Patricia Handschiegel: The New Power Girls: Award-winning Writer/Director/Author Andrea Buchanan on Switching Platforms

One of the greatest gifts in business is not a good lawyer or the coveted lucky break but also the ability to be agile, or in other words the talent to embrace and master new things. Call them change agents or chameleons, these lucky souls are capable of adopting and mastering whatever course is set before them. For Power Girl Andrea Buchanan, this has been television, then film, then author and now speaker -- and she's not stopping there. Her recently released book Note to Self is the first of many "products" she's creating around a desire to inspire and motivate women. Like Martha Stewart to home decorating and entertainment, or Rachel Ray to 30-minute meals, Andrea sees a bigger picture and she's going after it. Today's modern women entrepreneurs and executives know how to make big ideas bigger. What it takes is one-part concept, two-parts know how and 100% flexible, fierce ambition. When she wanted to be in television, Andrea moved into television then became an award-winning producer. ... (link)