Noah is the Founder, CEO and Design Director of Muse & Co. Prior to founding Muse & Co., Noah worked extensively in many facets of the film industry, including production design, special effects, and scenic construction. His diverse skill set sets the tone for Muse & Co.’s mission to combine…
Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Corrin Haskell moved Oakland, California in the mid-nineties to pursue a teaching career after graduating from the University of Washington. Currently, he has been teaching 5th grade at Brookfield Elementary in Oakland, CA for the past 25 years. He also coaches a variety of…
Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to help teams/organizations navigate difficult conversations and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Some of the topics he covers including how to deal with toxicity in the workplace, how to address office politics, how to…
Starting an online, app-based business where service providers are matched with buyers is a great idea in today’s economy. Cyrus Baseghi is the President of OSSI and an Oakland-based businessman. As the leader of a forward-thinking brand, he has done everything from basic application and internet development to complex…
Negative talk while starting a business can hamper your momentum, which makes everything harder. Being positive doesn’t necessarily make anything easier, but it does give you more energy and clarity to get things done. Aaliyah Nitoto is the founder, CEO, and winemaker of Free Range Flower Winery, an award-winning,…
Rather than focusing on things that you’re not good at or things that are weaknesses, cultivate your strengths. Alexander Cross is the owner and CEO of the Law Offices of Alexander Cross & Associates/ Oficinas legales de Alexander Cross y Asociado. As an entrepreneur, he is utterly focused on…
Think about your goals and how you’re going to achieve them. Always be thinking about what you are doing in your everyday workflow that is going to help you get to where you want to be. Lily is a co-founder of Loop Cycles. Whilst taking a year off from working…
[quote style=”boxed”]I bring ideas to life by identifying what I can bring to a tension or challenge, finding the community of people who can support, teach and challenge me about said issue and putting in the sweat and tears to make my vision happen.[/quote] Simran Sethi is a journalist, strategist…
Aaron Negherbon, a Northern California native, has had an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong sense of patriotism running through his veins since childhood. Starting in grade school, he marketed for the local ice cream man in exchange for free goodies that he then gave to an elderly vet on his…