This month our rotating art exhibit features the hazy digital manipulations of Whitney Hessong, who takes photographs and combines them to create unforgettable collages.
Bright Nights is a monthly networking event hosted at Brightside Coworking that is open to creative...
Smart solopreneurs know that branding isn't just about picking out a snazzy logo, a vibrant font and a clever tagline -- it's about making sure your business stands out from the crowd. Below are the first 6 of 12 traits that not only sets a business brand apart but als...
For the coworking-curious, below are a few of the advantages of working in the same space as other professionals. Beyond the obvious benefits of sharing expenses and the potential for camaraderie, there are a number of less well known benefits that you might be surpris...
At least once a week, when I emphasize the importance of networking to career transition, a solo business client elicits anything from a barely perceptible wince to an outright scoff. I usually share my antipathy for the word, “networking,” and help them think of it as...
Every month I am consistently again blown away by the ingenious creativity of friends and clients who joined me and my partner in creative crime, Elizabeth Cramer, for our Vision Board Brunch.
Below I share the results of the future-seeking collages, I wanted...
As of January 2018, one-third of the American workforce is comprised of small business owners, contractors, or freelancers. Independents represent a rapidly-growing sector, expected by some experts to rise to one-half of the workforce in the next decade. Considering th...
Traditional wisdom dictates that professionals need to have an elevator pitch at the ready, prepared to sell themselves in a minute’s notice in the time it takes to ride an elevator. This pearl of wisdom is true and not-so-true. In the event that you are given the rela...
It happens to the best of us. We get overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated, losing our ability to focus or deal with the minutiae of a given project. You know you have work to do yet can’t seem to resist the temptation to toggle over to Facebook to check out Vine vide...
Starting a business or changing careers is often fraught with anxiety. We are moving outside of our comfort zone, naturally putting us in our “lizard brain,” the state of mind that resorts to impulsive and binary choices. To move clients past this state, counselors oft...
Most of us aren’t trained in media relations, so the prospect of an interview with a newspaper, blogger or podcast can easily overwhelm. While it can be tempting to turn down these opportunities, I urge you to take the bull by the horns and face this challenge if it ar...
