Why Creatives That Get Laid Off Need More
By Catherine Lang-Cline We have all lost a job at some point in our careers. Sometimes it is because we didn’t really mesh with the company and sometimes it is something that is out of our control. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in an average year, 3 million people lose their jobs […]
Back to Work: How to Handle a Career Gap
By Kristen Harris Being a working parent is hard. Right now, it’s REALLY hard. At the time of this writing, much of the country is under some variation of a “stay-at-home” order due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and daycare centers are closed, leaving many parents to juggle work, child care, and homeschool oversight. […]
Woman-Owned Business Day
By Catherine Lang-Cline May 1 is Woman-Owned Business Day! What is it, you ask? Google says it’s a day to “encourage consumers to shop from women-owned businesses. Inspired by the investment gap between woman–owned and male-owned businesses, the founders (of this day) hope to create awareness that women-owned businesses can succeed and are good investments.” […]
Deliver a Message of Hope
By Catherine Lang-Cline There are some strategies out there now about how to sell to people during a time of pandemic. If you are like me, you are thinking, “I really don’t need the hassle.” Unless you are trying to help me keep my business afloat because we all need to work from home now, […]
Was All Of That Completely Necessary? Leading a Simpler Life In a Quarantine.
By Catherine Lang-Cline You wake up and you can’t leave the house. The entire world is in quarantine! If I could have chosen something that the entire world could participate in together, this would not have been my first choice, not even my 500th choice. I would have chosen something entirely more positive, but with […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Bart Browne
My name is Bart Browne, I’m a Freelance Illustrator with a mid-century modern flair; I’m also an adjunct professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. After living in Baltimore, Maryland for eight years I’m currently living and working in Columbus, Ohio, where I was born and raised. Morning It took me a while […]
Working From Home? Structure Your Day!
By Catherine Lang-Cline Back before we were all asked to stay home in quarantine, my day came flying at me from every direction and I would spend my day tackling each activity. Early board meeting…done. Team meeting…done. Lunch meeting…done. Coffee meetups, webinars, blog postings, evening networking, all done and typically all planned weeks in advance. […]
That Weird Feeling You Have? It’s Grief
By Kristen Harris This morning I woke up sad. My heart was so heavy. I listened to my daily news podcasts, then I was even sadder. I took a shower and almost started crying. I didn’t know why—I mean, I know why…but why now, why me, when nothing specific has happened. I had this dark […]
Finding Happiness During a Pandemic
By Catherine Lang-Cline Is it even possible to find happiness during a pandemic? Does the idea of it even make you feel a bit guilty? Truth is, what everyone is dealing with now is stressful and exhausting. Yes, we have all had some experience with stressful things, but nothing like this. First time for everyone! […]
Women’s History Month
By Catherine Lang-Cline Central Park in New York City has 23 statues adorning the many walkways. Not a single one of them is depicting a real woman. Not one. Mother Goose is as close as it gets. That will be changing soon as on the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment there […]