Author: Emma Geary
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The New York Series, Part II
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Part II already? A little confused? Maybe you missed Part I? Catch up here. As mentioned before, the following is digital excerpts from my largest body of work to date, “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything.” This is highly personal, heavily researched, and illustrated best as a…
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The New York Series, Part I
Excerpts from “Formative: The Years That Changed Everything” Courtesy of Unsplash Graduations, weddings, children, new careers: life’s grand scale begins to shift and change in your twenties. Decisions that are seemingly small ripple in echoes across decades, imprinting on a life. In this story, we’re all in our twenties. It’s the first question I asked each…
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68 Of The Greatest Things In The World
An Exercise In Slowing Down All photos courtesy of Unsplash A few weeks ago, I felt completely exhausted with the thought of almost everything ahead of me in a day. Even the smallest things like stopping by the grocery store on the way home felt like it would take the greatest effort. Recently in moments like this,…
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The Yellow Room
A Meditation On Missing You We eat deep-dish pizza until I think I’m going to see stars. It is freezing cold next to that window that looks over the Uptown commuters on the walk home, but I like seeing the bustle. Our countdown has moved from days into hours, and we both know our night is…
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Book Your Plane Ticket. I Already Did.
4 Ways You’ll See San Francisco Differently After SERENDIPITY *Note: This article was originally published On The Table for The GUILD, my favorite way to network. To see the original story, click here! San Francisco. It’s known for the tech, world-famous sourdough, and of course, the legendary Golden Gate Bridge. As a Midwest native, when…
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Sparking Creativity
How Laura and Chelsea Are Changing The Artist’s Way It’s time to show a little love to the creative side of SERENDIPITY. To help, we reached out to Laura and Chelsea of the Creative Embassy, who will be hosting the “Find Your Inner Artist” session in the Starting Something house this week. I had a chance…
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4 Ways You’ll See San Francisco Differently After SERENDIPITY
4 Ways You’ll See San Francisco Differently After SERENDIPITY San Francisco. It’s known for the tech, world-famous sourdough, and of course, the legendary Golden Gate Bridge. As a Midwest native, when my plane landed and I had a few days to explore before beginning work at the GUILD, I found myself standing among hoards of…
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Everything Is Falling Into Place
Why Lesley Yuen Is A Perfect Match For SERENDIPITY As SERENDIPITY quickly approaches, we’ve been working to assemble an incredible team of volunteers. Putting on a conference for 500 women, across dozens of venues, less than a year after launching the GUILD, would be nearly impossible without the help of these passionate women. Our volunteers…
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In Defense Of Letting Go
How Health And Wellness Education Is More Than Just A New Workout I was in a vicious cycle, hitting a breaking point every few weeks. Making deadlines as a writer in my previous job, it seemed like most nights didn’t end until 10pm or later, and I would drive home exhausted, hungry, and thinking about checking…
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Why Is There No Big-Name Female Investor?
The Woman Who Wants To Be First Tells Us Why SERENDIPITY has consumed most of our conversations around the office this month, but not for the reason you’d expect. Sure, we’re in the throes of confirming speakers, venues, and the nitty-gritty details of our first ever unconference, but more often, we find ourselves talking about the…
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