5 Great Tips To Develop a Successful Remote/Work From Home/Freelance Habit
By Catherine Lang-Cline In brief, my career has consisted of working for a company, freelance, working for a company, freelance, working for a company, freelance, etc. While I was self-employed as a freelancer and even when we started our business, there were a few rules that had to be followed as far as setting up […]
Out of Office: Tips and Tricks To Really Unplug
By Catherine Lang-Cline You have actually booked the vacation that you really need and find yourself constantly checking in. Three days into your trip and you have not relaxed at all. Your family is begging you to plug into them instead of work. I mean, you needed a break from this right? Because technology makes […]
Pups of Portfolio Creative || Take Your Dog to Work Day 2019
This year we celebrated Take Your Dog to Work Day on Wednesday, June 19—check out some of our favorite photos from the day, and some recent photos of Scarlett and Luna who were not in the office to play with us this year. In honor of Take Your Dog to Work Day we interviewed our […]
How to Market Yourself at Networking Events
By Catherine Lang-Cline It seems like there are networking events every day of the week. After you have decided which one to attend, you need to figure out how to get the most out of your time, something beyond, “what do you do?” and “can I have your card?” Everyone is there for the same […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with João Carvalho
My name is João Carvalho and I am the new summer intern for Portfolio Creative. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I moved to Columbus, OH about a year ago to pursue my MBA at The Ohio State University. Besides family and friends, the one thing I miss the most from home is […]
What Inspires You?
By Catherine Lang-Cline What inspires you? It is a tough question sometimes because when asked the question, we tend to state what other people think we should say. Typical answers can be my parents, my spouse, my children, etc. All of these are really good answers because you see them and you want to do […]
The Importance of Having a Mentor
By Catherine Lang-Cline Lots of people start a business or begin their career thinking that they are all alone on their adventure. Or find themselves surrounded by people that are just like them; recent grad, laid-off employee, or a recent start-up trying to forge their way through the next day. It is at times like […]
Goal Setting Isn’t Just For The New Year
By Catherine Lang-Cline Did you set goals when it was the New Year that you have achieved? How about goals that you have started? The thing about goals is that they sound fantastic at the time but when attempted, you realized they might have been harder than you expected. This is perfectly okay as we […]
More Jobs Than Workers: Where’s the Talent?
By Kristen Harris In the U.S. there are officially more open jobs than people to fill them. Periodically we read some exciting stuff, like the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (snappily nicknamed JOLTS). Wait…before you give up on me, check out Chart 5: See that brown line crossing over the blue line, and […]
Small Businesses, This is Your Week!
By Catherine Lang Cline The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahan, announced that National Small Business Week will be held from May 5-11, 2019. So, let’s celebrate what makes small businesses so great! If you have ever shopped at a small business you probably already know that the customer service is great. […]