The projects we still think about, the ones that really mattered

Every once in a while we have the good fortune of working on a project that we feel truly matters, a project that we’ll still be thinking about years from now. Maybe even something we can imagine telling our grandkids about – surely you’ve had moments like that where something you did in your professional…

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Ideas

Thinking outside the box

Having new or innovative ideas is essential to pushing the world forward and so we asked the community to share stories of the most innovative things they’ve done in their career. Our hope is to inspire folks who think only scientists or tech-wizards can innovate – innovation is possible for everyone, regardless of job title…

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Trends

Storytime: Best & Worst Investments

Risk is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations with entrepreneurs and creatives, but a related topic is investments. Investments come in many forms – investing your time, money, heart and soul, etc. So, with that broad definition of investment in mind, we asked rising stars in the community to tell us…

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Ideas

Impactful lessons learned in school

We asked some of the brightest folks from within the community to reflect back on their days in school and to share with us a story of when they learned a particularly important or impactful lesson. We’ve shared highlights below. Mei Sun When I was pursuing my PhD in Biology at the University of California, San…

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Ideas

Appreciating what your parents did right

Today we’d like to take a moment to applaud the parents who despite many challenges, did they best they could and did right by their kids. We asked folks to share stories of what they feel their parents got right and have shared highlights below. Chiamaka Esinulo My parents have supported my artistic journey from the…

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Strategy

What do you think it takes to be successful?

We’ve been fortunate to connect with so many brilliant artists, business owners and leaders over the years and so we reached out to some of these talented folks to discuss what it takes to be successful. Dona Baker To me, being successful in this industry is all about building genuine connections with your clients and…

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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…

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Strategy

Storytime: Building a team

Do you remember your first hire? There is so much that goes into building a company, but few things matter as much the quality of the team you assemble. Given the immense importance of team building, we wanted to create a series where we ask entrepreneurs who have been there and done that, to share…

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Stories & Insights

Meet James Burleson

We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful James Burleson. We hope you'll enjoy our conversation with James below. James, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what…

ByStories & InsightsMay 7, 20250Comments

Stories & Insights

Meet Francesca Fuentes

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Francesca Fuentes a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Francesca, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you share an important lesson you learned in a prior job that’s helped you in your career afterwards? I found that…

ByStories & InsightsMay 2, 20250Comments