This week’s blog post is by a guest blogger, Brent Wheelbarger. Brent is the CEO of Trifecta Communications. In February I found myself standing on the floor of the largest toy exhibition in the world; the New York International Toy Fair in Manhattan. Hundreds of toy companies were also there, each presenting their latest concepts,…
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In recent years, Shark Tank has popularized entrepreneurs as celebrities and brought renewed public interest in innovative ideas and small businesses. This has fueled a powerful thought – regardless of sector, leaders will always revolutionize into what can be. This is the epitome of dreaming in action. So we’d like to pose the question, what…
Smash the Secret
The statement we hear all the time from hundreds of professional mentors, volunteers, and parents in our community when they first learn about Loveworks… is that they wish something like Loveworks existed when they were in middle school. Loveworks was founded eight years ago to meet a need that we found in our community. The…
Who Better To Create a Toy Line than Kids Themselves?
That’s the idea behind Wristworld, the newest Loveworks Leadership student-run business. Wristworld is a series of collectible wristbands generating holographic-style augmented reality (AR) video games, right on your wrist! Last year, Trifecta Communications teamed up with Loveworks Leadership for an experiential learning opportunity that was designed to inspire innovation and entrepreneurialism. In February, a team…
The sound of alarm clocks 😫
Who invented the sound of alarm clocks? I don’t know about you but I have yet to find a sound that just brings a smile to my sleepy face and makes me want to get up and dance. It’s 4:15am and my alarm is going off – I hit snooze just to wiggle in a…
Let’s Make this Happen!
This guest post is coming from Keagan Henson. Keagan Henson, CEO of BriteBee, strives to be the definition of a servant leader. As an entrepreneur, Keagan is grateful for the opportunity to have grown multiple businesses and understands what it takes to serve customers and how to make a positive impact on the world around him. No one is…
Sometimes you just have to go for it🎈
Problems. They are everywhere. They come in all sizes. Global warming, traffic, hangnails, bills, a co-worker drains the coffee pot and forgets to refill it… the list goes on and on. Just the other day, my 6 year old gave me a good dose of fresh perspective in the ways I was approaching some of…
Dreams Can Come True
Have you ever been asked to make a wish? I’m sure you have. Remember, those moments just before blowing out the birthday candles on your cake. A parent, guardian, or grandparent told you to close your eyes… and make a wish. Oh, how the world was your oyster. You may have wished for a trip…
Making dreams come true
By Michael Hirsch $3.36—Barely an amount of money that would pay for much more than a gallon of gas or a grande cup of coffee at Starbucks. But for a young boy living in New York, with a heart full of faith and a dream, that was enough to capture the attention of his favorite…
The Dreaming Child
By Michael Hirsch I believe the greatest dreamers alive today are not even old enough to drive a car… this passion fuels us each day at Loveworks to embrace the opportunity to mine the creative potential in these eager dreamers. As I turned the corner and continued on my run one particularly sunny Saturday afternoon,…
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