b'WOMEN IN BUSINESSEarning your [Tiger] StripesBuilding a business takes hard work: per-sistence, vision, fierceness, confidence, relentlessness, concentration, and more.Victoria CarterSound like the traits of a tiger? You bet! WEICHERT, REALT OR S505 Millburn Avenue, Short HillsHere, women tell us the [tiger] trait that973.220.3050 | victoriacarter.comhas enabled them to earn their stripes inFIERCEtheir chosen profession. W henIshiftedmycareerintoreales-tate after many years in the public and private sectors, I harnessed my skills to learnthebusinessinsideandout.Im fierce in the sense that Im protective of my clients. I get to know them personally so I can understand Reporter: Ellen Donker their needs and advocate on their behalf without letting obstacles get in the way. Even though I have Photographer: Julia Maloof Verderosa a large team, Im actively involved with each client and tirelessly pursue whatever they need. Lindsey Shevkun AguayoINDIGO ROAD STUDIO10 Vose Avenue, South Orange856.432.3677 | indigoroadstudio.comFEARLESSW hen it comes to my art, I have found that I cant worry about judgment and criticism. I just have to put myself outthereandbefearless.Asanintrovert,thatsnot always easy. But art has given me a safe place to be differentandateachstepinmycareerIvelearnedtomove forward without fear. Ive taught art in the public schools, built my own home clay studio, sold my pottery, and, most recently, opened my studio in South Orange, finding a vibrant community. These successes were leaps of faith that Im grateful to have taken.women in business /23'