I knew I was being driven to the middle of a field where I would be picked up by a helicopter and life-flighted to a trauma hospital in Tyler, Texas.\"</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/isabella-subias-marston-courage-is-a-muscle","title":"Isabella Subias-Marston: Courage is a Muscle","summary":"\"The next thing I knew I was being driven to the middle of a field where I would be picked up by a helicopter and life-flighted to a trauma hospital in Tyler, Texas.\"","date_modified":"2025-08-20T17:19:02Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/abigail-clifton-control-how-and-when-you-have-courage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/IMG_2531.jpeg\"/><p>\"I could hope for my life to be better every day, but until I dared to act on my hope my life would remain the same as it always was.\"</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/abigail-clifton-control-how-and-when-you-have-courage","title":"Abigail Clifton: Control How and When YOU Have Courage","summary":"\"I could hope for my life to be better every day, but until I dared to act on my hope my life would remain the same as it always was.\"","date_modified":"2024-12-16T21:49:01Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/pdc-pharma-strategy-1-pharmaceutical-consulting-firm-in-2024","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/PDC%20Pahrma%20Strategy_Qualio.jpg\"/><p>PDC Pharma Strategy did it again!</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/pdc-pharma-strategy-1-pharmaceutical-consulting-firm-in-2024","title":"PDC Pharma Strategy: #1 Pharmaceutical Consulting Firm in 2024","summary":"PDC Pharma Strategy did it again!","date_modified":"2024-05-15T18:38:42Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-story-behind-the-paintings","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Sound%20and%20Style%20with%20Penelope%20Przekop.png\"/><p>(An excerpt from the interview of Rebecca Linnard of Sound and Style with Penelope Przekop)</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-story-behind-the-paintings","title":"The Story Behind the Paintings","summary":"(An excerpt from the interview of Rebecca Linnard of Sound and Style with Penelope Przekop)","date_modified":"2024-04-25T19:10:04Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/time-to-stop-%E2%80%9Cscraping-the-toast%E2%80%9D","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Penelope%20Przekop_FDA.jpg\"/><p>“Our system of make and inspect, which if applied to making toast, would be expressed, “You burn, I’ll scrape.” – W. Edwards Deming, as quoted by Joseph Sensenbrenner (from Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Dem...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/time-to-stop-%E2%80%9Cscraping-the-toast%E2%80%9D","title":"Time To Stop “Scraping The Toast”","summary":"“Our system of make and inspect, which if applied to making toast, would be expressed, “You burn, I’ll scrape.” – W. Edwards Deming, as quoted by Joseph Sensenbrenner (from Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Dem...","date_modified":"2024-02-22T16:35:34Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/fda-duke-margolis-institute-for-health-policy-public-workshop","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/FDA%20Meeting%20workshop-14f4a61.png\"/><p>Does the pharma industry need to redefine the criteria for who can sponsor and execute clinical trials?</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/fda-duke-margolis-institute-for-health-policy-public-workshop","title":"FDA / Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy Public Workshop","summary":"Does the pharma industry need to redefine the criteria for who can sponsor and execute clinical trials?","date_modified":"2024-02-14T19:50:37Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/what-makes-a-stand-out-leader","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/PerceptivX.png\"/><p>\"I’m dedicated to being authentic in my leadership. I struggled with that for years and wrote about it in my upcoming book, 5-Star Career: Define and Build Yours Using the Science of Quality Management. Throughout my car...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/what-makes-a-stand-out-leader","title":"What Makes A Stand-out Leader?","summary":"\"I’m dedicated to being authentic in my leadership. I struggled with that for years and wrote about it in my upcoming book, 5-Star Career: Define and Build Yours Using the Science of Quality Management. Throughout my car...","date_modified":"2024-02-02T22:08:37Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/sop-remediation-when-reinventing-the-wheel-is-the-best-approach","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Clinical%20Leader.png\"/><p>There is a growing industry focus on standard operating procedure (SOP) remediation. Although outsourcing, mergers, and acquisitions have been in play for the last 20   years, these activities seem to be skyrocketing, wh...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/sop-remediation-when-reinventing-the-wheel-is-the-best-approach","title":"SOP Remediation: When Reinventing The Wheel Is The Best Approach","summary":"There is a growing industry focus on standard operating procedure (SOP) remediation. Although outsourcing, mergers, and acquisitions have been in play for the last 20   years, these activities seem to be skyrocketing, wh...","date_modified":"2024-01-31T20:17:36Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/two-brilliant-nerds-changed-the-world","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Here's%20What%20Helps_Peneope%20Przekop_Ed%209.jpg\"/><p>W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) and Joseph Juran (1904-2008) were top quality management experts struggling to gain widespread US acceptance.  </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/two-brilliant-nerds-changed-the-world","title":"Two brilliant nerds changed the world","summary":"W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) and Joseph Juran (1904-2008) were top quality management experts struggling to gain widespread US acceptance.  ","date_modified":"2024-01-25T17:21:44Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-shifting-roles-of-cros","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/WPF-fd54fc4.png\"/><p>Check out this great article on the shifting roles of CROs. I was honored to contribute my thoughts and opinions on the topic along with two other industry experts.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-shifting-roles-of-cros","title":"The Shifting Roles of CROs","summary":"Check out this great article on the shifting roles of CROs. I was honored to contribute my thoughts and opinions on the topic along with two other industry experts.","date_modified":"2024-01-19T21:43:04Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/how-quality-management-science-can-build-a-5-star-company","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Life%20Science%20Leader.png\"/><p>“Quality starts at the top” is a pithy, inspiring sound bite that doesn’t tell anyone — especially those at the top – exactly how to get quality started. Over my 30-plus year career, I’ve learned that this phrase is best...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/how-quality-management-science-can-build-a-5-star-company","title":"How Quality Management Science Can Build A 5-Star Company","summary":"“Quality starts at the top” is a pithy, inspiring sound bite that doesn’t tell anyone — especially those at the top – exactly how to get quality started. Over my 30-plus year career, I’ve learned that this phrase is best...","date_modified":"2023-12-27T21:16:39Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/black-belt-not-required-dont-wait-for-six-sigma-to-come-to-you","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Pharma%20Manufacturing.png\"/><p>Blast from the past! </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/black-belt-not-required-dont-wait-for-six-sigma-to-come-to-you","title":"Black Belt Not Required: Don't Wait for Six Sigma to Come to You","summary":"Blast from the past! ","date_modified":"2023-12-20T21:02:51Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/bra-in-a-box-is-making-pasties-convenient-and-comfortable","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Beauty%20Independent.jpg\"/><p>Product ideas often come from life’s stubborn annoyances.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/bra-in-a-box-is-making-pasties-convenient-and-comfortable","title":"BRA IN A BOX Is Making Pasties Convenient And Comfortable","summary":"Product ideas often come from life’s stubborn annoyances.","date_modified":"2023-12-20T20:41:33Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-world-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-and-it-never-will","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/6Q1rp84\"/><p>\"The world isn't what it used to be,\" said every person who ever lived over 50 years. (They were all right, and they were alright.)</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-world-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-and-it-never-will","title":"The World Isn't What It Used To Be And It Never Will","summary":"\"The world isn't what it used to be,\" said every person who ever lived over 50 years. (They were all right, and they were alright.)","date_modified":"2023-12-12T21:37:46Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-hilary-topper-on-air","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Hilarry%20Topper%20Blog.jpg\"/><p>Do you want to have a 5-Star career?</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-hilary-topper-on-air","title":"Podcast Pitstop: Hilary Topper On Air","summary":"Do you want to have a 5-Star career?","date_modified":"2023-12-07T17:16:46Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-reasons-why-sponsors-must-review-monitoring-reports","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/D13O7JQ\"/><p>Following the May 19, 2023 ICH Assembly endorsement of ICH E6(R3) final draft, every sponsor should understand and accept that regardless of delegating GCP tasks, duties, or functions, they retain overall responsibility ...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-reasons-why-sponsors-must-review-monitoring-reports","title":"3 Reasons Why Sponsors Must Review Monitoring Reports","summary":"Following the May 19, 2023 ICH Assembly endorsement of ICH E6(R3) final draft, every sponsor should understand and accept that regardless of delegating GCP tasks, duties, or functions, they retain overall responsibility ...","date_modified":"2023-12-05T17:09:40Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/caroline-doll-talks-about-bra-in-a-box","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Bra%20In%20A%20Box_Caroline%20Doll-a88c109.jpg\"/><p>Caroline Doll, the CEO of POSH PR®, meets her new favorite bra-- the Bra In A Box!