As I mentioned in previous posts, I spent almost the whole of June in Uganda. There were three distinct segments of the trip, including teaching a local NGO how to make shea-butter based products and an amazing safari at Murchison Falls, but the most unforgettable leg of the journey took place at an orphanage. …
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Lions, Elephants, and Monkeys… Oh My!
My teenage daughter and I had the best time in June on a safari in East Africa! I’d been lucky enough to safari a few times but this trip was particularly special. Not only because I got to see the joy in her eyes as Chloe hand-fed a wild Vervet monkey slices of her watermelon…
MIA for 5 Weeks… Whaaat!?!? I’m back from East Africa!
So, just where in the sam hell have I been anyway? My blog went MIA for a solid five weeks as I disappeared into the wilds of east Africa. I’ve set foot on the continent more than a dozen times over the last few years and I’d even spent some time in Uganda in…
Price-O-Matic is Finally Here!
For far-too-many years, I struggled with how to price my products. Late nights of cursing and crying and worrying were commonplace as I wrestled to get a firm grip on raw material, labor and overhead expenses and then extrapolate a competitive pricing structure from those figures. Enter my tech-savvy husband: I sweet talked my…
Recap: 2013 HSCG Conference
Christina and I are just back from the 2013 HSCG Conference in Raleigh, NC where we spent four days mixing + mingling, cocktailing + learning, meeting + empire building. This was my third conference (but the first as a sponsor!) and it proved to be an exceptionally well-run event. Lucky Break Consulting set up…