Meet Bridget Anthony-Hlioui

We recently connected with Bridget Anthony-Hlioui and have shared our conversation below. Hi Bridget, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you. 'What is Home?' is my most meaningful project to date. It's more than a project; it's this essential question I…

ByStories & InsightsApril 10, 20230Comments

Ideas

The story behind the idea

A dad can’t find a bakery to make a birthday cake that can accommodate his daughter’s allergy-related needs. Two freelancers realize they need a way to organize all of their client contracts and can’t find software that adequately handles their use case. Necessity is often hailed as the mother of innovation – but not all…

ByStories & InsightsOctober 8, 20250Comments

Creative Pursuits

Living the dream: earning a living doing what you love

The world needs artists and creatives. Unfortunately, being needed doesn’t often easily translate into financial stability. The struggle is real for so many incredibly talented artists and creatives and so we think it’s important to hear from creatives who have made it work – there is so much to learn from the folks we’ve featured…

ByStories & InsightsMay 29, 20250Comments

Ideas

Ideas: how did you know this was the one

Starting a business or creative project is scary for many reasons, but one that is often overlooked is the anxiety related to whether this is really “the one.” To some, this isn’t a valid consideration while to others this is the only consideration. Some argue that what you work on, along with who you work…

ByStories & InsightsMay 8, 20250Comments

Mission & Purpose

Missions aren’t meant to be secret

We’ve always tried to ask the questions that matter but that are too awkward for people to ask their friends, family and coworkers without seeming dramatic. One of those questions is about mission and purpose – when’s the last time you asked a friend what their mission was? Too often we don’t talk about our…

ByStories & InsightsOctober 28, 20240Comments

Strategy

Learning about success from the successful

We asked some very talented folks to talk to us about success and what it takes to be successful. We’ve shared their responses below. Jiayuan Wang To be successful, I believe it’s crucial to embrace continuous learning and adaptability. The design field, especially at the intersection of technology and user experience, is constantly evolving. Read more>> Austin…

ByStories & InsightsJune 3, 20240Comments

Leadership

Taking a risk

You’re working hard, things are going well, piece by piece you’ve built a life you are proud of, you’ve overcome obstacles and challenges, beat the odds and then you find yourself at the center of an unexpected dilemma – do you risk it all to keep growing? What if growing means leaving the job you…

ByStories & InsightsMarch 28, 20240Comments

Ideas

How did you come up with the idea?

Coming up with an idea for a business or creative project can feel exhilarating. Inspiration for a new idea can come from so many places and we’ve asked some great folks from the community to share their stories of how they came up with their ideas. Myron Travis I was using my smart phone to record…

ByStories & InsightsFebruary 12, 20240Comments

Mission & Purpose

The story behind your mission

Everyday we meet business owners, professionals, artists and creatives. Photographers, florists, realtors and more. They might come from different backgrounds, work in different industries, have varying personalities, and have vastly different income and educational profiles, but the one thing we’ve seen over and over again is that most people have a unique and special reason…

ByStories & InsightsFebruary 8, 20240Comments

Leadership

Do you ever think about getting a “regular” job instead?

What even is a “regular” job? Semantics aside, the heart of our question is about those moments when the stress of entrepreneurship is mounting – do you ever sit back and wonder what if you had just been working for someone else, what life would have been like without all the stress? Isabel Ermoli The decision…

ByStories & InsightsDecember 4, 20230Comments