When I was down in Austin for SXSW back in March, I got to meet Carrie Atkinson, the woman behind “Sock It to Me“. I was pretty excited, I LOVE her socks. I remember buying them from her years ago at Saturday Market and buy them all the time at Sock Dreams. Socks are a [...]

Amy Sandoz, Owner of Ready Set Go Kits, has been helping people all over the world prepare for natural disasters. Her website offers different emergency kits for different situations (work, school, home, car), there’s even one for pets! Amy’s learned some great strategies to spread the word on her life-changing kits. Her interview highlights why businesses [...]

Being a native Portlander, David Strom knows his way around PDX. Over the last year, he’s become an important online source for Portland events and festivals.  Starting off slowly and building an audience, Dave started a blog called “Dave Knows: Portland‘ and has developed a great formula of providing the right content and keeping people [...]

What’s so special about bread? Dave’s Killer Bread has managed to make a great product and have a fascinating, compelling story behind the business. If you’d like to learn the story, check out this video. Relaying stories can be a challenge, but the marketing team at Dave’s have made quite an impact. Here’s what they’ve [...]

Bridget Benton is a super busy lady. She’s a mixed-media artist, art teacher/facilitator and creativity trainer – supporting people in the care and feeding of their own creative spark. If you need inspiration or instructions for numerous art projects, check out her website: Eyes Aflame. Bridget and I crossed paths when I attended a mentoring [...]