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herlife | contentsnovember 201214welcome 6health 10Beauty 12inspirations 14cravings 18recipes 20favorites 22Kate Hedgeman: Working to Woo New York’s Brightest BrainsCatherine “Kate” Hedgeman, Esq., knew from a young age that she wanted to be a lawyer, and pursued those goalswith steely determination. After years of using her law degree as a lobbyist and Attorney at Law, acquiring numerousawards and accolades along the way, she formed GenNEXT, a professional networking group for young professionalsunder the age of 40. Shortly thereafter, she founded The Stakeholders, Inc., a non-profit organization which took thebusiness aspect of GenNEXT and married it with a vision to encourage volunteerism in the community, and to attractand retain professionals to the area.3646trendsetter 24wine 28book club 30business spotlight 32mother’s perspective 34working women 36finance 38Angel Investors: HelpingEntrepreneurs Realize Their DreamsYou have a great idea for a new product or service,and an impressive business plan, but need fundingto get started. Or perhaps you’ve already been inbusiness for a couple of years and need funding toexpand. Your friends and family don’t exactly havedeep pockets, and you need more than what yourlocal bank can lend you but not enough to seekout venture capital firms. Where do you go? Angelinvestors might be the answer.JOANNE DIMARCO’s Just Sayin’...I recall the opening scene in the book I Don’t Know HowShe Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother byAllison Pearson. The main character, a working mother,is in her kitchen at midnight, beating up a store-boughtpie to make it look homemade for the school holidayevent. She didn’t want to be thought of as “one ofthose mothers.” I can relate.spotlight 40tie the knot 42scene and be seen 44jUST sAYIN’ 46IN THE REGION 484 HERLIFEnewyork.com

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