Join me along with a few of my beauty and publishing industry favs for a day of inspiration and empowerment at the 3rd Annual Women’s Business Symposium in Indianapolis! As a special treat for In Her Shoes readers, we’re giving away (1) free day pass for this special event. If you live in the Indy area and think you need to be in attendance, email me at info@inhershoesblog.com and tell me why. It doesn’t have to be lengthy, just sincere! Winner announced this Wednesday. May the best woman win!

I know that all of you style mavens out there are looking forward to Fall fashion and Labor Day is considered Summer’s “last hurrah” but guess what? It’s really not. According to my calendar, we still have a couple weeks left to indulge in my favorite season of the year! To celebrate, I’m joining forces with Harlem’s Fashion Row to give you (yes, YOU!) an opportunity to win a discounted night or THREE complimentary nights at the U.S. Marriott of your choice!

Thanks so much for all of the beautiful entries for the Spring into Ownership contest. If I had my way, every entrant would be joining us for this fabulous Little Pink Book event on Friday, but alas, I had to narrow down my selection to two lucky winners. I know you guys have been waiting

As a special offer to In Her Shoes readers, Little Pink Book is gifting two complimentary tickets to next week’s Spring into Ownership event! Leave a comment below briefly stating why you need to attend and two entries will be selected at random. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 13th.

The lovely ladies over at Little Pink Book are also providing a 50% off discount on Spring into Ownership tickets (valued at $99). The code is: WOMENSORG. To get your discount tickets click here and enter the code in the promotion code box. It’s that easy

If you could be a superhero for a day, what would YOUR powers be? Leave your response below for your chance to win the Whoop Ash “Bag with Swag” which consists of: Whoop Ash Body Butter Cream (Whipped) 8 0z, Whoop Ash Body Butter Travel Size (Whipped) 2.6 oz, SMACK your LIPS (lip balm) and a Whoop Ash t-shirt

Huge thanks to everyone who submitted entries to last week’s In Her Shoes two year anniversary giveaway. The questions were “What do you love about In Her Shoes?” and “What is your favorite In Her Shoes post?” Winners were chosen at random because In Her Shoes means something different to every reader so there’s no right or wrong answer. I’m just proud to know that the common denominator is INSPIRATION. In Her Shoes is doing what it was created to do…serve as the go-to blog for women living out their entrepreneurial dreams!

If you’ve ever taken time out of your busy day to read In Her Shoes, I thank you. If you’ve enjoyed an In Her Shoes post so much that you shared the link with friends, thank you. If you’ve written in to say how inspired you are by the women In Her Shoes has introduced you to, I sincerely thank you.

As a small token of my appreciation for your love and support, a few friends of the blog have partnered with me for special giveaways. Yes, it’s the blog’s birthday but we want to give gifts to YOU!

Facing Your Fears: Tales of a Fly Female Entrepreneur from Renae Bluitt on Vimeo. It looks like writing in to tell us why they should attend our “Facing Your Fears: Tales of a Fly Female Entrepreneur” panel paid off for ten lucky ladies! Yes, yes, yes…I know I initially mentioned five winners but I can’t

Mark your calendars, because on November 11th, 2010 In Her Shoes will get up-close and personal with five of New York City’s best and brightest entrepreneurs during its first ever “Facing Your Fears: Tales of a Fly Female Entrepreneur” roundtable. In Her Shoes has invited the most talented thought-leaders in beauty, media, entertainment and fashion to

Oops! With everything going on this week I almost forgot to pick a winner for the Sephora gift card giveaway. I selected the winner at random. Like, literally closed my eyes and scrolled down to go with the submission my cursor landed on. Gotta love keeping it simple. Congratulations to Jazmine!  You’re my lucky winner!  Now

Spring is in the air and if you’re anything like me, the beautiful weather is inspiring you to step your beauty game up. From more frequently scheduled pedicures to experimenting with new scents and makeup palettes, this is definitely the season to shine like the sun! Just in time for warmer temp socializing, the good

  Many thanks to everyone who entered to win tickets to the ESSENCE Empowerment Conference in Chicago on October 30th! The reasons you shared for wanting to attend were touching. If I had my way, you’d all be winners but unfortunately, I had to keep the list narrowed down. So without further adieu, following are the ESSENCE

ESSENCE Magazine, the preeminent magazine for black women, inspires 8.1 million women of all shades and shapes to lead bold, fulfilling lives. On October 30th, 2009 ESSENCE Magazine is taking their inspirational messaging on the road with the 2009 ESSENCE Empowerment Conference: A Day of Transformation.  In Her Shoes is excited to announce that in partnership with

I hope that everyone is returning to the work week from a fabulous Mother’s Day weekend! As you all know, last week Cantu Shea Butter hosted a “Summer Style” giveaway for In Her Shoes readers willing to share the first three words that came to mind when they thought of MOM. Thanks for all of

It may be a while before Summer officially hits, but Spring’s rising temps and sunny days make it easy to start craving time at the beach and long, balmy nights. The thought of summer’s beauty is hard to resist but don’t forget – fun in the sun can wreck havoc on your tresses! One of