Six years ago, it was a late Thanksgiving. I know because we celebrated it with my nana the same as we did every year, and my mom ordered the biggest cheesecake anyone had ever seen. After all, it was Thanksgiving, and it was also my nana’s birthday. She turned 93. She squeezed my hand so … [Read more…]
If you attended FinCon 2017, chances are, you heard a story about bread. It was the tale of a woman—certainly not a digital native—who had a knack for making sourdough bread. With the assistance of another individual, she was able to launch a series of lucrative online courses about bread-making. She hustled, she cultivated her … [Read more…]
Almost exactly two years ago, I sat across from my grandma as she blew out the candles on her birthday cake. Her 93rd birthday cake. She laughed, and she cried. I remember watching her eyes glisten as I told her I couldn’t imagine having ninety-three birthday cakes. She squeezed my hand and said, “Neither can … [Read more…]