To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks
By: Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason for the Harvard Business Review Imagine that on a Friday afternoon, before leaving work to start your weekend, you are asked to solve two problems that require creative thinking. Do you: Spend the first half of your time attempting the first problem and the second half […]
How To Plan For A Successful Year
By Catherine Lang-Cline It’s January and this is the year! This is the year you are going to keep every resolution! We are going to start by making them very measurable and very possible. Just as always, January 1st comes every year and it serves as a great opportunity to try something new or get […]
A Day in the Life: Q +A with Brittnee Miller
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Brittnee Miller, a Social Media Community Manager whose side hustle is running a lifestyle blog. She is focused on building a collaborative community with other like-minded creatives. Morning My morning starts off cold – I’m on dog duty […]
Leadership Strengths: Finding Your Highest and Best Use
By Kristen Harris In real estate, there’s a concept called “highest and best use.” When appraising a piece of vacant land or property, under this concept the value must be based on the most reasonable, probable, and legal use that is physically possible appropriately supported and financially feasible. For example, if a property is currently […]
A Day in the Life: Q + A with Deron Husak
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Deron Husak, a Design Director who founded his own agency to “create strategically sound brand[s]” for his clients in the Columbus community + beyond. My name is Deron. I’m the Founder and Design Director of Major Interactive, […]
A Day in the Life: Q + A with Katherine McConnell
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Katherine McConnell, a Photographer, and adventurer who loves to travel and find inspiration for her art in and around Columbus. We admire you Katherine for continually working on your craft — you are a great example of the […]
Be Your Best: Using Strengths at Work
By Kristen Harris At Portfolio Creative we welcome every new hire for our internal team with a copy of the book StrengthsFinder 2.0. We ask them to take the assessment and share their results. Why? Because StrengthsFinder is one of the key tools we use to better understand ourselves and each other. StrengthsFinder is built […]
Meet Our Team Series: Recruiter, Derik Abbott
In the latest installment of our Meet Our Team series, we talk with Derik Abbott, who loves Columbus and all that the city has to offer! A music lover, Derik likes discovering new bands and going to shows at some of the coolest concert venues in Columbus. I’m Derik Abbott and have been working as a […]
Change Your Life By Helping Other Lives
By Catherine Lang-Cline Let’s be honest. Sometimes after doing everything that you need to do to keep your own life on the rails, it seems that you are too tired to help another individual, or there’s simply, not enough time left in the day. But that’s not true, you’re just thinking too big. You can […]
A Day in the Life: Q + A with Daniel Baca
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Daniel Baca, a Digital Marketing Strategist with an entrepreneurial spirit who loves to get involved in the community and meet fellow creatives in Columbus. Hello everyone! My name is Daniel Alejandro Baca and here’s a little bit of my […]