Sarah Clavieres, Co-Owner of The Talking Tree Farm and The Lemon Tree Juice Bar, is providing not only quality food and juices to their local community, but more importantly they are offering affordable resources, classes and training to spread knowledge and passion for all areas of farming.  This way of sustainable living is so important for us...

This month's member spotlight is on Stacie Sussman, Chief Technology Officer of SSR Digital Group, where she has built an impressive career managing over $50 million in digital partnerships for companies ranging from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies. Stacie provides expert guidance to scale your business with process, automation, and...

This month's member spotlight is on Jamie Lieberman, Owner and Founder of Hashtag Legal, where she serves the entrepreneur community with her legal expertise. Jamie is one of the first entrepreneurial friends I made in the early days of Brief Transitions and she's my lawyer! Having the right people while you build and grow your business is...

Back in March when the pandemic swept through the country and the quarantines began, many of us fortunate enough to, suddenly found ourselves working from home and were forced to get creative carving out a suitable workspace from our already limited city square footage.  This led to some questionable workspace setups as we grabbed our laptops and...

Swarna Ananthan, founder of MagicPolygon, is a software engineer that created an interactive storytelling app for kids and families. Swarna developed this incredible app after she saw a need in the marketplace. I interviewed Swarna and went behind the scenes of creating an app to learn what the process is like. What does your business do and who...

Jalpa Pandit, owner of Jalpa Pandit Jewelry, creates custom jewelry and redesigns old family heirlooms into modern masterpieces. Jalpa's eye for design and experience as a gemologist makes her work unique and special for every client. I interviewed Jalpa and went behind the scenes of designing jewelry and also learn a few tips about taking care...

My journey to becoming a mom entrepreneur starts more than six years ago, and looking back, it's easier to see the pieces fitting together: at the end of 2013 I was expecting the birth of my first daughter. She arrived via an emergency C-section a few days before Christmas. Throughout my pregnancy I had had complications with circulation, and we...

Rebeca Mosher, owner of Space Composer, is used to organizing in life and in in business. As a professional organizer, manages move logistics and creates customized organizing systems in order to make everyday life more efficient and harmonic. I interviewed Rebeca to learn more about being a professional organizer and also learn a few tips about...

Have you read Atomic Habits by James Clear? It’s fantastic!!! If you haven’t read it yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. He covers how the small things make a big impact in your life and routine – how small habits can bring big success (or take you off course, of course). I found it really impactful to think about which habits you do automatically and...

In between text messages and notifications on my phone (I know, I know, not turning off notifications is productivity mistake #1), I saw it — an email notification from NPR with “Congratulations” in the title. I froze and held my breath. Then, I managed to unlock my phone with shaking hands. I took a deep breath and clicked on the message: Hi...