</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/caroline-doll-talks-about-bra-in-a-box","title":"Caroline Doll Talks About Bra In A Box","summary":"Caroline Doll, the CEO of POSH PR®, meets her new favorite bra-- the Bra In A Box!","date_modified":"2023-11-27T15:28:58Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-a-productive-conversation","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Penelope%20Przekop%20with%20Mike%20Vardy.png\"/><p>Listen to the interview of productivity strategist Mike Vardy with Penelope as she talks about the book 5-Star Career, the science of quality management, and how to clean your systems so they work for you.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-a-productive-conversation","title":"Podcast Pitstop: A Productive Conversation","summary":"Listen to the interview of productivity strategist Mike Vardy with Penelope as she talks about the book 5-Star Career, the science of quality management, and how to clean your systems so they work for you.","date_modified":"2023-11-24T22:16:29Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/being-underestimated-calls-for-informed-decision-making","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/r2VN1Kk\"/><p>If you aim to build an authentic, fulfilling life, the first step is identifying your specifications. Relying on the interpretations, impressions, opinions, and expectations of others may provide direction, but it won't ...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/being-underestimated-calls-for-informed-decision-making","title":"Being underestimated calls for informed decision-making","summary":"If you aim to build an authentic, fulfilling life, the first step is identifying your specifications. Relying on the interpretations, impressions, opinions, and expectations of others may provide direction, but it won't ...","date_modified":"2023-11-17T20:50:10Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/5-misconceptions-about-creativity-that-could-be-holding-you-back","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Innerself.png\"/><p>Understanding and accepting yourself at an authentic level is key to reaching your potential. Misconceptions about creativity can slow or derail progress in multiple areas of life.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/5-misconceptions-about-creativity-that-could-be-holding-you-back","title":"5 Misconceptions About Creativity That Could Be Holding You Back","summary":"Understanding and accepting yourself at an authentic level is key to reaching your potential. Misconceptions about creativity can slow or derail progress in multiple areas of life.","date_modified":"2023-11-07T16:24:31Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/11-steps-to-making-decisions-that-ensure-career-satisfaction","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Penelope%20Przekop%20at%20Ms%20Career%20Girl.jpg\"/><p>The science of quality management has been used by global industry giants for more than a century. It tells us that the probability of achieving your desired long-term outcome dramatically increases when you embrace this...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/11-steps-to-making-decisions-that-ensure-career-satisfaction","title":"11 Steps to Making Decisions That Ensure Career Satisfaction","summary":"The science of quality management has been used by global industry giants for more than a century. It tells us that the probability of achieving your desired long-term outcome dramatically increases when you embrace this...","date_modified":"2023-11-01T21:19:32Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/culture-101","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/8538\"/><p>A common understanding of culture is that it consists of values, norms and artifacts. An artifact is a by-product that results from a culture’s values and norms.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/culture-101","title":"Culture 101","summary":"A common understanding of culture is that it consists of values, norms and artifacts. An artifact is a by-product that results from a culture’s values and norms.","date_modified":"2023-10-19T20:58:34Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-real-reason-time-is-valuable","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/Y8JNGWq\"/><p>Quality is measured by the satisfaction of the intended customer. A customer exchanges something of value for something of equal or greater value, otherwise, they would hang on to what they had.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-real-reason-time-is-valuable","title":"The Real Reason Time is Valuable                              ","summary":"Quality is measured by the satisfaction of the intended customer. A customer exchanges something of value for something of equal or greater value, otherwise, they would hang on to what they had.","date_modified":"2023-10-12T15:32:36Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-new-theory-with-jason-venturelli","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/New%20Theory.png\"/><p>Click the image to listen to Penelope discuss how to build a 5-Star Career with Jason Venturelli on his New Theory Podcast. </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/podcast-pitstop-new-theory-with-jason-venturelli","title":"Podcast Pitstop: New Theory with Jason Venturelli","summary":"Click the image to listen to Penelope discuss how to build a 5-Star Career with Jason Venturelli on his New Theory