At this point, working from home is not new––but with the days getting warmer and school ending soon, this transitional time of year can really throw a wrench in your WFH flow. Something that may become even more critical as more companies consider a hybrid model for their return-to-work plan. Let’s take a step back and look at what it takes to create a productive work-from-home schedule.
Read MoreI will share the single best piece of advice I’ve ever received. The one that has gotten me through professional and personal valleys. One that isn’t always easy to take, but has never failed me. Are you ready? Now that I hyped it all up? With four paragraphs of lead-in just working through the mess in my own head? Thank you for coming on that journey with me by the way.
Read MoreIn these “unprecedented times,” many internships were canceled or condensed down. If yours was among the wreckage you may not have had the opportunity to grow your portfolio or body of work. Don’t worry, even with internships being sparse, it is possible to create a portfolio that can help you stand out in a competitive job market.
Read MoreLike every other endeavor worth pursuing, learning to write well takes a village. I’m lucky to have an army of support and guidance to lean on as I figure out how to write words people actually want to read. The following are six copywriting lessons I’ve carried with me from high school into my professional career. Lessons I live, work and write by everyday.
Read MoreWhether you’re a single twenty-something trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in a 300-square-foot apartment, a fiancee testing the waters of what living with your significant other is really like, or a mother of three suddenly balancing full-time work with full-time daycare, you’re feeling the effects of this. We all are.
Read MoreI quickly realized if I wanted to have any semblance of a career in this world, I’d have to figure out how to do it. It’s been a lot of trial and error and error and error over the years, but I’ve worked a few things out that have helped me bring my brilliance to the storms, or, you know, not be completely paralyzed by them.
Read MoreI’ve always been attracted to the minimalism of contemporary “white” brands — the understated brunch menu, the essential interior elements of buzzworthy coffee shops and breweries, etc. As a black graphic designer, I’ve often attempted to mask my blackness behind so-called white design aesthetics.
Read MoreI laughed. I cried. I ate popcorn. That’s how we’re supposed to review movies right? I don’t know. I’ve never done one of these things so bear with me as I muddle through. Amazon Studios gifted MPLS MadWomen some tickets to an early screening of Mindy Kaling’s latest project, Late Night.
Read MoreFirst off, let me say that there are hundreds of fantastic podcasts that could have made this list, but I am only one person, so I’ve narrowed things down to five podcasts that I, and many others, have found fascinating, inspiring and educational. I
Read MoreIf, like me, you’re neither a voracious non-fiction reader nor television writer, you’ll still feel right at home opening up to Nell Scovell’s autobiography, Just the Funny Parts … and a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club.
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