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PowHERful Brands: American Indian College Fund

Meredith Vaughan

Wrapping up a true powHER-packed month of features on women-founded and women-led brands, we have the American Indian College Fund, one of our clients since 2014. The College Fund’s direct support to American Indians and Alaska Natives and a network of tribal colleges and universities quite tangibly lifts up and sustains positive forward momentum […]

PowHERful Brands: Smart Playrooms

Meredith Vaughan

Whether or not they can fully verbalize the feeling, all kids dream of playing in spaces designed and organized just for them and their unique interests. And while it’s true for grown-ups too (many of us are just older “kids”), this blog post is not about us. It’s about the fact that playroom design matters. […]

PowHERful Brands: Bee Downtown

Meredith Vaughan

The day we connected with Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, founder and CEO of Bee Downtown, she and the team were on day 12 of extracting the company’s 2020 honey. Twelve very long days that, in the end, will result in about 2,500 pounds of honey (the good stuff). Typically, small groups of employees at partner companies […]

PowHERful Brands: Lantern

Meredith Vaughan

We’re back with our second annual series of PowHERful Brands, a close look at women-owned and -led brands that intrigue us, in celebration of Women’s Small Business Month. So, speaking of intrigue, let’s get right to it. Who in their right mind thinks about death when they’re busy living? Lantern co-founders Liz Eddy, […]

Brands & Bloodlines: Delgado Guitars

Meredith Vaughan

Sounds, smells and tastes have distinct powers over us—enhancing our present experiences and, at times, transporting us back to times, places and people that we knew previously. And then there’s sound on emotional steroids, otherwise known as music. While many of us listen only, some others also perform, and still others perform and create instruments. […]

Brands & Bloodlines: Source Booksellers

Meredith Vaughan

Janet Webster Jones was reading Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson, in which the author positions race and class hierarchy in the United States as our country’s own version of a caste system. Alyson Jones Turner was reading Memorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway, two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of a […]

Brands & Bloodlines: Krueger Brothers Construction

Meredith Vaughan

This month, with our fourth installment of Brands We Love, we’re focusing on family businesses. We’re curious about how this ownership style shapes and influences other brands and their businesses, as it has definitely shaped ours over the last 50 years. Matthew and Michael Krueger, brothers and owners of Krueger Brothers Construction, started their […]

Brands & Bloodlines: Otter Products

Meredith Vaughan

Welcome back to Brands We Love, our regular review of brands that intrigue and inspire us. We started in October 2019 with PowHERful Brands, a collection of features on women-owned and -led brands; shifted to Inspiring Independents in January 2020; and followed with That 70s Brand in April 2020. Now, we’re focusing on family businesses. […]