The Frick Collection is housed in beautiful building on the east side of Central Park on 5th Avenue. This amazing collection holds works by some of the most famous artists such as Rembrandt and Titian, along with lesser-known works contained in the Frick Art Reference Library. When Helen Clay Frick first imagined this museum and … Continue reading The Magnolia Palace
Viola Davis has become a household name, and well-respected actress over the past two decades. She has won accolades including all the major award shows’ top honors, listings in New York Times’ greatest actors and Time’s most influential people, and several honorary degrees. But that’s not what Davis’s debut book centers on. Finding Me is … Continue reading Finding Me
When America went to war in the early 1900’s, it was the women left behind that went to work in factories and offices to support their families, and our boys overseas. These women left behind did every kind of job from operating heavy machinery to painting luminous dials on the faces of watches and clocks … Continue reading The Radium Girls
George Washington’s military and political accomplishments are well known, from his famous Revolutionary War battles to his nomination to our first Commander-in-Chief. His personal life, however, is not nearly as well known. His portraits give an impression of a straightforward, serious General, but his life at home may have been very different. George Washington’s love … Continue reading Mount Vernon Love Story
One of the biggest challenges for working parents is balancing commitments between the office and the home – kids’ activity schedules, work project deadlines, professional development, and travel for meetings all compete to find space on our calendars. Even when we make it to one event, our minds are often wandering to what’s going on … Continue reading Be Where Your Feet Are
The past few months have been a roller coaster for author Lowen Ashleigh. First her mother died following a difficult health crisis. She cut off her relationship with her on/off boyfriend, who’s also her agent. Then Lowen was offered the opportunity of a lifetime taking over a successful series from an author in failing health … Continue reading Verity
Ivy Neal moved away from home right after she graduated high school to make a name for herself in New York City. It’s been nearly a decade and she had a good run in the city’s restaurant scene, but when the woman who raised her dies suddenly, Ivy returns to her Outer Banks roots to … Continue reading The Brighter the Light
Edward Bloom has always lived a larger-than-life existence. Tall tales and dad jokes have become his trademark – something that has irked his family for years. But Edward Bloom can’t help it – even on his deathbed. As his son William works through saying goodbye to Edward, he asks the father for the truth about … Continue reading Big Fish
It’s a cold, foggy day on the battlefield. Henry Flemming enlisted as a teenager with romantic ideas of what serving in the military would be like. But now, faced with the reality of war and fearing defeat, he deserts his company. Embarrassed by his lack of bravery and desperate to make up for it when … Continue reading The Red Badge of Courage
Big corporations have been filing for bankruptcy lately – Bed, Bath and Beyond, Virgin Orbit, and Tuesday Morning to name a few. But not all companies who actually file or come close to it fail. The difference is how leadership moves to change their corporations and pivot the team culture and activities. That change cannot … Continue reading Communication for Change Management
