Monthly archive for ‘ August, 2010 ’

Labor of Love

25th August 2010 | 0 Comments

Aug. 25, 2010 A year’s worth of work culminates today with the presentation of my independent study project, The City Maven. It’s been an interesting year, to say the least. Let’s rewind the tape and see where I was on: Aug. 25, 2009 Hot. Sweaty, with a thin film of dirt covering my entire body. [...]


Watch Your Tone, Missy

20th August 2010 | 0 Comments

A frequent comment I heard during my trip to Los Angeles was that my site needs to have an edge. What is it’s tone? Here goes: The maven is a stylish nerd. She loves curling up with RFPs and highlighting all the jargon and numbers. She’s tickled pink when she gets business cards from mid-level [...]


True Love

19th August 2010 | 0 Comments

The coffee, not the mug.


Tweet Tweet

19th August 2010 | 0 Comments

Tweet, tweet. What’s that, a cute baby chick? Nope, it’s just the network of friends, coworkers, reporters, gadflys and major corporations pounding down the virtual wall of my computer. Every minute of every hour of every day. I was a Twitter holdout for a long time. I didn’t see its value and it seemed like [...]


Born to Run

17th August 2010 | 0 Comments

The work of Project Goldfish has coincided with my training for the Chicago Half-Marathon. I am not a businesswoman, nor am I a runner so … what better time to take on two huge challenges than at the exact same time. My father has, in the past, referred to me as the Energizer Bunny. I [...]