Creative Events Round-Up: July
In between fireworks shows and summer concerts, your favorite creative organizations are playing host to some pretty cool events throughout July. Here’s our latest creative events round-up: AMA Summer Networking Bash Thursday, July 20 at Grandview Cafe AMA Columbus is teaming up with our local Legal Marketing Association chapter to bring you a night of […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Ansley Phillips
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Ansley Phillips, a killer creative director and Tennessee native, making moves and shaking things up in the 614. My name is Ansley Phillips, phonetically pronounced “annzlee”, and no it’s not a family name. My college roommate always told people […]
Your Resumé: Is It Time for a Digital Upgrade?
First of all, let’s put to rest the rumor that resumés are dead. Passé. Outdated. Sorry, but they’re not. While the demise of the resumé has been predicted for years, currently they are still a standard requirement for most companies. Yes, you can direct people to your website or LinkedIn profile, and they may check […]
Finding Your Passion: Checklist for Remapping Your Career
By Catherine Lang-Cline When we are children, we have these grand ideas of what we want to be when we grow up. The most common career choices are often firefighter, veterinarian, maybe astronaut. If it is not one of these, it is something else that has been exhibited in some way to us when we […]
Are Resumés Becoming Less Important?
By Catherine Lang-Cline Since I am in the business of connecting creative people to creative work, my opinion on resumés is asked quite often. They’re always asking for ways to improve it so it gets noticed. As long as people have created resumés, there have been ways to make it stand out more. But with […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Kelsea Wiggins
In the latest installment of our Columbus Creatives: A Day in the Life series, we talk with Kelsea Wiggins, social media manager and blogger. Hi. I’m Kelsea Wiggins. I’m a 25 year old digital and Columbus native. I was born on the Southeast side of Columbus but have called Grandview home for a couple of […]
Employment Law: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
By Kristen Harris Legal and legislative issues around human resources, hiring and employment are constantly changing. I recently attended the American Staffing Association’s Staffing Law Conference or, as I affectionately refer to it, the “How to Not Get Sued” conference. It’s important for us to stay on top of these issues to protect ourselves, our […]
How Google Work Changed Our Small Business
By Shelli Welch I happen to be a proud (unpaid/unsponsored) user of many of Google’s products. At Portfolio Creative we switched to Google for Work in 2012, which is comprised of Gmail (with your business domain name), Google Drive (Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, etc.), and others. We also use Google Chrome as our browser of choice […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Brittany Bergamo Whalen
To kick-off our new A Day in the Life series showing off creatives in and around Columbus, we have our very own Brittany Bergamo Whalen. Get to know Brittany’s background and a snapshot of her daily routine by reading our Q+A with her below. Brittany is a Columbus native who grew up in German Village and […]
One Interview Question That Cuts Through the BS to Reveal Someone’s True Character
By Catherine Lang-Cline We all try to be so clever when asking interview questions. We might be intentionally trying to trip up a candidate or we might be really wanting to dig deep and see if this person is going to be a fit for our company. Inc. Magazine recently said that THE QUESTION […]