The other night as I walked out my house, I was confronted with this landscape in the distance. Besides being beautiful, it tells a broader story. As Thanksgiving approaches and fall begins to turn to winter, this visual is an annual reminder for me that there is a cycle to…

Thirty-five years of building brands taught me so many things, but it also came at a cost. When I turned 50, I realized that I needed to make significant personal changes to continue to thrive professionally, and I rolled up my learnings in my new book GROW or FOLD. My book is…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a Brazilian-American artist and educator and Mamaroneck native. While I took AP Art, at Mamaroneck High School, I also studied AP Biology, which shaped my curiosity about the wonderful world we live in and how things all connect—from visual…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Growing up in Hudson Valley NY, I have always been a lover of all things outdoors, which was only more nourished by studying Fine Arts in college at Keene State in New Hampshire. Post-college I found myself with a nonlinear…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as an artist. Sue: I started literally last Sept at One River! I’ve done photography and never really learned anything else.  Aelish: I have always enjoyed art, but it was never at the forefront of what I was doing. I would like…

I used to think that doing creative things required me to be “all in” on something.  And then I realized that I was always doing something creative, but it showed up in a variety of different ways as opposed to one specific area. For instance, I love photography, but I…

My new book: GROW or FOLD comes out in January, but in advance of the release, I’ve created a cool opportunity.  If you pre-order the book HERE, you will be invited to join me for an exclusive workshop: “The Seven Keys to Mid Life Transformation. There is no doubt that MidLife brings with…

There are very few artists in the world today that inspire me more than Katherine Bradford. I first met Katherine over a decade ago after stumbling upon her interesting and idiosyncratic paintings that often-featured faceless swimmers, other worldly landscapes, Superman, and some of the coolest imagery I have ever seen. Very simply,…

This is a really exciting day. My new book titled Grow or Fold: transform yourself in midlife and beyond, is now available for preorder! And if you preorder the book, you will be invited to a free one-hour workshop with me that will share some of my hard-earned wisdom that will…