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Social Entrepreneur Chad Mulder Is Helping Women In East Africa Redefine Their Economic Futures With “ruly”
Entrepreneur Chad Mulder and "ruly" help to change economic futures one photo at a time Chad Mulder was inspired to create ruly after traveling in East Africa with his wife and young boys as volunteers for a fair trade company. He was captivated by the way entrepreneurs were designing startups to address big social issues...
Do I ‘muse’ you?!
(This entry's by Rich) So many times I've heard the term "muse" referred to in interviews I've witnessed with cool musicians, writers and other artists. A "muse" is defined by the Merriam Webster online dictionary as, "a source of inspiration; especially: a guiding genius." Mannnn!!!!, as an entrepreneur, doesn't that sound like a good thing...
Cool Company of the Day: Turn Your Head
To coin a phrase, everything old is cool again, and it took a woodworker who thought just like that to come up with our cool company of the day. Tom Bashara started his Colorado Springs-based e-tail business, Turn Your Head, in 2004 after thinking up a unique way to preserve his little girls' faces as...
Cool Company of the Day: VocationVacations.com
Alright, those of you who want to start up a business but have no experience doing the actual kind of work that that business entails... this one's for you: Vocation Vacations. They're based in Oregon but serve up job stints all across the country (and beyond) at the kinds of businesses people typically only dream...
Cool Company of the Day: ManageYourCellar.com
We love red wine - a lot. It's partly the flavor, partly the infinite variety and nuances of taste, partly knowing the work and thinking that goes into that taste, partly the history and concept of it, and partly it's that it's supposedly healthy for you in good measure. But remembering your favorites, storing the...
Inspiration
My mom died exactly 4 years ago today. She is the sweetest lady I have ever known. Now, after four years, I can think about her and not remember so much the 4-year cancer battle or the way her body failed her those last months. I remember her vibrant, smiling, lovely countenance. My mom, the...
From the Road…Not Dazed. Dazzled!
It's late and we're tired. But we're TOTALLY inspired. That's how we feel when we're in the presence of superstars - the kind of people who are building extraordinary businesses from an idea to reality and LOVING it along the way! The trip in to L.A. last night got us into our hotel at the...