Over the last 20 years, I’ve committed my life to building creative education businesses, and it has been so rewarding seeing the positive impact that we’ve had on so many people. And, I have used that experience to refine my purpose, and I want to share a little bit more…

Since there are so many things being debated right now, I’d like to add something fresh to the agenda: Mother’s Day becomes Mothers Week!!! First, who would argue with me on this one?  Plain and simple, life begins and ends with Mom!  And to make things more profound, today would be…

Many years ago, we decided that every April we would create an art project in each of our schools to close the gap on a specific challenge. The challenge that I’m speaking of is how we engage people with Autism and the goal was to create awareness and more understanding…

One of my strengths is that I’m constantly thinking about my goals and measuring how I’m doing relative to my plan. I love the term “pivot” because it is empowering and allows me the control to flip the switch and move in another direction at my discretion. Whether you are…

With all the things we have on our to-do list, maybe the most important one is this: how are you spending your time to facilitate growth? Most of the people who read my Monday Thoughts are adults with a keen interest in creative growth for their kids and themselves, but…

People often ask me what I’m most proud of about One River School and quite often I respond with the fact that we built the most compelling creative camps in the country! I feel strongly about it because we created our weekly camps from the ground up and have developed over 50…

As time ticks by and we think about all the challenges we face, I have a question that I want you to reflect on for a minute: what is your growth plan? Over my career, I’ve spent my time developing talent, leading teams, and building businesses in the media and education space.…

This past Saturday, I popped into our school in Englewood, NJ to participate in a first-time event for us: we participated in a virtual presentation from an artist based in California to over 40 students and it was amazing. Liv Aanrud, whose work is on display right now in the…

One of the most important goals of One River School is to be “the voice of contemporary art in our communities”. We do this by writing lesson plans that teach “through the lens of living artists” and by producing exhibitions from contemporary artists. All of our schools have recently opened…

There’s no doubt that I am part of a minority in America: those who frequently attend museums 😀! In fact, a survey from 2023 tells us that only 28% of Americans attended a museum in the previous year. Said differently, almost 75% did not attend a museum in 2023! I’m…