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Sep 21, 2017
3 min

How to Become a Whiz at Networking Events

Fireside Insights spent an evening with Network After Work, an organization with monthly recurring networking events hosted across 85 cities, promoting our website and socializing with other business owners, entrepreneurs, and career-minded professionals. Aiming to shift away from mundane networking events, the organization provides a relaxed atmosphere within which people are welcome to make meaningful connections. At Fireside Insights, we know how daunting it can be to meet

Jul 24, 2017
5 min

Changing the World through Literacy: A Fireside Chat with Michelle Brown, Founder and CEO of CommonL

Michelle Brown is an educator by training, and an entrepreneur by necessity. Having taught in both low-income and high resource schools, Michelle felt empowered to create a tool to help bridge the gap, so that students had access to a stellar education regardless of their socioeconomic status. A couple of years later, CommonLit was born. CommonLit is a free tool that offers reading passages, tracking tools, and customized assistance for students in grades 5-12. In this Firesi

Jun 26, 2017
5 min

Yoga, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Niche: a Fireside Chat with Lauren Spearman, Founder of R&a

Lauren Spearman has been practicing yoga since the age of 14. As she explored different interests in college, she realized that her passion was yoga. After receiving her certification at a young age, Lauren began teaching yoga throughout the city of Chicago and eventually made a business out of it- R&B Yoga. In this Fireside Chat, we spoke with Lauren about how she turned her passion into a career, tripled the size of her classes in just months, and how maintains a large enou

Jun 22, 2017
2 min

4 Books about Business and Entrepreneurship You Should Read

Among other things, “lifelong learning” is a core value of my alma mater, and what better way is there to learn than to read the personal accounts of today’s preeminent entrepreneurs and businesspeople. Read about Eric Ries’ lean manufacturing approach to managing a startup, Tim Ferriss’ collection of business tips and lessons from other innovators, and more from Adam Grant and the the Gaineses from HGTV’s Fixer Upper. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuou

Jun 14, 2017
4 min

Succeed in Law School and Pass the Bar Exam: a Fireside Chat with Leila Nosrat

Leila Nosrat is a self-motivated entrepreneur that works to help her clients and law students alike. Leila is an attorney and founder of Nosrat Law, where she helps entrepreneurs through all stages of building and growing a successful business. Leila is also the founder of Bar Prep Mindset, where she helps law students throughout the United States. Additionally, is the producer and host of “Law with Leila”, which gives simple and effective strategies to help law students succ

Jun 7, 2017
2 min

Plan-Do-Study-Act: 4 Steps to Accomplishing Your Personal and Career Goals

The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is a tool commonly used to implement and measure changes made within healthcare organizations. Developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the cycle enables practitioners to set actionable goals, evaluate their success, and change their approach as needed through multiple rounds of the PDSA cycle. The tool has been applied successfully to generate change in many healthcare systems, however, it can also be applied to your life and

May 1, 2017
4 min

Build Your Own Fashion Brand: A Fireside Chat with Kenya Mills

Kenya Mills is a trailblazer in the fashion industry. She started her career as a stylist in Dallas and now owns her own fashion line– The KMills Collection. Since its inception in 2014, the KMills team has grown, and the collection has been worn by celebrities such as Lynn Whitfield, Dascha Polanco, and Claire Sulmers. In this Fireside Chat, we spoke with Kenya Mills about the intricacies of designing and managing your own fashion line. What did you do prior to designing the

Apr 17, 2017
6 min

Lessons Learned: the Successes and Challenges of Founding a Startup with Andi McCollam

The beginning of Pico Health What was Pico Health? Pico Health existed from September 2011 to December 2013. Back then, the ACA hadn’t taken off yet, but Massachusetts had its own laws surrounding that. It suddenly made everything challenging for small companies because when you had 11 full-time employees, you had to offer health insurance. You had to worry about getting a group plan and payroll deductions. It was a whole big mess that nobody wanted to deal with or understood

Mar 29, 2017
4 min

Diamond Greer, Founder and CEO of Women’s Professional Platform Let’s Vibe

Meet Diamond Greer, human capital strategist and founder of Let’s Vibe. She is passionate about empowering women to realize and actualize their potential. Two years ago, Diamond created Let’s Vibe as a platform to engage female professionals and give them a space to develop personally, professionally, and mentally. Let’s Vibe now has over 300 members, and is fostering new connections every day. In this Fireside Chat, we spoke with Greer about intrapreneurship, entrepreneurshi

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