Podcast. ","date_modified":"2023-10-04T00:34:57Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-five-lifestyle-tweaks-that-will-help-support-people%E2%80%99s-journey","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/10299\"/><p>1. Tweak Your Emotional Focus</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-five-lifestyle-tweaks-that-will-help-support-people%E2%80%99s-journey","title":"The Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People’s Journey","summary":"1. Tweak Your Emotional Focus","date_modified":"2023-09-29T17:53:01Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-things-entrepreneurs-need-to-know-about-the-science-of-quality","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/KpR1G7P\"/><p>The science of quality management has a long, successful history of producing customer satisfaction. </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-things-entrepreneurs-need-to-know-about-the-science-of-quality","title":"3 Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Science of Quality ","summary":"The science of quality management has a long, successful history of producing customer satisfaction. ","date_modified":"2023-09-26T21:24:42Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/we-all-have-a-superpower","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/22389\"/><p>Despite what you may have heard, your life is not a process. As it stands today, your life is the product of your process. You are both the customer and the manufacturer of that product. That makes you the most powerful ...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/we-all-have-a-superpower","title":"We All Have a Superpower","summary":"Despite what you may have heard, your life is not a process. As it stands today, your life is the product of your process. You are both the customer and the manufacturer of that product. That makes you the most powerful ...","date_modified":"2023-09-26T21:24:15Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/8-traps-to-avoid-when-making-fact-based-decisions","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/34.jpg\"/><p>My article featured in Addicted to Success ...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/8-traps-to-avoid-when-making-fact-based-decisions","title":"8 Traps to Avoid When Making Fact-Based Decisions","summary":"My article featured in Addicted to Success ...","date_modified":"2023-09-18T15:15:42Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/mindset-and-blind-spots","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/wAmGkkm\"/><p>A philosophy is a set of values or principles that guide you in practical affairs. The guiding principles that support your philosophy could also be referred to as a set of basic beliefs.</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/mindset-and-blind-spots","title":"Mindset and Blind Spots","summary":"A philosophy is a set of values or principles that guide you in practical affairs. The guiding principles that support your philosophy could also be referred to as a set of basic beliefs.","date_modified":"2023-09-18T14:52:28Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/taylor-bryn-wright-my-courage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Taylor%20Wright.jpg\"/><p>\"I watched the person I loved most in this world slowly slip away from me and there was nothing I could do to stop it.\"</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/taylor-bryn-wright-my-courage","title":"Taylor Bryn Wright: My Courage","summary":"\"I watched the person I loved most in this world slowly slip away from me and there was nothing I could do to stop it.\"","date_modified":"2023-06-25T15:03:00Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-approaches-to-building-twentysomething-entrepreneurial-success","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/story-hero.png\"/><p>With Alexa Curtis, Twentysomething Entrepreneur and co-founder of GrassHoppHer</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/3-approaches-to-building-twentysomething-entrepreneurial-success","title":"3 Ways to Build Twentysomething Entrepreneurial Success","summary":"With Alexa Curtis, Twentysomething Entrepreneur and co-founder of GrassHoppHer","date_modified":"2023-06-24T17:24:49Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hannah-oakes-happily-ever-after","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Hnnah%20Oakes1.jpg\"/><p>\"The truth is, there is no happily ever after until you find the courage within yourself to keep pushing forward.\"</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hannah-oakes-happily-ever-after","title":"Hannah Oakes: Happily Ever After","summary":"\"The truth is, there is no happily ever after until you find the courage within yourself to keep pushing forward.\"","date_modified":"2022-08-04T18:21:54Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/personal-accountability-unleash-the-power","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/k845JEP\"/><p>A major reason why paychecks get larger as the scope of responsibility widens is accountability. Many complain about the high salaries of corporate executives. I won’t comment on compensation packages, but I will say tha...