November 13, 2016
Symbols and Rituals
itualsIn the coastal town of Nanaimo, Canada, police are issuing tickets at an astonishing rate. The tickets are not recognizing the wrongdoing of rule breakers, however....
November 11, 2016
What It's Like Being a Model With an Eating Disorder
Darkness descends upon the room, signaling my arrival. Behind the curtain, I can feel my breath, waiting for permission to exhale. My knees quiver with apprehension as...
November 10, 2016
How To Recover From A Difficult Setback With KONY 2012's Jason Russell
Humiliation. Failure. Inadequacy. All incredibly difficult emotions to recover from as an entrepreneur.
In this one hour interview, walk with us as we discuss not only...
November 10, 2016
3 Things To Do When You Don't Have The Leader You Want (Hint Trump)
We are post US election and there is a new American President, Donald Trump - as of this writing there are millions of people overjoyed at his election and there are...
November 09, 2016
Special Post Election Edition | Health Reform and the Trump White House: Implications for Key Stakeh
The election results are in and Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States. His appeal to “Make America Great Again” resonated across the heartland...
November 07, 2016
The Right Way to Think About College Scholarship Applications
They're a dream part-time job.
Kristina Ellis, author of Confessions of a Scholarship Winner, wants high school students (and college students as well) to think about...
November 07, 2016
5 Personalities Your Company Needs
Typically, leaders build teams based on job title: CTO, CMO, VP of Engineering, Director of Sales.
While functional leadership roles must certainly be filled, slotting talented...
November 06, 2016
Real-time Data: Returning Marketing to the Mad Men Glory Days
Marketing as a profession hit a low point about 25 years ago. Mesmerizing, elegant marketing programs had become a thing of the past. Gone were the glory days of the Mad Men...
November 01, 2016
Why reading makes you a better writer
When I first signed with a literary agent several years ago, she told me to read as much as I could because it would improve my own writing. I never forgot that advice, and...
November 01, 2016
Traps You Fall Into That Limit Your Happiness
Almost every action we take in life is aimed at achieving or maintaining “happiness”—that elusive state where we feel contentment, satisfaction, and even bliss.
Still,...
October 25, 2016
How to Reframe Your Fear and Let It Work For You
Do you ever get uneasy—or even afraid—when you’re close to achieving something big in your life? I do. In our recent relaunch of Platform University, for instance, we...
October 25, 2016
Don't Let Your Marketing Pillars Crumble
Whether you are a startup, a well-established company, in the B2B space or trying to accelerate ecommerce in a B2C environment, there are some basic marketing fundamentals you...