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Highlighting Local Gems

Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds and our highlighter series is designed to give us an opportunity to go deeper into their stories with to goal of understanding them, their thought process, how their values formed and the foundations of their stories. Check out some incredible folks below – many of whom you may have read about already and a few new names as well.

Lauren Curl

Absolutely—just with mascara. I show up as my full, awkward self. Sometimes I wonder if there’s a piece missing up here (gestures to my noggin) because I just can’t seem to put on a character for public life. Who I am and what I believe—my values, my approach to life—I carry with me in every moment. Read more>>

Mary Jo Smith-Obolensky

The cultural value I protect is in being able to think for oneself, to think critically, and to humbly keep learning while passing on what you know. Reading promotes and develops the use of our imagination. When all our inflow is strictly in audiovisual form, like movies and TV series, one’s imagination and creativity are kidnapped. Read more>>

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