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Maria’s weekly expert insight on empathy-led business, culture and brands

  • The Brunch Crisis

    The Brunch Crisis

    A few years ago, my friend Alex helped her sweetheart Brandon to open a brunch restaurant in Portland.   At first, they had zero customers. But within a few months—thanks to some glowing reviews in local newspapers, positive Yelp reviews, and a lot of hard work—they found themselves with a “good” type of problem:   They had too many customers.    At…

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  • Create Magical Moments for Your Customers, Team and Fans

    Create Magical Moments for Your Customers, Team and Fans

    Watching your child watch his first movie is a magical moment. At least for me, lover of all things story and film.   When we finally sat down with my young son to watch his first full-length movie at home, he was about two-and-a-half, I believe-old enough to (we thought) sit through more than a half hour show.…

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  • Want to Succeed? Focus.

    Be careful about giving advice. It can come back to haunt you. My almost 4-year-old burned me pretty badly the other day. The modern world does not do us any favors when it comes to presence and focus. I work very intentionally with my son to help him avoid overwhelm and concentrate on one task…

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