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/personal-accountability-unleash-the-power","title":"Personal Accountability: Unleash the Power ...","summary":"A major reason why paychecks get larger as the scope of responsibility widens is accountability. Many complain about the high salaries of corporate executives. I won’t comment on compensation packages, but I will say tha...","date_modified":"2021-12-18T15:44:12Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-ya-mystery-category-what-the-heck","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/pYY9W0P\"/><p>Check out my feature article for Mystery & Suspense Magazine and find out why YA fiction has me perplexed. Am I the only one?</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/the-ya-mystery-category-what-the-heck","title":"The YA Mystery Category: What the Heck?","summary":"Check out my feature article for Mystery & Suspense Magazine and find out why YA fiction has me perplexed. Am I the only one?","date_modified":"2021-11-19T02:16:41Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/authority-magazine-thoughts-on-women-and-wellness","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/107416\"/><p>We're all busy! That can be great, or it can be disastrous. Take a beat to consider wellness. How we define wellness can be quite personal and nuanced. It's a big part of how we define quality. Sometimes ensuring our wel...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/authority-magazine-thoughts-on-women-and-wellness","title":"Authority Magazine: Thoughts on Women and Wellness ","summary":"We're all busy! That can be great, or it can be disastrous. Take a beat to consider wellness. How we define wellness can be quite personal and nuanced. It's a big part of how we define quality. Sometimes ensuring our wel...","date_modified":"2021-11-03T17:41:51Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/how-to-shift-your-employee-engagement-mindset","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/1423\"/><p>5-Star Employees Create 5-Star Companies </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/how-to-shift-your-employee-engagement-mindset","title":"How to Shift Your Employee Engagement Mindset","summary":"5-Star Employees Create 5-Star Companies ","date_modified":"2021-10-26T02:21:15Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hr-gazette-podcast-interview-how-to-achieve-a-5-star-career","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/2761\"/><p>We live in a world dominated by ratings. We generally prefer to purchase five-star products, read five-star books, eat at five-star restaurants, and watch five-star movies. Why then would you settle for anything less tha...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hr-gazette-podcast-interview-how-to-achieve-a-5-star-career","title":"Podcast Pitstop: HR Gazette's HRChat ","summary":"We live in a world dominated by ratings. We generally prefer to purchase five-star products, read five-star books, eat at five-star restaurants, and watch five-star movies. Why then would you settle for anything less tha...","date_modified":"2021-10-26T02:09:51Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/talking-with-douglas-coleman-about-pharma-5-star-career","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/dc2.JPG\"/><p>This week I was honored to be an invited guest on the video edition of The Douglas Coleman Show to talk about my new book, 5-Star Career: Define and Build Yours Using the Science of Quality Management (9 Nov 21, Producti...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/talking-with-douglas-coleman-about-pharma-5-star-career","title":"Podcast Pitstop: The Douglas Coleman Show","summary":"This week I was honored to be an invited guest on the video edition of The Douglas Coleman Show to talk about my new book, 5-Star Career: Define and Build Yours Using the Science of Quality Management (9 Nov 21, Producti...","date_modified":"2021-10-07T18:16:33Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-expert","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/21_08_LSC_and_ExpertSeal_Signature_300x70.png\"/><p>I'm proud to share that I've been inducted to the Life Science Connect Expert Network, a select group of key contributors to Life Science Connect, an incredible company that helps keep the pharmaceutical industry informe...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-expert","title":"I Always Wanted to Be an Expert!","summary":"I'm proud to share that I've been inducted to the Life Science Connect Expert Network, a select group of key contributors to Life Science Connect, an incredible company that helps keep the pharmaceutical industry informe...","date_modified":"2021-10-03T03:15:29Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/perceptiv-x-magazine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Perceptiv%20x.png\"/><p>Penelope shares exclusive insight into her background and why it’s high time to revolutionize regulatory compliance strategy in the pharmaceutical industry. </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/perceptiv-x-magazine","title":"Podcast Pitstop: PerceptivX Magazine","summary":"Penelope shares exclusive insight into her background and why it’s high time to revolutionize regulatory compliance strategy in the pharmaceutical industry. ","date_modified":"2021-09-25T19:10:19Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/thrive-global-authority-magazine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Medium.png\"/><p>Orlando Zayas' Authority Magazine interview with Penelope on Medium. </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/thrive-global-authority-magazine","title":"5 Things a Business Should Do to Create a Wow Customer Experience","summary":"Orlando Zayas' Authority Magazine interview with Penelope on Medium. ","date_modified":"2021-09-25T18:59:00Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/iamhere","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Penelope%20Przekop%20Walking%20on%20Sunshine.jpg\"/><p>Today I found a letter that I wrote in 1997. To say that it blew my mind would be an understatement. It was so clearly and beautifully written by early 30-something me. Yet, almost 25 years later, I'm still trying to exp...