Every year is filled with PR crises, and 2018 was no exception. Let’s start with United Airlines. The airline is no stranger to a public controversy,...

Every morning, a parade of children go by my office window on their way to the elementary school up the street. There’s one little girl I...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve never met a personality metric you haven’t loved—I’m as eager to be defined as I am to eat a piece...

With humor and levity, this title reconsiders traits traditionally considered feminine through a critical lens.

The explosion of social media has created a content war in which only the strongest brands win. In a climate where anyone can easily and rapidly...

Finally, after more than a month’s work, you’re ready to hit “submit” on your latest company blog post. You’ve painstakingly collected the necessary stats and figures...

Apps, search engines and social media networks have a constant presence in most people’s everyday lives. Years ago, these sites and apps seemed harmless and helpful — they...

Interviews are usually the toughest part of searching for a new job. Even if you spend hours researching a company, fine-tuning your resume, and practicing your...

Challenging the status quo is one thing. Lots of people challenge the status quo—and are subsequently knocked right back into the flow of normalcy. Challenging the...

“Are people just doing a bunch of things without me?” I screamed over the thudding bass in a downtown Oakland bar. My friends arched their eyebrows,...

We’ve all done it—walked into a room, sat down for a meeting, shook hands with the boss, and thought to ourselves “What the hell am I...

I just finished reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill for the first time—and in it, I came across a quote that will forever change...

First impressions count—not just in real life, but also on the social media stage. Can you remember a time you Googled a service, which led you...

What most people consider thought leadership, really isn’t thought leadership—it’s content marketing with a CEO cameo.  Once being a “thought leader” became cool, PR and marketing...

I’ve always been a believer that experience is life’s greatest teacher.  That belief was manifested in the form of a sales job. Most people don’t realize...

The amount of writing jobs available in the world is way bigger than people realize. To be perfectly honest, when I was studying creative writing in...

In the past year and a half, I’ve amassed over 2 million views on my writing. Getting into the millions was both a humbling and revealing...

I quit my marketing job back in January with no plan, no ideas, no backups. You know this story already—or one like it. College-educated-restless-soul quits cushy...

Not long ago, I was having a back-and-forth over coffee with Nicolas Cole at Soho House Chicago.  It had been an unnecessarily busy afternoon from a...

Most people appear focused and in control of their lives from day-to-day. But put any of them in stressful circumstances, and you’ll often see a very...