Striving for a More Perfect Union: A Look at the Life and Legacy of...
By Shannon Santschi
When looking over the work and legacies of United States Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall (deceased), one would be hard-pressed to find...
Striving for a More Perfect Union: A Look at the Life and Legacy of...
By Shannon Santschi
When looking over the work and legacies of United States Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall (deceased), one would be hard-pressed to find...
A Timeless Lesson from the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King
By Shannon Santschi
"If any of you are around when I have to meet my day, I don’t want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to...
Heart of the Matter: Living with Intentionality
By Melanie Kreifels, SWSM Managing Editor
You were made on purpose, for a purpose, and you have value because you exist. That’s a powerful concept for one to...
Equipping Women to be Change Makers: The Policy Circle and their 2021 Leadership Summit
By Sarah Wall
No matter who they are or where they come from, women all over the world are changemakers. Through their careers, families, and communities, women influence...
Remembering 9/11: Peg Creonte Shares About “The Innate Goodness of People”
By Peg Creonte
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was home with our two young boys, just 4 and 5 years old and days away from...
It’s Important that We Never Forget: Remembering September 11, 2001
By Sarah Wall
After 20 years – 7,300 days – it’s all too easy for the memory to fade. That’s 7,300 days of weddings, births, graduations; birthday parties,...
A History and Celebration of Labor in America
By Sarah Wall
For many of us, Labor Day is an end-of-summer celebration. It’s an extra Monday away from the office filled with neighborhood barbeques and pool parties....
Heart of the Matter with Melanie Kreifels: A Work in Progress
By Melanie Kreifels, MA, LCPC
Our lives are intertwined by moments, sometimes just barely touching each other and others slamming up against each other. Each of our decisions...
A Note from the Kreifels – Happy 1st Birthday SWSM Magazine!
Dear reader,
Happy first birthday to Smart Women Smart Money! And, thank you for helping to make the past year for Smart Women Smart Money enjoyable! We have...













