Erin Greenawald is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist who is passionate about elevating the standard of writing on the web. Erin previously helped build The Muse.
Why Working in a Remote, Asynchronous Culture Can Benefit Professional Development
Among all the conversations about the future of work and how the sudden shift to remote culture has affected employees, there’s been a shadow narrative suggesting that working remotely may stunt professional development. At Levels, we’ve been remote from the start, and we’ve always fostered autonomous and asynchronous work, smart internal communication, and heavy documentation to support our employees in getting their best work done. Together, we think these aspects of our culture actually unlock more opportunities for professional development for our team. Here's how.
The founder of $5 billion healthy snack company Kind on how to build a culture of empathy without losing your competitive edge
Daniel Lubetzky is founder and executive chairman of Kind snacks and a "Shark Tank" guest judge. He recommended leaders incorporate kindness into their cultures as it helped him find success.
'Just paint the bathrooms': The leadership lesson a Fortune 500 exec swears by to keep her team engaged
Joyce Mullen is the president of North America at Fortune 500 IT company Insight Enterprises. Her best leadership advice is to demonstrate to your team that you care about their wellbeing.
3 lessons the CEO of multimillion-dollar brand Hint water learned when she started doing the 'dirty work' as a leader
Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of multimillion-dollar beverage company Hint.
When the pandemic hit, she personally helped stock shelves at stores like Target with her product.
The CEO of management consultancy Korn Ferry on how to become a 'radically human' leader
Gary Burnison is the CEO of management consulting company Korn Ferry. He thinks companies are the most successful when they allow employees to bring emotions into work.
How to find and land new business in a virtual world, when you're used to networking in person, according to 7 business owners
Now that the pandemic's thrown a wrench in meetups and in-person gatherings, businesses will have to adjust their plans to find and pitch customers from home. Seven business owners and coaches shared tips with Business Insider on successfully growing a business remotely.
I received a $1,000 stimulus check from the government — here's exactly what I did with it
Erin Greenawald is a freelance writer, editor, and content maker; this is how she spent the CARES Act stimulus check during the coronavirus pandemic.
How to Never Run Out Of Great Content Ideas
Content marketing expert Melanie Deziel shares brainstorming insights from her new book, The Content Fuel Framework.
7 creative ideas from experienced freelancers for finding work and clients during the pandemic — that you can put into action starting today
Over the past few weeks, I've swung between feeling very lucky to be a freelance writer and panicking about what my future holds. On the one hand, we can't get laid off and lose all our work in one fell swoop, and are generally accustomed to some ups and downs in our income. On the other hand, we have no promise of continued work from any of our clients (who are also impacted by the pandemic) and aren't usually supported as well by the structures that help the traditionally employed, like unemployment benefits or paid sick leave. Plus, if you've lost work, you've lost work — and that sucks.
Black Friday now? Four ways eCommerce stores are getting cash in the door
There are moments these days when Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2019 feels like a lifetime ago. Obviously, back when the holiday season was going on, no one had any idea a global pandemic was coming—and that now, mere months later, retailers would be faced with a scenario where running another BFCM-level sale might feel like a necessity.
How to Be There for Your Readers Through These Trying Times
Janice Robinson-Celeste of Successful Black Parenting Magazine shares her advice for adapting to the online landscape and pivoting your content strategy to give your readers what they need now.
The exact action plan you should follow at work if you think you might have coronavirus — plus the email you should send your boss to break the news
Maybe you've woken up with a fever, or suddenly can't taste the normally-delicious home-chef feast you've cooked up. Maybe you've just been around someone who's come down with coronavirus, so you know you've almost certainly been exposed to the disease. For whatever reason, if you think you have COVID-19, you're probably already stressed enough about your health and the health of your loved ones — the last thing you likely want to be thinking about is work.
How to Spend Time with Someone During Their Final Days
Sometimes death is a surprise—but sometimes you know it's coming. Whether because of a terminal illness or someone reaching the natural end of their life, there are cases where doctors can estimate when a person’s final days will occur. Here's how to spend time with someone when you know they're about to pass.
Meet three women running thriving eCommerce businesses—and get their tips on success
This past year was a big one for women in eCommerce. From Glossier entering the unicorn club with a $1.2 billion valuation to Stitch Fix’s former COO stepping away to launch an AI-powered shopping platform, women are changing the online shopping game and paving the way for so many others to succeed. In honor of International Women’s Day, we wanted to highlight some of the incredible female-run eCommerce companies using Jilt to power their email marketing.
How one company built a multi-million dollar business around a cult product
t the age of seven, Hans Fex’s scientist father brought home some artifacts—a shell and two temple fragments—embedded in epoxy resin to preserve them. Having always loved visiting museums and looking at the artifacts from afar, Fex loved how he could hold these in his hands, keep them close so he could observe them whenever he wanted. As he marveled at this, a seed of an idea was planted in his brain: What if you could do this same thing with a bunch of different artifacts, all in a small epoxy box? Like an entire museum that anyone could hold in their hands and keep in their homes.