disney on dreaming big

When I went away to college for the first time, my Dad encouraged me to take the Myers-Briggs test. He gave me the little blue Please Understand Me book and away I went on my journey. Taking the test, and studying its meaning, was one of the most important things that I did for myself as I navigated a very open-ended time in my life. I learned the implications of what it meant to be creative, both positive (intensely curious, generating excitement) and negative (being too abstract, having a hard time finishing what you start).

As an ENTP (extrovert intuitive thinker perceiver), I am defined as an Inventor and have the same preferences and personality as people like Walt Disney and Julia Child. Today, as I briefed my experiential agency on our events campaign for the year, I was reminded of how much this Walt Disney quote connected with me as a young girl, and continues to do so as a brand manager today. In marketing, if you can dream it, you can do it. The difficult part is aligning your cross functional partners to make the momentum of the dream a reality.

mlk jr on leadership

As many of us reflect on the positive progress in humanity that we have made today, let us not forget that the greatest example MLK set was how to be a leader.

neon

From top: 1) JCrew vintage cotton v-neck tee in vibrant flame, 2) Forever 21 lacquered pyramid bracelet in neon orange, 3) Jennifer Hagler geo stud earrings in neon yellow from Quirk Gallery, 4) Bobbi Brown neon pink lip color, 5) Forever 21 fishnet tights, 6) American Apparel unisex solid knee-high socks in neon pink, 7) Essie neon pink nailpolish, 8) 7 For All Mankind neon light twill skinny jeans.

1) Felted soap with neon pink deer, 2) Neon pink and yellow bottle opener, 3) Duck neon orange duck tape, 4) Project Neon iPhone / iPad app, 5) McCormick neon food color, 6) neon pink moka express silkscreen print, 7) neon yellow horse a pois, 8) plastic neon shot glasses.

faux sushi & sparkle plenty

From top: 1) Faux sushi / fortune cookie wall designed by Edie Hess of Very Richmond Indeed catering, 2) Mom's white cranberry pear vodka spritzer recipe with stripey straws from Mongrel, 3) like mother like daughter, 4) whimsical and wonderful flowers by Strawberry Fields, 5) cucumber cream cheese fushi ("faux sushi"), 6) pb&j fushi, 7) fruit "sashimi," 8) yummy crudite baguette cups, 9) chopsticks from Tokyo Market in Carytown tied with jingle bells and glittery takeout boxes from Michaels, 10) colorfully adorned fortune cookies, 9) Sparkle Plenty exhibit at Quirk Gallery, 10) big kid coworkers taking time to enjoy an afternoon off of work.

london









From top: 1) the iPhone predicting good weather, 2) Mom and Austin settling in aboard a British Airways flight to Heathrow, 3) the incredible Langham London hotel, 4) the beautifully executed visual brand standards of the Langham, 5) sweeping view of London from our hotel room, 6) eggs benedict at the Wolseley, 7) DJ Bruce Wayne spinning some great tracks at the Picadilly Circus Nike store, 8) fit for a princess at Moira of Bond Street, 9) Penhaligon's near Mayfair, 10) picking out a new fragrance, 11) most beautiful hosiery in the world can be found at Wolford on Molton Street, 12) Liberty of London, the absolute best retail experience in England, 13) fantastic charm chop at Liberty, 14) the magical top floor of Liberty, 15) rewarding ourselves with macarons at Ladurée Harrods. 16) tired feet after a long day of London retail therapy.

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