Individual GRIT Awards may go to any person who has demonstrated growth, resilience, innovation and talent in the workplace…They show up each day, do their best, and inspire others to do the same.

When your work helps inspire an outpouring of thanks for farmers and a message of inclusion carved into stone, it’s a very good week indeed.

The data is clear. The majority of Americans polled are very or extremely concerned about racism in America and believe that brands must take a stand.

Sports and coding loving college senior Caio Brighenti is calculating (and streaming) our remote NFL Draft cheers and boos in real time.

When an infodemic accompanies an epidemic, and an overabundance of incorrect information floods the marketplace, business communicators have a job to do – and they are uniquely positioned and equipped to make a real difference.

My value comes from my ability to go deep – to spend time with the hard problems, to produce at an elite level. That is what clients pay me for.

The short version is nine months. The slightly longer version includes bits of deception (self- and otherwise).

This project gave me permission to let my private self take up temporal space. In throwing my life out of balance, I achieved the opposite.

Finding the sweet spot between client-driven product marketing and media-relevant brand messaging.

This past weekend I was named the Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award Winner by the Austin Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). The prize? A year-long mentorship. WITH JENNIFER ZIEGLER.

When Trey Stone and Matt Parker are cited by multiple faculty members, you know children’s literature is in good hands. Seriously.

What stuck with you this week?

Whether you write for tv, film, advertising, books, traditional or digital media, the rules of strong writing apply.

I want to thank author Rebekah Manley for a provocative end-of-year question.

What I learned conducting crisis communications for the world's largest independent E&P when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston.

When you hear poetry on the radio. And then you find out who wrote it...

Who knew that the entire process of inventing a magic trick is, quite simply, the process of absolutely unforgiving storytelling? Penn and Teller's Teller, for one.

The Rolling Stones' most compelling story isn't told through lyrics or on stages around the world - it's the story of men who built their lives around each other and a love for music. That story came through loud and clear.