A Day in the Life: Q+A with Audrey Stemen
I’m Audrey Stemen – a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Motion Designer originally from Lima, Ohio, and more recently an entrepreneur through my personal business, Audrey Stemen Design & Creative, LLC. I live on the edge of Old Towne East with my boyfriend Justin and foster dog Rocky, where the neighborhood is quiet but can look […]
Change is Coming, Again: High Employee Turnover Predicted Post-COVID
By Kristen Harris “The grass is greener where you water it.” Although I don’t know the original author of this quote, it resonated with me when I heard it on a recent webinar, especially in these times of constant change. Yes, change is coming. Again. Everything we’ve been going through for the past year-plus isn’t […]
April 15 is World Art Day
By Catherine Lang-Cline Think about how we feel: At a live concert It’s lyric writing, music writing, costumes, and lighting. In an art museum It’s painting, sculpture, crafts, furniture, and more. At a sporting event It’s band music, choreography, music to make you cheer. At a theater performance It’s lighting, costumes, music, choreography, and song […]
Into the Future: Building Your Creative Tech Skills
By Kristen Harris Marketing has been going more technical and digital for quite some time, and the events of 2020 ramped up that change. We’ve talked about skills and roles that translate to creative tech and where you might find those jobs. Maybe you want to learn more of these skills yourself to build your […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Michelle C. Burmeister
Hi I’m Michelle C. Burmeister. I am a licensed Interior Designer by day working for Meyers and Associates Architecture, by night I operate a conceptual clay accessories business for women and children called Earthy Abstractions. My obsession with textiles and accessories stems from my exposure to the ongoing trends and technology that are constantly evolving within […]
The Art of the Written Word
By Catherine Lang-Cline “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.” —Kahlil Gibran Poetry is a talent that I am always in awe of because it is one that I have no idea how it is assembled to create such emotion, tell amazing stories, and capture a […]
Making the New Normal a Better Normal
By Catherine Lang-Cline Businesses weather through many changing conditions. For example, this is the first pandemic we have had to work through, how is it going? Companies have had to cut back, sheer-up, layoff, pivot, grab at those bootstraps, and sometimes they would have to close. Some of them grew exponentially. Looking back on the […]
3 Steps To Managing a Work-From-Home Team
By Catherine Lang-Cline Working from home is something that employees have wanted for a long time. It took a pandemic for most companies to realize that for many of their positions, they could be done from home. Companies also realized that they didn’t need all of that office space and furniture either. But with everyone […]
How to Reach the 74% of Candidates that are “Sheltering in Job”
By Kristen Harris “Ambition isn’t dead, but for people in steady jobs, it might be hibernating.” This quote from the latest LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index points to many people shifting from “sheltering in place” in 2020 to “sheltering in job” in 2021. When asked about motivations for staying at their current job, rather than seeking […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Keli Spanier
My name is Keli Spanier. I grew up in Indiana and went to school at Columbus College of Art & Design for Fashion Design – but I probably should’ve gone for Graphic Design! 12 years ago I started my greeting card brand, Colette Paperie. I live near Cincinnati now. The story of my card brand […]