Recruiting is For Lovers: Life as a Professional Cupid
By Kristen Harris My reality television weakness is The Millionaire Matchmaker or the newer version Million Dollar Matchmaker. In case you haven’t seen it, Patti Stanger (The Matchmaker) runs a high-end dating service (Millionaire’s Club). Every week she and her team select two high-net-worth individuals, preview potential dates for them, set up a social mixer, […]
Valentine’s Day Reboot
By Catherine Lang-Cline Let’s start with a little history because Valentine’s Day can sometimes get a bad rep for being a “Hallmark Holiday” but Valentine’s Day existed long before the Hallmark Company was created. It started as a day to honor martyrs of The Church, one of the early saints, in this case, Valentinus, did […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Meredith Garda
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Meredith Garda, a designer at an architecture firm here in Columbus. When she’s not helping clients bring their visions to life, Meredith loves taking advantage of all that our city has to offer. Hi Columbus family! My name […]
A Day in the Life: Q +A with Alex Webb
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Alex Webb, a graphic designer and co-founder of a brand strategy and digital design studio. In his free time, Alex has many hobbies that vary from hosting a video game podcast to rock climbing. Alex is a great […]
Rethinking Life Balance
By Catherine Lang-Cline You can find countless books and articles about how to achieve life balance. It seems like there are a number of ways people believe that this can be achieved but perhaps we need to rethink the concept. What if it wasn’t just a balance, what if it was just life as we […]
A Day in the Life, Week of Wellness Edition: Q + A with Dani Shimits
In this special week of wellness edition, we talk with Dani Shimits our wellness coach who enjoys spending time with her husband, their dog Remi, and since this article was written gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Everlee Ray. Hiiya! My name is Dani Shimits and I was born in Tennessee but have lived […]
Why You Should Tell Your Team to Take a Break and Go Outside
By Emma Seppala and Johann Berlin for the Harvard Business Review Wellness programs are becoming an integral priority for most human resource managers. After all, research shows that a happier workplace is more productive. To this end, workplaces are adding health-related perks from exercise rooms to yoga classes. Leaders participate in mindfulness and compassion trainings […]
Ergonomic + Fitness at Work Tips
Most of us are sitting at our desks, working on a computer, the majority of the day. Here are some tips to help improve your ergonomics and sprinkle in a little fitness during the workday. Compiled by Eileen Jenkins If you want to try some workouts at your desk Fitbliss recommends the following: Take a […]
Health Matters: Why We Focus on Wellness in the Workplace
By Kristen Harris When Catherine and I started Portfolio Creative we set out to create the kind of company we’d want to work for. Because, well, we do work here, and so do other people. We both came from demanding environments and knew how important it would be to take care of ourselves in order […]
New Year, New Job
By Brad Middleton Since we have moved on from the holiday season and are back to work, I am guessing there are a number of you out there that are looking for a change. Just walking back into that office for the first time in 2018 could have been enough to push you over the […]