After 20 years working as a director in theater, television and film, Dave Mowers re-trained himself to be a coach, teacher, and psychotherapist. The common thread? He focuses on narrative as a way to organize information, experience, and emotion. Currently, Dave brings his depth of insight to the role of Director of Strategy for Carbone […]
Maxwell Carl Scott is the Owner / Brand Manager of Spring Break Snowboards. When he’s not on the slopes, he’s in the studio creating new projects or lending his creativity to the coolest brands. What’s Spring Break about? How did it start? Spring Break began in 2010 as an experimental art project by founder Corey
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The combination of photo cards and social media make the holidays a time for our friends’ and families’ highlight reels to be writ large. Everywhere we turn, we encounter Instagrammed engagement scenes, tableaux of sparkly 2016 glasses and champagne flutes, and Christmas letters enumerating accomplishments. Facebook tells us that our friends are feeling “blessed.” We
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In a world where 90% of small businesses fail within the first five years, how do you build a business that’s sustainable for the long run? The key is approaching your business with the right mindset.
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Chasten Harmon has that rare combination of creative talent and business acumen, and she has it in spades. Shortly after graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of Hair. During that same year, she launched Space on White, an arts rehearsal and performance space in Tribeca NYC
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My Dad taught me how to play chess when I was 9 or 10 years old. By the time I was 11, I was running a local chess club and by 12 years old I was competing in USCF tournaments, sometimes winning hundreds or thousands of dollars in prize money. Chess was essentially my first
Checkmate: Using Chess Fundamentals to Achieve Your Goals Read More »
Discussions around career and business planning tend to boil down to a seemingly straightforward three-step process: First, set a clear goal. Second, chart a course to that goal. Third, keep your eyes on the fixed prize. This approach assumes a few things that have never been true for me, so it’s always struck me as
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