As a small business owner, chances are you are juggling more than your fair share of duties. Nothing passes by your desk without you seeing it first. Nothing gets completed without your approval. And nothing can move without you pushing it. Every day, the clock strikes five, and you realize you are no closer than […]

There’s a deafening hype surrounding F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton, a film depicting the short-lived but high-flying career of the rap group N.W.A in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It comes toward the end of a summer filled with music movies: Love and Mercy, about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, Amy, on […]

Big business has been hungry. Not for money per se, but for good design. Lately, there have been unprecedented power plays made by corporates seeking to gobble up top design firms: Google and Gecko Design Inc., Facebook and Teehan+Lax, and CapitalOne and Adaptive Path, to name a few. In my two decades of working with […]

How many times have you heard (or said), “Let’s meet at the coffee shop?” But then you get there, and finding open seats together takes 10 minutes. Or there’s a grinder overpowering any conversation you’re trying to have. Or someone’s having a distractingly personal discussion nearby. Finding a good, productive meeting space can be a […]

Last In First Out. Reverse chronological order. Archiving everything and starting with a blank slate. When it comes to taming email clutter and achieving the elusive inbox zero, I’ve tried every trick in the book. I’ve combed through countless articles, downloaded multiple apps, and installed plugins like Boomerang and Unroll.me. Despite all these suggestions and […]

 When Aunna Wilson visited India, she was shocked to find that some young girls in rural areas are forced to stay home from school because of social taboos surrounding their periods. They are never given a proper education about changes occurring in their bodies. Wilson decided to do something about it. She traveled back to […]

“How much is this going to cost?” is probably what every CEO I have ever presented a design or marketing proposal to has asked. So dressed in numbers and spreadsheets like belts of ammunition, I’ve learned to adjust how I talk to head honchos. After all, it’s an understandable question. To a newcomer, trying to […]

Being able to travel whenever or wherever is one of the greatest benefits of running your own business (or working for a business that provides that option). But even if you have the proper systems in place—such as using great apps for staying in touch and surrounding yourself with a strong team—travel can be tough […]