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Holly Smithson
Your mentorship program is solving the wrong five years

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

Your mentorship program is solving the wrong five years

Almost all the advice is aimed at the one stretch of career where the gap barely moves

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
A Two-Day Workshop That Was Still Working Fourteen Years

Jul 21, 2026

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4 min read

A Two-Day Workshop That Was Still Working Fourteen Years

The women who attended did meet people. But meeting people isn't what did the work.

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
Your network is not an emergency fund

Jul 14, 2026

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3 min read

Your network is not an emergency fund

Eleven thousand applications a minute - what still cuts through?

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
California just started tracking AI job losses

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

California just started tracking AI job losses

The first roles lighting up the data are the ones women spent decades fighting to earn.

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
Boards adopt AI but nobody told legal

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

Boards adopt AI but nobody told legal

82% of directors use it. Only 6% have governance. Here's what that gap costs – and who's moving first.

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
San Diego ranks 12th in AI. Here's the number that actually keeps us up at night

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

San Diego ranks 12th in AI. Here's the number that actually keeps us up at night

Seven San Diego leaders are building a coalition blueprint other cities can use.

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson
Women are 86% less likely to recover from AI job loss. Not on our watch.

Jun 10, 2026

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2 min read

Women are 86% less likely to recover from AI job loss. Not on our watch.

Three reports and a similar trend. What it means for women in STEM.

Holly Smithson
Holly Smithson

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