Pie and Thanksgiving… they go together like, well… like apple and pie. And this time of year, especially here in the States, there’s a whole lot of attention being paid to both–I mean c’mon, we’re talking about two huge slices of Americana here. So, while we here at Dialsmith, […]
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What can a pair of red shoes teach us about running a business and delighting customers? Quite a lot, actually. I had the pleasure of hearing a keynote by Lonnie Mayne, founder of Red Shoes Living. RSL is a consultancy build around Lonnie’s five pillars for standing out for the positive in everything we do. Following that keynote, and in advance of his book launch, Lonnie and I sat down to discuss the Red Shoes Living framework and how to start applying it to your life and business right away.
Dialsmith Discoveries | What’s America’s Favorite Holiday Movie Moment?
Hey, let us (likely not) be the first to wish you happy holidays. And with the peak of the holiday season upon us, timing couldn’t be better for the next installment of our Dialsmith Discoveries—the series where we put our own Dialsmith research tech to the test to ho-ho-hone in […]
Giving Outside of the Giving Season
Here at Dialsmith, we’re as guilty as anyone of getting caught up in the business of our business. So every once in a while, we need to remind ourselves that there’s important work being done outside of our focus area. That’s why every September, Dialsmith gets involved in supporting the […]
Podcast: Erika Isler, Reaching Past the Mind to the Heart and Body
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On this podcast, we’ve had the good fortune of talking with many experts in their field. In the case of Erika Isler, we got to talk with someone who spans many fields. Erika is a reporter, editor, teacher, and personal development coach who uses horses (equine facilitated wellness) to help her clients navigate all kinds of issues. I was fascinated to learn how people’s interaction with horses (not their riding of them) can be used to uncover and solve a variety of challenges. Erika also enlightens us on what her varied career has taught her about the most effective ways to engage an audience and we dig into what my closet says about me.
My Time Off: Protecting Children in Liberia (and a wee bit of White Port)
There are big, heart-wrenching challenges in this world. This is how Courtney Ulrich, one of our own, tackles them: One community at a time. I am a graduate student and a Dialsmith team member. With a team that’s ‘here, there, and everywhere’ (at all times), I do the things around here […]