Work the Room: Tips for Looking (and Sounding) Great for Your Next Virtual Meeting
In the age of coronavirus, it seems that life has turned virtual. Self-quarantine and social-distancing mandates have led many to turn to teleconferencing and virtual hangouts to maintain professional and social connections. Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype and Google Hangouts have become essential for workplace collaboration and friendly check-ins. And adoption rates have surged: Teams reported […]
So You Think You Can’t Design
This blog isn’t for designers. This blog is for the people who write and want people to read their work, people who work with designers, and people who have always wanted to learn more about design. You don’t need to become an expert in Adobe Illustrator, become fluent in color theory or learn all there […]
Should You Trust What You Read?
Growing up, my main source of news came from the television or newspaper. It seemed like a simple transaction. Accredited journalists discussed politics and ethics. I watched and listened, without a doubt in my mind that what they told me was true. Thanks to social media, news is constantly at our fingertips now. Determining what’s […]
COVID-19 Dominates News Cycles – What Does That Mean for All Other News?
COVID-19 is dominating all conversations. Like me, I’m sure most people are lucky if they make it a full hour without talking or reading about COVID-19. Though my PR career isn’t decades long, I can’t think of another time when something has so clearly dominated the news and for such a long time – with […]
Working From Home? 6 Tips for Staying Productive
With COVID-19 in full swing, everyone is feeling the impact. And those of us fortunate enough to be able to work remotely are balancing being productive without losing our sanity from isolation. As I write this, I am sitting in my makeshift home office – which, thankfully is a quiet space secluded from my 3-year […]
TL;DR: How to Make Your Writing More Readable for Your Colleagues
Confession time: I’m a serial rambler. It’s true. When there’s a multitude of critical information to absorb and distill into communications messaging, my tendency is to explore the space, list all pertinent information, and leave no detail unaccounted for. Trim the fat? Please. My concern is to provide more than enough substance to ensure everyone […]
My Experience of Starting a “Boss” Company in College
The past six months have been nothing short of a rollercoaster for me. Along with my regular class schedule and internship, I started a company through the Entrepreneurship Minor at the University of Washington. That’s right – I started a company as a college senior! How many college students do you know that have this […]
My Experience of Starting a “Boss” Company in College
The past six months have been nothing short of a rollercoaster for me. Along with my regular class schedule and internship, I started a company through the Entrepreneurship Minor at the University of Washington. That’s right – I started a company as a college senior! How many college students do you know that have this […]
Announcement Recap: Spaceflight Industries Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell the Launch Business
On Feb. 11, 2020, our long-time client Spaceflight Industries, the parent company of Spaceflight and BlackSky, announced the signing of a definite agreement to sell Spaceflight, Inc., the company’s rideshare launch business. Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in partnership with Yamasa, Co., plans to acquire the launch company to expand its portfolio and enter the space […]
Acumatica Summit 2020 Deemed the Best Yet
Acumatica, the world’s fastest-growing cloud ERP company, opened its 2020 Summit to record-breaking attendance in Las Vegas last week with more than 2,500 customer, partner, media and analyst participants. Following multi-platinum icon Lizzo’s New Year’s Eve show at The Chelsea concert venue at The Cosmopolitan, Acumatica CEO Jon Roskill packed the same venue for the […]