Paul Klein, a long time art dealer, critic and artist mentor in Chicago, died October 11, 2020. Today, December 30, would have been his 74th birthday. Paul was one of the first people I met when I moved to Chicago. His proposal to put a biodegradable sculpture into the Lincoln Park Lagoon had been passed…
As educators, Jen Guillemin and Wendy Swart Grossman count themselves as incredibly lucky to work in a field that is rooted in personal transformation and changing lives. It is through education that we lift people and help them reach their full potential. Watch the replay now, and learn more, below. WHAT IS THE…
Join us live for a conversation and demo with Ramona Jackson, artistically unconventional wanderlusting foodie poet tree hugging intoxicologist and founder of The Bourbon Bohemian. Ramona invites you to travel the world with her cocktail kits, full of hand made ingredients and inspired by cuisines from around the globe. (That come straight to your home in carefully…
Elmer Dixon of Executive Diversity Services joined Intercultural Spark for a conversation about the influence of culture and race on communication style, and what’s really at the heart of unconscious bias. Watch the chat with Elmer now About Elmer Dixon Elmer Dixon, has over 35 years’ experience as a consultant, trainer, senior manager and…
On December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis’ worst imaginable fear happened when her six-year-old son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Her tragedy was literally the spark to being fearless, thinking big and out of the box, and to found the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Shortly before the tragedy, Jesse wrote…
Dr. Tanjia has more than 18 years of experience working as a senior level human resources and organization development professional in non-profit and Fortune 100 companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Tribune Company, Whirlpool, Sears and Motorola. Watch the chat with Tanjia now. About Tanjia Coleman Coleman is the President of Reimagine Development Organization, Inc.…
Let’s talk menopause! When her male doctor said “you’ll have to choose between menopause and your high-powered career,” Executive Midlife Coach Adelle Martin decided to get to the bottom of what was happening to her body. Then 40 and experiencing early menopause, Adele embarked on a quest to fully understand why her body was changing…
Grandparenting is easy when the kids are young. Ice cream, a trip to the train museum, it was so easy to win their adoration. And then they become teenagers. Suddenly a one word grunt is the answer to everything. The intercultural approach looks at how to enter each others world. It’s about how to meet…
How can one use electronic communications to build personal connections? A traditional marketing goal was to make personal contact–dinner, lunch, coffee, ballgame. How do you build and maintain rapport with someone you may never meet in person? Is it even possible? Chris Brogan has been talking about how to do this for years, well before…
Sara Weiss’ life was a lonely existence for as long as she was buried deep in the victim mentality. But she found the strength to rise above and create a level of self-confidence she never imagined she could have. She has been abused, lied to, and cheated on. She has lost her friends and family.…
