Sally@sduros.com

 

 

 

Sally Duros - Communications Consultant

My BEAT?

  • As a journalist, I report on the convergence of startup business, economy and social change.
  • As a communication consultant, I write for voice, print and multimedia.
  • As a creative editor and writing coach, I can help you understand the nature of your written work and its audiences.
  • Look for a new website soon!


Last year, I served as creative editor and writing coach on a book about the emotional lives of entrepreneurs, You Need to Be a Little Crazy, by Barry Moltz, which was published fall 2003 by Dearborn Trade. You can have just as much fun as Barry did selling and writing his book - just work with me! Send me an email today. and make your dream of authorship a reality.. Learn more about how I work with authors here...

Here's some recent work from the Chicago Sun Times.The first is an update on women and venture capital. The second is reporting on how corporations support gay employees.

TIME magazine gave me a byline for my reporting on its coverage of the Enron accounting scandal.

Also, read the article I suggested to and then researched for TIME magazine on devotional chant. You can access the article from the website of Krishna Das, who is featured in the article.

I wrote this article for the Chicago Reader about the experiences of the Heart of America Bus Tour in Chicago.

Read my column for WorldWIT, the global women's network, Sally's World. Just scroll down on the WorldWIT columns page until you find the right article.
  • SPIRIT IN HOLIDAY FLAVORS: My take on intuition at work.
  • CONFLICT IS A HARBINGER OF GOOD THINGS TO COME: How TIME Magazine's Persons of the Year are a sign of good things to come.
  • PASSION - IT'S ON THE CEILING: How passion forms and expresses your identity and work
  • RUNNERS: My thoughts on how the Chicago Marathon is better than the DJIA.
  • HUMANITY: How women can change the world by not gossiping
  • THE ORGANIZATION MAN: How the Organization Man will be remembered.
  • MOTHERS: How mothers found a new dance.
  • WOMEN DRIVING THE MARKET IN HYBRIDS: How women are advancing markets for hybrid automobiles.
  • HAS PEACE ALWAYS BEEN A DIRTY WORD?: Loonies and fringe and all that good stuff.
  • DOING BUSINESS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS: How social venture is a model for us all.
  • HOW ORGANIZATIONS TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES: An interview with angel investor Bob Okabe.
  • AN INTERVIEW WITH STEDMAN GRAHAM
Through my reporting, Chicago's business community learned about Springboard 2001-Midwest, a venture forum that put sweet deals in front of Chicago VCs.

Twenty-seven women entrepreneurs went through the Springboard process
and then presented in May at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Read The Wall Street Journal Online for my reporting on national trends.

Protect your investment with a good home inspection from RealEstateJournal.com.
Quick pitch tips evident at Springboard from StartUpJournal.com.


Other reporting on Chicago business for the Chicago Sun-Times.

New insurance plans give leg up to small business.

My take on VoteAuction.com, became a story with Chicago twists and cyberspace spins.

Also from the Chicago Sun-Times: Home inspectors cut through the fog. Seek out an independent to pre-empt buyer's remorse.

I, too, had my short-lived dotcom employment experience.

Read my commentary on "Bad Girls" in business,
a reply to this article on TannedFeet.com by the Best Bad Girl in the World.

Read my remembrance of growing up in Chicago's Rogers Park Neighborhood.