Career Advice

Having the Courage to Take that First Step

Having the Courage to Take that First Step

Boulo is an idea born to create opportunities for return-to-work moms and help working moms (and all caregivers) remain in the workforce. Before Boulo became a reality, Founder & CEO Delphine Carter had to take a courageous step to leap out of her comfort zone,...

Women in the Workforce: Career & Kiddos without Compromise

Women in the Workforce: Career & Kiddos without Compromise

Women in the workforce often feel tremendous strain between their jobs and caregiving obligations. This conversation discusses the benefits moms can bring to businesses and their communities. When businesses offer some type of flexibility, women can achieve...

Turning Your Mom Skills Into Money with Delphine Carter

Turning Your Mom Skills Into Money with Delphine Carter

Being a mom equips you with SUPERPOWERS! Moms have super skills that translate into exceptional business acumen! Think of the endless hours of organizing kids’ schedules, meal planning, teaching morals and lessons, and adapting to unexpected changes. These...

The Power Moms Bring to Corporate Culture

The Power Moms Bring to Corporate Culture

I had a blast chatting with Sara Dean on The Shameless Mom Academy! Listen in to hear me share: My realization that “I could not be whole without my work” How I help genius moms get seen professionally How Boulo helps moms qualify themselves for jobs that...

Why Wouldn’t You Hire a Mom?

Why Wouldn’t You Hire a Mom?

With an unprecedented amount of women forced to leave the workforce due to the global pandemic, it is more important now than ever to hire, retain, and promote moms!

An Unattainable Necessity: Childcare for Working Parents

An Unattainable Necessity: Childcare for Working Parents

by Katharine Tejeda Childcare is a necessity for a parent, especially a working parent. Affordable childcare allows parents to remain in the workforce and help support families. However, no one talks about how hard it is to get. Many middle-class families who may...

Tips to Save Fuel While Running Errands

Tips to Save Fuel While Running Errands

We all have errands to run, whether taking the kids to soccer practice or grabbing groceries. Stopping for gas is the least ideal task during a packed day. Here are some tips to help you conserve fuel while you’re out and about.

Mom & Work Life: Life Management Software You Need

Mom & Work Life: Life Management Software You Need

Let’s be honest–work life balance is difficult when there aren’t kids involved but once you add your littles’ schedules onto your own, your job title might as well be cruise ship director. With everybody, yourself included, going in a million different...

Caffeine on the Go: Our Favorite Local Coffee Shops

Caffeine on the Go: Our Favorite Local Coffee Shops

What makes a good cup of coffee a spectacular one? The perfect local coffee shop to drink it in, of course. Luckily, Birmingham residents have no shortage of options when it comes to finding the perfect spot to indulge their caffeine cravings at any spot in town....

How To Create A Good LinkedIn Profile?

How To Create A Good LinkedIn Profile?

Ever wondered how to create a winning LinkedIn profile? You should list your relevant skills, add a background photo, grow your network, etc. Read here.

Career Advice For Women: How To Build And Advance It?

Career Advice For Women: How To Build And Advance It?

Guest Post by Sarah Bull, blogger at www.economymom.com Building a successful career takes time and dedication. If you feel stuck in your current job or don’t know how to get to the place you’ve dreamed of with your career, you’re not alone. Below, find a few great...

Covid 19 Recession Tips For Surviving As A Woman

Covid 19 Recession Tips For Surviving As A Woman

Guest Post by Sarah Bull, blogger at www.economymom.com Due to pandemic-related shutdowns in women-led industries, women have been hit harder by the current recession than in previous economic downturns. However, this shouldn’t be a cause for panic. Even if your...

Return To Work Plan After Covid-19: 6 Steps to Move you Forward

Return To Work Plan After Covid-19: 6 Steps to Move you Forward

We are months into the pandemic life, and our former habits risk becoming a ‘remember when.’   It’s still a daily struggle to make sense of what is going on, and we need to continue to give ourselves some grace.    Boulo women had started...

Is It Time to Re-Invent Your Career?

Is It Time to Re-Invent Your Career?

We’ve all been forced to do a lot of re-inventing the last few weeks.  Prior choices in personal and work routines and habits have been replaced with necessity. Our former lives have been halted by COVID-19, and nothing looks the same.  Yet, who we...

Discover the Power of a Business Pivot

Discover the Power of a Business Pivot

Learn to pivot in business and achieve success with inspiring examples of companies that made it work. Boulo Solutions can guide you through the process.

Best 10 Work from Home Tips For Maximize Your Productivity

Best 10 Work from Home Tips For Maximize Your Productivity

Covid-19 has sent the majority of American workers home.  While we at Boulo have always promoted working from home, it was generally assumed that the children were in school, and you were the only adult in the house during work hours.  So here we...

Discover the Benefits of Freelancing: A Flexible Work Style

Discover the Benefits of Freelancing: A Flexible Work Style

57 million Americans call themselves freelancers today, and the world is catching on to this very appealing way to work.  In fact, freelancing is growing so quickly, that freelancers are expected to overtake the majority of the workforce by 2027.[i] We at Boulo...