When we walked into our first stop, a tiny nontraditional grocery store called The Farmer’s Hand, Andrew Bird was playing through the speakers. I knew from that moment that our day in Detroit would be special. The Farmer’s Hand is charmingly rustic, with what I can most accurately describe as Ann Arbor vibes. It made complete sense… Continue reading Detroit, a blossoming modern city
Last week’s trip to Detroit was one of my favorite class experiences while at MSU. I’m not from Michigan, I didn’t know about the rich culture that Detroit has to offer. For instance I had no idea that the city is set up like a wagon wheel or that the Irish originally settled in Corktown!… Continue reading Detroit lessons: Passion is the key to business
Detroit itself could be considered a startup. It’s innovative. It has a business model. It knows its audience. It’s pumping out MVPs. It works hard to find streams of revenue. And it definitely has a few love matches. Love Matches The Farmers Hand is one of these love matches for the city. Rohani Foulkes… Continue reading A Detroit startup experience
After speaking with Tamara Kamara last week during our Detroit Startup Day tour, I felt a sigh of relief. I had just gone through the most stressful week of this semester and I needed a little inspiration. All of the speakers on the trip had good advice, Tamara’s words that resonated with me the most. Currently… Continue reading A bump in the road is just a bump
Freelance is the type of media worker I want to be, but I’ve never really a chance to talk with anyone. Personally, I like this job because it seems give lots of free time to people. You could work at home, you may choose to do what you want to write about and you also… Continue reading Freelancing isn’t easy
It’s a great pleasure to have Abigail Bassett to Skype into our class to share the stories of her freelance life. She spent 10 years working for CNN and CNNMoney but is now a freelance content creator and curator whose work has appeared in publications like Maxim.com, Forbes, Fortune, Money Magazine, Yahoo, Automobile Magazine and… Continue reading Freelance: A combination between work and life
Abby’s visit to our class was very informative. She really had interesting insights into the life of freelancing that you can’t get from anyone other than a freelancer. Abby’s description of the freelance life seemed organized, but you could sense the chaos that comes from the requirements of the job. There’s a lot of travel… Continue reading Abby Bassett: The freelance life
When Abigail Bassett isn’t shooting standups, ghost writing blogs or traveling to cover cars, technology, real estate and luxury, she’s constantly searching for her next story. She has the unique opportunity of working anywhere in the world and scheduling her own hours, which helps her find balance in this constant hustle. Being persistent, acting on… Continue reading Life as a freelancer requires passion and grit
Having Abigail Bassett speak to our class was really inspiring. My biggest takeaway was this is truly a business where you have to figure out what you want and what you’re worth — and that may not always be following the money. To hear her story of leaving a major outlet so she could be… Continue reading Lessons from Abigail Bassett
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