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What should you eat? London nutrition coach says trust your gut

When someone is a project manager for client-facing teams that do a lot of travel, it’s a given that there’s lots to juggle. For Taru Merikoski, who was living in Finland and doing project management for an HR and recruitment company, that lifestyle, combined with having chronic digestive problems, was “not pleasant.” According to Merikoski, […]
In London, a casual conversation makes history

The Internet allows people to share their creativity with an audience in a way that was unthinkable in the past. In particular, YouTube has opened new spaces of possibility for entrepreneurs like Chris Hobbs, who started History Bombs, an educational project that brings history to life through workshops, live performances, and YouTube videos. “I enjoyed […]
Don’t love your job? Five steps to making it work for you

No one wants to be Peter Gibbons. The main character in the widely-loved (and oft-quoted) movie Office Space was open about how much he hated his job at Initech Industries and how that affected his motivation (“I’d say in a given week, I probably only do about 15 minutes of real, actual, work”). And yet […]
Artist’s crazy contraptions are guaranteed to make you smile

 When he was growing up in Auckland, New Zealand, Joseph Herscher’s parents didn’t mind when he made a mess. Each time he worked on craft projects in the living room of their house, they encouraged him to let his imagination run wild. “The wackier it was, the more my parents supported it,” Herscher says, “which […]
Glowing reviews for Seattle’s most innovative lighting designer

The son of a Midwestern preacher, entrepreneur Seth Grizzle always saw things a little differently. “I remember being bored in church, sketching the people sitting in the pews,” says Grizzle. “Growing up surrounded by cornfields in a small Ohio town, I had to dream up my own world.” While Grizzle still loves drawing, his subjects […]
Four ways to attract the right people for your startup

The key to a successful startup is a driven, hardworking team. Big companies and established corporations lure their employees by touting a slew of benefits, high salaries, company prestige, and free bagels. As a young company, you still need to recruit the best and brightest team to drive your upward trajectory, but you may not […]
Spinning pizza takes Mike Hewitt from Barcelona to Brooklyn

Barcelona-born entrepreneur Mike Hewitt grew up breakdancing in the streets, working the dough, and handing out fat stacks—of “free slice” coupons, that is—for his parents’ pizzeria chain in Spain. He was hustling ever since he was a kid, and he was good at it. “At that age, you are a sponge, and it all sticks,” […]
At Jugofresh, your health kick can include Twinkies

Matthew Sherman is a man with a mission: making South Florida a little healthier one cold-pressed juice at a time. He’s the founder and CEO of the ever-growing Jugofresh franchise known for its freshly made organic juices, loaded açaí bowls, flax seed Twinkies, and raw oatmeal. Before the WeWork Lincoln Road member opened his first […]
Those vintage Jordans you’ve been eyeing? Mr. Throwback’s got them

A cardboard cutout of Michael Jordan stands in the storefront of Mr. Throwback, a supplier of vintage sportswear and other items in New York’s East Village. It belongs to the shop’s owner, Mike Spitz, and was an important decoration at his bar mitzvah 20 years ago in Bellmore, Long Island. As with most items in […]
Drinking this wine can make you a better person

One sip of the sauvignon blanc delivers a pop of citrusy flavor—a refreshing reminder during the cold, dark winter months of the summer that seems so far away. But time traveling to greener days spent under the sun isn’t the only perk of this ONEHOPE wine; as the chic label informs tipplers, drinking this bottle also helps plant […]