Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas B. Jeffrey Madoff Hachette Go, 2020 The Idea Creative Careers pulls from interviews with more than forty experts–notable entrepreneurs, artists, and business leaders–as well as from Madoff’s own decades of experience. Born from Madoff’s popular seminar Creative Careers at Parsons School of Design in New York, he draws […]
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Jelani Memory started a tech company, raised 30 million in venture capital, and left it at the height of its success to start… a publishing company. We asked Jelani about his startup successes, his new company A Kids Book About, and why going analogue in a digital world is a move worth making. What is your
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In The Interview: Episode #12, Ciara Pressler interviews Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author, historian, and fitness expert. Natalia and Ciara talk about… The idea of public and individual health Remaining cautiously optimistic about social justice and radical change Refusing to accept hollow progress The perfect conditions that had to emerge in order to lead to the
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In The Interview: Episode #11, Ciara Pressler interviews Barbara Chen, strategic communicator, independent consultant, and writer. Barbara and Ciara talk about… Nuances of working inside a major city police department Honoring the complexity of complex problems Considerations when shaping a complicated message The danger in seeing police brutality as isolated incidents rather than recognizing the
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In The Interview: Episode #09, Ciara Pressler interviews Stephen Green, economist, speaker, startup advisor and “recovering” venture capitalist. Stephen and Ciara talk about… The numbers: why investing in local business and black- and brown-owned businesses benefits us all The importance of having a community that you feel you belong in How racism manifests in the
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Name: Michael Krol Current Job: Founder & CEO of Germinate LLC, Co-Founder of BEHCA LLC Current Place: Portland, OR Hometown: Woodstock, Illinois (Chicago area) > Denver, Colorado > San Francisco, California > Portland, Oregon > Dorado, Puerto Rico > Portland, Oregon Age: 46 What I wanted to be when I grew up: Graphic Designer College
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Name: Heidi Busche Current Job: Speaker, Author, Relationship Expert. Founder of Heidi B Coaching. Current Place: Portland, OR by way of Iowa, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Ireland. Hometown: Bettendorf, IA Age: 40 What I wanted to be when I grew up: Madonna – I can remember being like, I want to major in music with a
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