We just invested 60 hours to help sustain our local parks

We just invested 60 hours to help sustain our local parks

When we planned this "spring" event there was snow on the ground and we were only dreaming of flowers and sunshine. Little did we know it would be so warm and beautiful on May 24th. The Two Or More community of volunteers gathered at Lyndale Gardens in south Minneapolis to pull weeds, plant perennials, move rock (yeah, muscles!), and fill up on some much needed vitamin D.  (more…)
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Marketing For Good: A Conversation with Amanda Brinkman

Marketing For Good: A Conversation with Amanda Brinkman

If you've been a member of the marketing community for any amount of time, you likely know the name Amanda Brinkman: Chief Brand and Communications Officer for Deluxe Corporation, and creator of The Small Business Revolution - Main Street. What a surprise and honor to be asked by Amanda - who I have admired for years - to be the inaugural subject of her series featuring interviews with strong female leaders. (more…)
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How a Fractional CMO Can Accelerate Your EOS® Marketing Strategy

How a Fractional CMO Can Accelerate Your EOS® Marketing Strategy

If your business isn’t growing, it’s shrinking. This mantra has pushed many business owners to level up and achieve their next big goal. All companies care about growth, but it’s easy for this growth to be stifled when your organization doesn’t have alignment or transparency. (more…)
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Celebrating Authentic’s 1-Year Bizversary!

Celebrating Authentic’s 1-Year Bizversary!

Wow. Authentic is one year old. Already? Only? [All the feels.] A year ago today, I sat at my kitchen table, officially filing my business name with the State of Minnesota, and buying my authenticbrand.com domain. The domain was an investment. I literally held my breath when I pressed the "buy now" button. Every day since that thrilling and scary start, I have been telling myself to breathe. (more…)
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Building Your Strongest Team: Five experts weigh in on what it takes to attract, retain and grow high-performing talent

Building Your Strongest Team: Five experts weigh in on what it takes to attract, retain and grow high-performing talent

No business leader sets out to build a losing team, and yet, many organizations suffer from low productivity, poor morale and high turn-over. The fact is, strong teams don't happen by accident, nor as a product of good intentions. Building and maintaining a strong team takes vision, discipline, systems, consistency, and the willingness to make hard decisions that impact real people. (more…)
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