By Laure X Cast It seems that no piece of information is too private or personal to be surveilled, monetized, and aggregated into a 360-degree view of your life. The end result of all of this is that you are no longer the customer, you’re the product. —Tim Cook, Apple CEO Connection is everything. The […]
Lydia Knight grew up in an impoverished home in which disorder – literal feast or famine – epitomized the family’s food environment. So the irony doesn’t escape her that after overcoming such extreme odds to build a successful health and wellness business, she found herself trapped in a cycle of food restriction, bingeing, and obsessive […]
The education of a Certified Public Accountant is typically linear, with every class prescribed. While that approach can be effective, it has a downside: Accounting students don’t often get the opportunity to fundamentally question who they are and why they’re pursuing accounting in the first place. I think this absence of self-exploration explains why the […]
In my 16 years of teaching math, I’ve never tired of witnessing that “light bulb” moment when a student and a concept click. Math can be challenging, particularly when English is a second language, which is the case with many of my students. I’m always thinking about creative, out-of-the-box ways to engage them and set […]
Communication takes up eighty percent of any entrepreneur’s time, and a few years ago, I was drowning in it. Managing the daily onslaught of email and phone calls separated me from my family, sapped my enjoyment of life, and took away from the most important aspects of my work: leading my company and developing strategies […]
My wife Sonya and I love guiding others in creating happier, healthier lives. It’s why we take our practice worldwide to lead workshops, seminars, and retreats. At some point in our travels, we realized we wanted to find a way to create this group environment even at a distance. We wanted to bring people together […]
When I started my career as a health coach and fitness trainer, I knew I wanted to incorporate my experience as a former NFL player. I wanted to provide something more than a good workout – I wanted to deliver long-term success. Success comes from making powerful choices throughout the day that help you form […]
I work with brides who want to plan their own weddings but hand everything over the weekend of. I tie up loose ends, make sure the wedding party is fed and caffeinated, and take care of emergencies no one anticipated. The bride and groom can remain in a blissful bubble. When I take over, couples […]
There are a ton of people relocating to Seattle every day. I have clients reaching out from all over, needing to buy a new home in a city they don’t really know much about. But coordinating home tours becomes a major challenge when clients live, and work on the other side of the country. Touring […]
