Influencer Marketing At Its Best Through Dance
The talented dancer Brian Puspos does what he does best while projecting the Vangaurd Originals concept. This is new collective with a mission of “leading their own way using influential ideas…
I’m Breaking Up With My Startup
Check out some tips from Elon Musk below. Founding a startup or working on an idea is like beginning a romantic relationship, for those of you who haven’t heard of that…
“On Fleek” Steps For Product Name Creation
I spend my 9-5 as a Creative Director at a marketing agency and work with a lot of creative makers of digital things: writers, editors, producers, designers, animators…etc. The good…
You Can’t Win With Racism: Interview with Diamond Sharp
Diamond Sharp is a poet and writer from Chicago. She has performed at Chicago’s Stage 773 and her work has been featured on Chicago Public Radio. Her work has been…
Don’t Get Corrupted By Your Mentors
This is another post on mentorship and how the illusion of absolute power can corrupt relationships between mentor and mentee. I’ve written before about advice and knowing when and from…
A New Definition of Creativity
Who is more creative? A painter? A designer? A dentist? Besides reminding me that I am way overdue on a dental checkup, I think those questions tell us a lot about…
How to Find Your Purpose Right Now
I want to share a simple exercise you can use to set more meaningful life and career goals. It starts by asking the question “Why?” I find myself asking this…
Get Rejected Early and Often
In-your-face rejection is a central experience of an entrepreneur. The Masters of entrepreneurship are both familiar with it and embrace it. My wife and I are in the initial launch…
Announcing LuminAid From Shark Tank as Glappitnova Participants
When we think of our most basic human needs, we often think of food, water and shelter. But when architecture graduate students Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta were asked to…