What needs to shift right now in your business to be able to thrive through this crisis?

Vulnerability is a HOT topic these days. And I see a lot of people crushing it and equally as many who being crushed by it. So how do you know which camp you are in?

We all have tenacity in us or we wouldn't be entrepreneurs. The challenge comes when you create something and then get caught up in fear of putting yourself out into the world.

Watching our friend Davide Direnzo play the drums is something everyone should witness, and something we can all take a lesson from.

Yesterday was a significant day in my life. On November 12th, 1995 – 23 years ago – I was hit by a drunk driver and my life was changed forever.

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you felt like a total rock star? Everything in your business and life is going your way and you are feeling great and powerful?

Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur, a business owner, a freelancer, a solopreneur, a mompreneur? Did you ever think that people might define how they see you by how you refer to yourself?

As I close that chapter of my business life, I wanted to take a moment to share my journey to get here.

So much of the time we are emptying the well, but giving so much of ourselves can leave us depleted emotionally, physically, spiritually and creatively.

I LOVE typography and was thrilled when an opportunity came up for me to teach this subject at George Brown College here in Toronto.

I’ve learned so much about myself and about running my business in 2017 and I wanted to share the top 7 things I learned this year.

My opinion – based on years of experience as a designer, entrepreneur and branding expert – is actually what people pay me for. (And our design work is a product of that well-honed viewpoint.)

Last Sunday I had an EPIC day! It had nothing to do with business or branding and yet, it somehow made me think about these things. Ahhh, the life of an entrepreneur!

In October, I had the pleasure of speaking about designing your life. It is still in its essence about design, just specifically about how to design your best life. Where you, your family and business can thrive to be its happiest.

In the past few weeks, I have learned so much about the power of social media in both a positive and negative context.