Today marks five years to the day that I began working at The Verge full time. I moved into a more central role as creative director of Vox Media networks in August, 2018, but the preceding two and a half years were the most proflic of my creative career to date. To mark this anniversary, I put a retrospective gallery together of some of my favorite photos from my time at The Verge …see more

Close the Gap is featured on Thrive Global ! 🥳 Thanks for spotlighting how Close the Gap is bridging the network gap and digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic! 💛 More exciting stuff to come next year as we continue to support our students in reaching their fullest potential! 🧗🏾‍♀️ …see more

Close the Gap Foundation wrapped up our second annual Fellowship for first-gen and low-income students in the Bay Area. We celebrated nine high school students for their dedication to social impact! 🎉 All in all, we awarded over $3,000 in scholarships, highlighting projects that distributed meal kits to homeless populations and COVID-19 supplies to low-income families! 📜 🎉 S/o to our judge panelists Alexandra , Naomi , Sonia , & Marisa ! #closethegap #networkgap #plusonepledge The Fellowship provides: 🧪 Structured mentorship, which pairs every student with a mentor in currently working in the field of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, & mathematics education). We're so grateful to all these mentors: Akil (Slack), Muying & Jasmin (Amazon), Erika (Google), Tracy (Articulate), Nimalen (WePay), Bonnie (Cloudfare), Lydia & Edan (Amazon), Allen (Box), Neil (Ohio State College of Medicine). 🍎 Workshops and panels led by industry leaders, including Tiffany ( Mogul ), Melissa (Speakeasy), Florence (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Sophie (Adobe), Geri (Nasa), Erika (GenMark), & Cecilia (Box). 🚀 Project-based learning through social impact and service. Fellows learn how to ideate, self-direct, and present their impact projects through design thinking methodology. …see more

Back in 1947, when the legendary comic book writer Stan Lee was just starting his career, he published an article with advice on how to break into the industry. As part of his article, he shared several useful writing tips that happen to be applicable to any type of writing. I was surprised to find this article and thought I’d share what Stan Lee wrote about the craft of writing: #comics #comicbook #writing #writers …see more

In a lecture he delivered in 1996 on the origins of life, Stephen Hawking shared this remarkable insight into a simple, man-made technology that, he argued, has had just as profound an impact on human evolution as DNA.

"Our ranking of business schools is based on the return on investment achieved by the class of 2012. We examined more than 100 schools and reached out to 17,500 alumni around the globe. We compared graduates’ earnings in their first five years out of business school to their opportunity cost (two years of forgone compensation, tuition and required fees) to arrive at a five-year MBA gain, which is the basis for the final rank." …see more

Trying to figure out your marketing mix? Have you seriously considered producing a podcast? Maybe you should.

Inspiring story about how ingenuity combined with good old-fashioned human kindness and generosity are getting basic staples like bread and water to people affected by the devastation in Houston. Thanks Chip Cutter for sharing this story as part of your frontline reporting for your #WorkinProgress podcast. …see more

A remarkable piece , best thing I’ve read on Covid in months. And I’ve read a LOT by MICHAEL LEVITT NOBEL LAUREATE AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY PROFESSOR URI GAVISH BIO-MEDICAL CONSULTANT UDI QIMRON HEAD OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY EYAL SHAHAR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IFAT ABADI-KOREK RESEARCH DIRECTOR AT THE ASSUTA MEDICAL CENTER DISCLAIMER: Sharing ≠ Endorsement. I’m not an expert but share experts views. Always follow guidance from your health organizations and public health authorities. https://lnkd.in/dNqaxww …see more

"Brands are judged less by how they operate when things go right, than by how they handle situations when things go wrong." Tom Fishburne https://lnkd.in/eAt6TC7 …see more

