Inspire your team. In a former role, I inherited a team that was in transition and the final members of the team ultimately resigned within the first 90 days of my role. Although I tried to inspire them, it was obvious they had different ideas and I needed to get to know them better to understand what motivated them. That was a tough lesson to learn while attempting to run a business with no staff. Since then, I work harder than ever to inspire my team to be thoughtful and work smart toward our mission and to exceed our goals.
I had the pleasure to interview Karine Apollon Chief Executive Officer of Reading Partners. Karine joined Reading Partners in 2017 with a long-standing commitment to literacy and a 20-year track record of business success at Scholastic Inc. She serves on several nonprofit boards including Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, Raising A Reader and the Advisory Board of Eagle Academy Foundation. Ms. Apollon graduated University of Miami with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a double major in international finance/marketing and finance, and cites her greatest and most fulfilling role is as a mother to her two sons, Mario and Benjamin.