Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin For as long as I can remember, art has been an essential part of my life. Even at my kindergarten graduation, I announced on stage that “when I grow up, I am going to be an artist.” Sketching, painting, crafting, and music have always been my favorite ways to self-soothe as a teenager filled with angst to an adult weathering a pandemic world. While growing up, I found that along with art I had a passion for helping others. I remember at 19 years old struggling to decide on a new career path after my plan of becoming a fashion designer didn’t quite fit. My mom and I were riding in the car, and she said, “You have always been a helper, have you thought about being a counselor?” Well, like they say… Mothers know best. My brain was buzzing with ideas on how I could combine my two passions: art and helping. I understood art’s healing powers and wanted to use it to help others. After graduating with my bachelor’s degree in … [Read more...] about Creativity Takes Courage: Counseling Outside The Box
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Sustainable Business Innovation From Rural Women In Nigeria
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin From the southwest corner of Nigeria, a pioneering social enterprise called Durian is lifting rural women out of poverty to become economically self-sufficient and confident of their value in building a more sustainable world. Training women to turn local waste into sustainable livelihoods is breaking through cultural norms that have historically relegated Nigerian women to powerless second-class citizens. In doing so, Durian is building a vibrant circular economy with measurable results for thousands of women, as well as their families and entire communities. Economic independence sustains communities Located in Imafon, a rural community in Ondo state, Nigeria, Durian operates training sites and crop and livestock farms where women produce food, learn how to make crafts and furniture from bamboo and wood, turn fabric waste into fashions, create skin care items from cocoa pod husks, and process food from cassava … [Read more...] about Sustainable Business Innovation From Rural Women In Nigeria
AI Content Generation Won’t Replace Humans; It Will Make Them More Powerful
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Chief Marketing Officer / Partner at Marketing 360®, overseeing all inbound lead generation strategies and partnerships. We all want to get more done, and many businesses are automating parts of their processes to achieve maximum efficiency. From ordering your guilty pleasure at McDonald’s to using the self-checkout at the grocery store, automation is everywhere. But does it belong in the world of content creation, too? Marketers think so. According to a 2022 study by Capterra , 33% of surveyed marketers who use artificial intelligence and machine learning software are leveraging it to generate content. Creating content with AI content generators is faster and cheaper than hiring a writer to do the same job, but are the world’s best copywriters, writers and content creators about to end up on the unemployment line? Not yet. AI content creation tools are powerful, but they’re not yet able to take the place … [Read more...] about AI Content Generation Won’t Replace Humans; It Will Make Them More Powerful
New Affiliate Platform EMCEE Is Partnering With These Buzzed About Brands For NYFW
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin EMCEE Studios is teaming up with buzzed about brands Dion Lee and LUAR for their New York Fashion Week Fall 2023 shows. The new creator-powered affiliate retail platform, is making its official debut over New York Fashion Week through runway partnerships with Dion Lee on February 10, the first day of the NYFW shows, and LUAR which closes the week on February 15. EMCEE is setting out to revolutionize the affiliate marketing space, promising to rewrite the rule book on traditional marketing practices for a more authentic, transparent and inclusive approach. Its social commerce model involves curated, conversion optimized showrooms for influencer creators with one simple, sharable url where followers can shop selected products. According to CEO John Aghayan, commission rates are also substantially higher than competitors. Aim is to foster relationships between brands and content creators by removing … [Read more...] about New Affiliate Platform EMCEE Is Partnering With These Buzzed About Brands For NYFW