“What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you. That kind of beauty inflames the heart and enchants the soul.” Lupita Nyong’o is an actress, best known for her roles in 12 Years A Slave, Black Panther, and Us, and the author of Sulwe, a New York Times Best Seller children’s book which explores colorism and…
Do you know exactly what your business is selling? An online-shop may sell leisurewear but fans follow their social media channels for completely different reasons. Millennials buy feelings, emotions and experiences – not necessarily just products. Purchased emotions ring the cash register. Entrepreneurs should determine if they’re actually selling feelings in exchange for dollars. If they are, it’ll drastically change…
Secret Deodorant announced a new partnership with Serena Williams to further progress gender equality and pledged an additional $1 million in support of equality programs. “It’s very important to me that I use my platform to bring attention to the many issues faced by women in sports and to call for meaningful change. The Secret brand has been answering that…
Before you know it, summer is going to be here, and that means spending days drinking iced coffee, vacationing with your family – oh, and also interning at the company of your dreams. What you might forget, however, is that a majority of intern positions fill up way before summer break, because it takes a lot of planning, especially if you’re interning in…
One afternoon in January, Zoë Kravitz was sitting in a sushi restaurant on the second floor of a Los Angeles strip mall, but her thoughts were 3,000 miles and 10 or so years away. Specifically she was thinking about her weed guy. He’d come around with product concealed in a guitar case. “He would only talk in code,” Kravitz remembered.…
In college, wellness is often characterized as balancing academics with friends, jobs, and extracurriculars. Academics and the pressure to earn good grades is a prominent source of stress for college students. But does balancing schoolwork, managing time, and alleviating stress always mean getting work done ahead of time or taking the full allotted time to complete an assignment? Spending only as much…
So many people start their business because they have a hobby that they’ve fallen in love with. But just because we love something doesn’t mean it’s always going to be a good market fit. 42% of businesses fail due to “no market need” and this can be a very big hurdle for anyone looking to build a business from their…
By Molly Lambert of InStyle When we met for lunch in West Hollywood, Kerry Washington is somewhat incognito in a Dodgers cap and a jean jacket with the word “Mama” embroidered on a pocket. It is a testament to her stylistic skills that a mere 24 hours earlier she had jaws agape at the Golden Globes in a daring Altuzarra ensemble — a bejeweled harness…
Maybe you’re a fresh graduate, or maybe you’re simply seeking a career change, but it always stings when you scroll through Indeed and Glassdoor only to stumble across the words: “five years of experience required.” For an entry-level position, this is all backwards. How are you, a person with minimal experience, supposed to land an accesible job with a basic resume? Now comes the period…
Nathasia Muwanigwa, a scientist originally from Zimbabwe is now helping scientists, engineers and mathematicians from across African continent to give them visibility and inspire future generations. “After high school, I moved to Cyprus for a Bachelor’s in science in Human Biology, with the idea that the degree would be a pre-med degree,” she said, “But in my final year, I…
