What Does WorkIf you’ve ever avoided opening your business bank account for weeks, felt your stomach drop at the word “invoice,” or found yourself doing literally anything else instead of reconciling your books — you’ve probably also gotten the advice to “just look at your numbers more often.”For a lot of business owners, that advice works fine. For others, it doesn’t — and it's not because they lack discipline, intelligence, [...]

After 15 years as a CRNA in a high-stress hospital setting, Elizabeth Greenfield left to build her own functional medicine practice, expecting entrepreneurship to bring relief. Instead, her stress compounded, and lab testing at age 45 revealed her biological age had climbed to 102, more than double her chronological age. Despite years of teaching clients to listen to their bodies, she found herself overriding her own signals in the name [...]

Congratulations to Maryam Mardkhe, owner, founder of Stirbar Lab, for being selected as a Women of Influence, Silicon Valley View Page > Women of Influence 2026 >

Stage 3 — Refusal of the Call Entrepreneurship is often framed as a decisive leap, but many overlook the stage that comes before action: hesitation. In The Entrepreneur’s Hero’s Journey: Stage 3 — Refusal of the Call, Dr. MJ Yang explores the moment when fear, doubt, and the desire for stability begin to surface after the initial spark of possibility. Drawing from the Hero’s Journey framework and a Jungian psychological [...]

A Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) is a detailed document prepared during the sale of a company to present prospective buyers with a comprehensive understanding of the business. It typically includes financial statements, operational details, market positioning, customer data, growth opportunities, and risk factors. The CIM serves as a central resource that allows buyers to evaluate whether the company aligns with their strategic or financial goals, and it helps streamline the [...]

Mission-driven organizations are doing important, meaningful work that creates real impact in their communities. But impact alone doesn’t always translate to clarity. Without clear and thoughtful design, even the most powerful work can be overlooked or misunderstood. Strong design helps organizations communicate their mission in a way that builds understanding, trust, and connection with the people they want to reach. In this article, we explore three reasons why mission-driven organizations [...]