'Today' Co-Host Hoda Kotb Speaks in New Orleans: 'You Can be Stronger in the Broken Places'
Hoda Kotb, fourth hour co-host of Today, came home to her roots in New Orleans on Friday. (Kotb worked as a reporter and anchor of WWL-TV, a CBS affiliate, before landing a job at Dateline in 1998.)
Kotb was the keynote speaker during the Festigals‘ luncheon, an annual empowering women’s getaway weekend in the Big Easy, amidst a banquet room bursting with energy and buzz.
As she took the podium to the Commodores’ hit, “Brick House,” and raised a wine glass (red, not white) to toast the audience, Kotb doled out several tips about life, careers, mojo and a whole lot of moxie.
Although she mentioned she had three tips to share, we jotted down four in between her colorful illustrations for each one:
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WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
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