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/iamhere","title":"#IAmHere ","summary":"Today I found a letter that I wrote in 1997. To say that it blew my mind would be an understatement. It was so clearly and beautifully written by early 30-something me. Yet, almost 25 years later, I'm still trying to exp...","date_modified":"2021-09-22T20:12:08Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hope-vs-courage-if-courage-was-an-instinct","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/6e1dc5e2-22ab-45b9-8bd7-3b80abc447da-Will_Merr.jpg\"/><p>I'm honored to share this inspiring essay written by Will Merritt, recipient of the 2021 Northwood High School John and Penelope Hall Defining Courage Award, now nicknamed the Be Courageous Award. Will insightfully write...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/hope-vs-courage-if-courage-was-an-instinct","title":"Hope vs. Courage: If Courage was an Instinct","summary":"I'm honored to share this inspiring essay written by Will Merritt, recipient of the 2021 Northwood High School John and Penelope Hall Defining Courage Award, now nicknamed the Be Courageous Award. Will insightfully write...","date_modified":"2021-06-15T01:58:23Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/a-boobs-life-author-leslie-lehr-talks-to-bra-in-a-box","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Leslie_Lehr-1-683x1024-1.jpg\"/><p>I'm thrilled to share that Bra in a Box has published an interview with Leslie Lehr, author of A Boob's Life.  We plan to interview women who inspire us in various ways, beginning with Leslie, who is a prize-winning auth...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/a-boobs-life-author-leslie-lehr-talks-to-bra-in-a-box","title":"A Boob's Life Author Leslie Lehr Talks to Bra in a Box","summary":"I'm thrilled to share that Bra in a Box has published an interview with Leslie Lehr, author of A Boob's Life.  We plan to interview women who inspire us in various ways, beginning with Leslie, who is a prize-winning auth...","date_modified":"2021-05-28T19:38:42Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/women-in-stem-pdc-pharma-strategy","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/Farshad%20asl%20quote.png\"/><p>This week we celebrated International Women's Day. It's a perfect time to highlight that PDC Pharma Strategy is thrilled to have two amazing Stanford University STEM students on our team. </p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/women-in-stem-pdc-pharma-strategy","title":"Women in STEM & PDC Pharma Strategy","summary":"This week we celebrated International Women's Day. It's a perfect time to highlight that PDC Pharma Strategy is thrilled to have two amazing Stanford University STEM students on our team. ","date_modified":"2021-03-10T16:47:45Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/16-personality-types","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/DEjblOG\"/><p>I'm an advocate. What are you? Our youngest daughter is studying both psychology and engineering at Stanford University. She recently asked my husband and me to take an online Myers-Briggs personality test.  We've both t...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/16-personality-types","title":"16 Personality Types","summary":"I'm an advocate. What are you? Our youngest daughter is studying both psychology and engineering at Stanford University. She recently asked my husband and me to take an online Myers-Briggs personality test.  We've both t...","date_modified":"2021-02-26T21:32:01Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/discover-bra-in-a-box","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6e40a6e8-065c-4c84-aeff-c04ea584f51e/7.JPG\"/><p>In 2019, my older daughter and I teamed up to create Bra in a Box, a business centered around a product idea I had during a long overseas business trip. My younger daughter had recently introduced me to silicone nipple c...</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/discover-bra-in-a-box","title":"Discover Bra in a Box","summary":"In 2019, my older daughter and I teamed up to create Bra in a Box, a business centered around a product idea I had during a long overseas business trip. My younger daughter had recently introduced me to silicone nipple c...","date_modified":"2021-02-26T05:19:34Z"},{"id":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/welcome","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/DxzGn04\"/><p>I started a blog in 2008 after meeting a young journalist on a plane; he said that \"in the near future people will get their news from social media.\"  Now that I think about it, I'm reminded of another guy I met in 1986....</p>","url":"https://penelopeprzekop.com/the-be-courageous-award/f/welcome","title":"Welcome!","summary":"I started a blog in 2008 after meeting a young journalist on a plane; he said that \"in the near future people will get their news from social media.\"  Now that I think about it, I'm reminded of another guy I met in 1986....","date_modified":"2021-02-25T03:11:55Z"}]}