Maya Smart

This Year I Learn to Cook

For the last ten years or so I’ve written out New Year’s Intentions.  They are like resolutions but a bit less, well,

Ready or Not: Having a Baby Means Making Some Tough Calls

Dear Maya, Well, there is a lot I could use some advice on but right now my thoughts have been centered around one thing that

To-Do Or Not-To-Do Lists? Both, Please!

I love a good list.  I list things to do, errands to run, calls to make.  I even record things that I want other people to do

Wise Woman Mellody Hobson

MLK Day Redux

Last night my husband worried that my website was broken.  He’d visited my blog but only saw an image of the Martin Luther

Smart Strategies for Conscious Shopping

Need help running the shopping gauntlet?  Don’t worry.  I’ve got your back.  Here are some ideas and strategies for

Ask Maya: I’m Overwhelmed by Renovation Decisions. Help!

Dear Maya, I am a first time homeowner and currently having some major renovations done. I need to figure out paint options for

Are You Hitting Enough Home Runs in Your Life?

Stanford Graduate School of Business marketing professor Jennifer Aaker devised this idea and explains it in a Lean In lecture.

Why I Blog

I’m a website junky.  I launched my first site, MayaPayne.com, in 2002 using a primitive website builder that produced a

How Katherine Wintsch (CEO of The Mom Complex) Makes Things Happen

At 32, Katherine Wintsch hit a maternal wall, a barrier more pronounced and intractable than any glass ceiling.  The