Hard work can only get you so far — Everyone loves an entrepreneur success story. It’s especially compelling if it has a rags to riches narrative, like starting a company out of your parents’ garage, or investing your last $300 on inventory and surviving off of ramen for a year. After working for a number of entrepreneurs, I’ve realized…

Festival flops, flower crowns, a Shake Weight for your face? — Brands love to work with influencers, and for good reason. Partnering with the right ones can help companies reach new audiences and build trust at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. It comes as no surprise that influencer marketing on Instagram and other social media channels has shot…

Easy ways to get your life back on track. — Whether you’re in your second, third, or nth lockdown by now, the ongoing pandemic has left most of us feeling stressed and tired of life. It can feel extra challenging to summon the motivation to get through each day with no clear end in sight. If you’re feeling this way, too, it might mean you’re stuck in a pandemic rut. Here are some tell-tale signs:

If George Orwell could see us now — The COVID-19 pandemic was the earthquake that shook the ground beneath our feet for months on end. It disrupted our lives in ways that most of us have never experienced before, destroying entire institutions and ways of thinking, while simultaneously giving new ones the chance to flourish. In all likelihood…

#3: Beauty products from influencers — At the start of the pandemic, I thought to myself: “Wow, even though life sucks right now, I’m going to save a ton of money since everything is closed.” Sadly, my bank account would prove otherwise. That’s not to say I regret all my lockdown purchases. In fact, this Hydro…

Advice from three women who have made it in the creative industry — Webinars have been all the rage since the cancellation of most in-person events. …

Advice from someone who’s figuring it out, too. — It took me four whole years to realize that my career wasn’t going in the direction I wanted it to. Sure, there were little signs here and there pointing towards something not being quite right, but for the most part, these were ignored. The problem was, I didn’t know where…

A closer look at modern-day hustle culture — Growing up, I always had a little side hustle in me. Yep, I was that kindergartener who sold papier-mâché hats and beaded bracelets to fellow six-year-olds. With fake money, of course. Now that I’m in my 20s, not much has changed, not even my obsession with arts and crafts projects…

I’ll never forget how many hermit crabs we saw in Atlantic City. We visited this beach casino town once when I was ten, as part of a family vacation. Along the city’s seemingly never-ending boardwalk, we walked past tens of small beach shops selling hermit crabs as pets. I begged…