We asked entrepreneurs, artists, creatives and folks from every walk of life to share stories of kindness with us because we believe that hearing about kindness inspires more kindness. Our world needs more kindness.

Tom Tillcott

In the attic of my parents’ house, there was an old suitcase that nobody had been curious enough to open for years.
One summer afternoon, my brother went up to the attic and opened the trunk. A few days later, he handed me a small gift box with a golden ribbon.
I had no idea what I was about to discover: a slightly worn teddy bear that I immediately recognized…. My childhood Teddy bear that had been missing for 40 years! Read more>>

Laura Alpizar

When I first moved to the US and started my photography business, I had a mentor who took me under her wing and allowed me to be fully immersed in the wedding world (Thanks M!), to learn from her craft and the business side of weddings. It’s thanks to that amazing introduction that I was able to get my business moving since being from a different country even taxes and social norms are so different. Read more>>

Angela Ondayko

Oh, that’s a great question! Regarding my career, one thing stands out for sure. I had already been an Interior Designer for many years and I was attending a conference in Chicago, which featured a panel discussion of several different types of designers, each answering questions and giving industry insight. One of the panel members blatantly expressed that there was no glory in trying to live up to the pressures of designing how you THINK the world wants you to. I had wished that someone had presented that notion to me, in that particular way sooner because nothing could be more true. It’s like he gave everyone in that room permission to dig into their own internal, intuitive creative muse unapologetically. Read more>>