Gen Y Entrepreneurs Failing Forward

July 13, 2011 by Tamara Bell

[HTML1] Kelly Olin, the July Y Gen Entrepreneur, is a certified career coach and trainer who founded Next Stop Career, a professional development company with the mission to help Gen Y identify and achieve the careers of their dreams.

Kelly joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how young entrepreneurs need to manage their emotions as they hit the inevitable roadblocks. She also discusses how the biggest mistakes can lead to a successful venture.

More about Kelly Olin
Kelly Olin has diverse experience working as a college recruiting manager as well as for Fortune 500 companies. She also started a successful Mary Kay Cosmetics franchise, earning many prestigious awards from the company, including Rookie of the Year. Today, Kelly is a certified career coach and trainer who founded Next Stop Career, a professional development company with the mission to help college students, recent graduates and other members of Gen Y identify and achieve the careers of their dreams.

Born and raised in suburban Detroit, Kelly has lived and studied in France and Thailand and has served as a missionary in Africa. She graduated from Michigan State University with an undergraduate degree in Supply Chain Management and a graduate degree in Human Resources and Labor Relations. In 2010, Kelly earned her Professional Coaching Certificate from the International Coaching Academy, an International Coaching Federation accredited institution. She also writes a column for the Detroit Free Press as well as Y Gen Out Loud.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.