Looking for a gift for your partner? Recently, I perused Fortunoff Fine Jewelry in Westbury and picked out some of my favorite top summer jewelry picks. (Hey, you never know, they may be your favorites too!) Pick 1 - Great Anniversary Gifts! Bracelet: There are two very different price points...
Wearable Tech at Concerts
Finally, we are starting to see wearable tech at some concerts. When I went to see The Struts at Pier 17 in New York City, Harley-Davidson gave out a wearable tech bracelet that lit up different colors. Wearable Tech and Concerts For years, I've been reading and talking with various...
New HTOA Podcasts
Here are the newest episodes of Hilary Topper on Air (HTOA) for your listening enjoyment. Empowering Women - How to Find Your Voice - Rhonda Moret Did you know that female leader who act in ways associated with male leaders – assertive, authoritative, directive – are seen more negatively than...
Long Island Restaurant – New Wave Seafood Wantagh
I haven't posted a restaurant review in a while and when I wanted to take my son out to dinner, he suggested seafood. After looking at Yelp and Google, we decided to go to the New Wave Seafood in Wantagh. "Did it get good reviews?" I asked him as he...
On Discovering L’Artiste Shoes…
When you have two women walking around such a cute town like St. Petersburg, you know there will be trouble... Not literally trouble, but trouble in the way of spending, especially when there are such cool shops in the area. That's when we discovered L'Artiste shoes. It was a little...
Practice You – A Journal by Elena Brower
When you are in your 20's, the world is wide open. You still think about the choices you make and how they will impact the future. Then, as we enter our mid-lives, we tend to think about where we are going and where we are heading. The new book by...
oNecklace Personalized Jewelry Review
When the folks from oNecklace reached out to me, I was intrigued. Listed below is my oNecklace personalized jewelry review. oNecklace creates nameplates and other personalized jewelry. Each piece is inexpensive and makes a beautiful, customized gift. The package arrived at the house a little more than a week after...
Wild Wisdom – A Warthog’s Tale Review
As I get older, I realize that no one walks away from this life unscathed. We all have our share of problems. We may think others don't have the same or similar problems as we face, but they all do. Wild Wisdom - A Warthog's Tale Wild Wisdom - A...
Nincompoopery by John R. Brandt
On July 16, the much-anticipated book Nincompoopery – Why Your Customers Hate You – And How to Fix It by John R. Brandt was released to the public. I was fortunate enough to receive an advance copy during BookCon, a major book expo held at the Javits Center in New York...
Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes
What shoes will be in style in 2020? Any new shoe companies on the horizon? Recently, I attended the FFNY Market Week, held at the Warwick NY Hotel in New York City, to find out and share with you. What I found was that there wasn't much innovation and more...