Creating a public facing brand in this era of cancel culture, performative allyship, and crowdsourced outrage can be...
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Jul 20, 2020 | personal brands, podcast
Creating a public facing brand in this era of cancel culture, performative allyship, and crowdsourced outrage can be...
Jul 15, 2020 | personal brands, starting a business
Wondering how to stand out in your crowded field, especially against larger, more...
Jul 13, 2020 | personal brands, podcast, starting a business
I love my natural hair. I stopped using chemical relaxants in 2007, did the big chop in 2008, and haven't looked back...
Sep 17, 2019 | patents
Last week, I was honored to give the keynote at the First Annual Patent Bootcamp for Women and Minorities in STEM at...
Sep 9, 2019 | starting a business
Starting a business requires making all kinds of decisions, and one of the most important is how you're going to...
Sep 5, 2019 | patents
Inventing stuff is fun and working with inventors is just as great. By and...
Aug 29, 2019 | starting a business
As summer is making her exit, I've been trying to take full advantage of the last few weeks. I rarely watch...
Aug 29, 2019 | patents
If you decide that you want to patent your invention, make sure you're wearing your I'll-be-patient hat because the...
Aug 28, 2019 | patents
I love inventions and innovation. Like, LOVE love. So much so that I actually own a set of inventor trading cards (I...
Aug 28, 2019 | creating content, trademarks
As I've written about elsewhere, the three requirements for trademark protection are use, distinctiveness, and...
Aug 28, 2019 | starting a business
Once you've committed to creating your business, you'll have to decide whether to incorporate it with the appropriate...
Aug 27, 2019 | copyrights, creating content
"Content creator" is one of those phrases that gets thrown around a lot. The phrase is in the news, companies are...