TedxTalk Tuesdays // Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson is amazing. She comes from a family of educators and has been one herself for the past 40 years. This lady just gets it. Her energy is electrifying and her passion for teaching is evident. Her TedxTalk is oozing with hope for the future of education. In her talk, she discusses the importance of the […]
Happiness is not a limited resource
I make a lost of lists. Lists of books I want to read, places I want to visit, crazy things I want to do, and people I want to meet. Christopher Aiff (along with Macklemore, Oprah, and Robert Downey Jr.) is at the top of my “People I’d Love to Have A Conversation Over Coffee […]
It’s Friday aka Robert Downey Jr. Appreciation Day
We all know that Friday is the best day of the week, so in honor of it being the most joyous of days, the only thing that makes sense is to showcase Robert Downey Jr via picture slideshow. He brings the world just as much (arguably more) joy as Fridays do, and his mere existence […]
The happy secret to better work
[Warning]: This blog post won’t solve all of life’s problems but might help guide you towards being happier today, tomorrow, and every day after that. [Confession]: I have a problem when it comes to TedxTalks. An addiction really. I have a tendency to cite every new TedxTalk that I watch as my all-time favorite. But […]
Intern spotlight // Production Assistant
Meet James. He hails from Seattle. After graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in Biology he moved to San Diego to help us make films after seeing and an ad on Craigslist. Yes, Craigslist. The strange recruiting tactics seemed to have worked, because he’s been with us for nearly a year. I […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
The air is full of promise. Children walking through Gulu town, heading home from school at the end of the day.
Success Story: how Kristen is reaching the Summit
Kristen applied for our Fourth Estate Summit and didn’t have enough money saved up to cover her costs. So she punched apathy in the face and took to Facebook, proceeding to raise the funds she needed within 24 hours. We love a go-getter almost as much as we love the generosity of family and friends. […]
What the world eats
Photographer Peter Menzel and his wife, writer Faith D’Alusio, were hungry to learn how the rest of the world eats. So they took it upon themselves to find out. The couple set out to on a trip around the world, traveling to 24 different countries. Throughout their travels they shopped, cooked, and ate with 30 […]