I was asked my top five tips on #personalbranding : 1. Brands matter. We live in a world of options and commoditization. Whether you’re an individual or a corporation, your brand is what distinguishes you from all other lookalike options, and defines your place in the world. 2. A brand is a promise. Branding goes deeper than colors, font, logos, or a headshot. It’s a promise you make to the world; this is the kind of experience you will have with me. Live up to that promise, consistently. 3. Perception is reality. Marketing, at its core, is about changing perception. Building a personal brand is about being thoughtful about the perception the world has about you. Use it to get you where you want to go, not to satisfy your ego. Clarify your end-game. 4. Ask for three words. If you’re stuck defining yourself in a pithy way (it’s not easy) ask friends and colleagues to describe you in three words. Look for patterns. 5. Be yourself. Don’t try to be the person you think you should be. Have confidence in what you bring to the table. Your best brand strengths come from what differentiates you. If you're in Boston, join us Thurs night at Shopify for a panel event and workshop on this topic aimed at entrepreneurs! (Link in comments.) …see more

It’s not uncommon for today’s #chiefmarketingofficer to be involved in public relations, communication, #contentstrategy , product design, sales, market research, tech development, and more. While this level of involvement makes for an exciting and dynamic career, many #CMOs feel like they are struggling to keep up. To better understand the CMO’s unique situation, it can help to identify the distinct issues they face, and explore potential solutions that can help the CMO succeed. …see more

Kudos to Calm for absolutely nailing the placement and timing of their CNN campaign. #marketing #advertising #cnn #calm #calmapp …see more

Megan thee Stallion spilled the truth on her recent shooting, but why she did it is the real story, and it's one that's worth exploring. #KellyeMedia #gender #race #perception #image #blogging #writing #media

#Africa #Globaldevelopment #tech #agriculture #agritech Google Microsoft #Kenya #Nigeria

I’m grateful to Tony Mwebia of the #MenEndFGM organization for his New Year’s blogpost about a important summit that occurred in Nairobi last month. The meeting convened religious leaders’ and scholars from all the #FGM hotspot counties in #Kenya . I’m greatly encouraged by this report, and urge other countries to follow suit. These kind of high-level conversations will be critical in developing policies that will strictly punish this horrific practice. And we need more men to join the #MenEndFGM movement around the world. #EndFGM #genderbasedviolence #EndGBV #HearMeToo #ISaidNo #OrangeTheWorld UN Women Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage …see more

Spent the day producing a #diadelosmuertos feature for National Geographic Digital, and the #BFF Faith T. comes home bearing this gift! Loved learning more about this joyous, family-fueled tradition, and plan to celebrate by finally watching the Pixar Animation Studios movie “Coco” on Nov. 1st. BIG shoutout to my NPR Brother Felix Contreras for sharing his memories and insights for the piece. I’ll be listening to the #SonicAltar segment on his #AltLatino #Podcast that day, too! #DayOfTheDead #indigenousculture #LatinoHeritage #Mexico …see more

It’s the #DayOfTheGirl , and I should try to find a #halloweencostume party to flash this #ringfinger at. I’ve enjoyed posting pictures of my cool and quirky rings to help raise awareness about the need to #EndChildMarriage . Big thanks to Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage , Crate and Barrel , The Knot , and Malia Mills NYC the #Vowforgirls campaign! Let’s keep this energy front and center. #genderjustice #globaldevelopment …see more

Nigerian girls win #SiliconValley contest for #app that spots fake drugs. Totally Awesome!! #Nigeria #tech #innovation #Africa #IT #globaldevelopment @Girls Who Code …see more

I'm planning to follow the events of tomorrow's "Reaching The Last Mile" Forum in Abu Dhabi. The event, held in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation   and The Carter Center , aims to convene key global health stakeholders to ensure that preventable diseases are at the forefront of global agendas. It also geared to catalyze action to reach the very last mile of eliminating and eradicating debilitating, yet preventable diseases.  Read more about the "Reaching The Last Mile" forum here---> https://lnkd.in/eksvRPG #UCNTD #NTDs #globalhealth #globaldevelopment #beatNTDs #reachingthelastmile …see more