We were lucky to catch up with Stephen Carrington recently and have shared our conversation below. Hi Stephen, thanks for joining us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business? I was able to withstand the initial rounds of layoffs when the Great Recession first started, but after a couple of years my…

Pursuing a creative or artistic career can certainly be fulfilling, but it’s far from certain. Over the years, we’ve heard about the struggles from thousands of artists and creatives – it’s incredibly challenging and it can be tempting to wonder – what if you hadn’t pursued this path. We asked artists and creatives from across…

There’s a concept of the Matthew Effect which uses math to illustrate what folks have lamented about for thousands of years – the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. Take tech for example - the rich and poor often have different problems, but because it’s more profitable to solve problems for the…

Kindness begets kindness. So, wanted to create a space to share and amplify stories of kindness with the hope that it inspires a chain reaction. indrani goradia | Activist/triathlete/marathoner/philanthropist/general ass-kicker My telephone calls were ignored and it was not like Mr. Bower to not return my calls. I mean, I had great news for him, the…

Have you ever had a friend look at a business and randomly throw out numbers that made it seem like that business owner must be making serious bank? We’ve experienced that many times, and know from conversations with operators and owners in those industries that their real profitability is often far, far less. …

We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Shanteria "Poetizer" Griglen . We hope you'll enjoy our conversation with Shanteria "Poetizer" below. Alright, Shanteria "Poetizer" thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success? I believe that…

Alright - so today we've got the honor of introducing you to Anne Wright-Levi. We think you'll enjoy our conversation, we've shared it below. Anne, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to go back in time and hear the story of how you came up with the…

Alright - so today we've got the honor of introducing you to Melissa Cowan Rattray. We think you'll enjoy our conversation, we've shared it below. Hi Melissa, thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally? One of my goals growing up was to become a model,…

Alright - so today we've got the honor of introducing you to Adetoun Adeyemo. We think you'll enjoy our conversation, we've shared it below. Adetoun , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know? As a child in a Nigerian…

We were lucky to catch up with Jason Janson recently and have shared our conversation below. Jason, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today;  risk taking is a huge part of most people’s story but too often society overlooks those risks and only focuses on where you are today. Can you…