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Kids do not need gifts. They need zero gifts,” said Michaeleen Doucleff, the author of Hunt, Gather, Parent and a mom who strives for a toy-free home. “For millennia, kids have thrived with very few material objects.” Before the Industrial Revolution, the concept of “buying a toy” didn’t really exist. Neither did the idea of childhood. Kids spent... See more

When you’re working for someone else’s expectations, the path of least resistance is to put in the minimum required effort – or, worse, to give off the appearance of effort while not actually being productive.

I think almost everyone is creative. But it’s often hard to dredge up creativity when you’re doing it for someone else. In my profession:... See more

Doing something on your own terms can feel better than doing the exact same thing when someone else is peering over your shoulder, telling you what to do, guiding you along .

We are storytellers! Unlike a lot of other businesses that use social media our marketing and our product are the same thing! A story. So when we're introducing the product we have the chance to prove we're good at what we're selling.

"The story we tell in our marketing needs to be as compelling, if not more so, than the performance itself."

I’ve said this before: musical theatre is arguably America’s only original art form – born here, shaped here, continually reinvented on Broadway. Yes, of course it’s influenced by global traditions, but the musical is uniquely ours. So when the number of new works drops, I’m thinking it affects the health of the art form, not just the business.

Creative Infrastructure Is the New Public Good

We build roads, bridges, and broadband — but who’s funding museums, media, and meaning?

Cultural infrastructure is what keeps society inspired, informed, and humane. It’s not charity. It’s civilization.

Founders, investors, and artists who understand this are designing the blueprint for the next economy —... See more