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Note from Gillian: The Art of the Message

In the 1920’s, Hershey created this tagline for their Reese’s cups: Made in Chocolate Town, so it must be Good.
In 1948, DeBeers placed its products in a unique sphere with the tagline “A diamond is forever.”
And thanks to Walt Disney,

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Note from Gillian: Business Rom Coms

It was exciting to walk among the various booths at the recent Specialty Food Show in San Diego, where many eager entrepreneurs shared their new products and stories, hoping for interest in their brands and support for their growth.

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Note from Gillian: Creating Futures

This past year has been a roller coaster ride for many, causing exhilaration on one side and angst on the other. The stock market continues to soar, with gold and silver reaching record prices, while tariffs alter the world of international trade.

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Note from Gillian: Evolving the Story of Thanksgiving

Throughout history, showing appreciation for a gift, whether an abundant harvest or a kind word, has been a stabilizing factor of a civilized culture. The Romans had their Ludi Cereales, or feasts in honor of the goddess Ceres,

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Note from Gillian: Trick or Treating – Concoct a Playful Success Strategy

Trick-or-treating, traditionally strolling through one’s neighborhood in costume and ringing doorbells to demand treats, has been an annual event for centuries, tracing back to those mischievous ancient relatives of mine, the Celts. Living 2,000 years ago, they believed that the dead returned to earth on Halloween,

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Note from Gillian: Stretching the Limit

Just when I thought running 25 miles a week, swimming, and hiking meant I was in good shape. I participated recently in a yoga class with my daughter – a class filled with Zoomers (a few) to Boomers (the majority and obviously all in better shape than me).

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Note from Gillian: Battling Problems

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
— Albert Einstein

Today it feels that life and work are a consistent and at times overwhelming flow of problems.

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Note from Gillian: Great Expectations

Charles Dickens’ novel of the mid-19th century in rural England and London tells the story of an impoverished orphan, Pip, as he navigates social class, love, and identity, inheriting an anonymous fortune that provides the funds to move to London to pursue his ‘great expectations’ of wealth and social standing.

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Note from Gillian: Independence or Interdependence?

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, almost 250 years ago, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.

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Note from Gillian: The Process of Exchange

Business, like life, requires exchange. The success of the business, again as reflected in life, is the definition and degree of that exchange. By definition, as well as its derivation, exchange means to change out, to give in trade for something regarded as equivalent,

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