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7 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Potential Investors20231006222429

7 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Potential Investors

7 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Potential Investors   When I’ve pitched investors in the past, I prepare for the q...
These 3 Peloton Instructors Went From Struggling Freelancers to Rising Entrepreneurs20231006222152

These 3 Peloton Instructors Went From Struggling Freelancers to Rising Entrepreneurs

These 3 Peloton Instructors Went From Struggling Freelancers to Rising Entrepreneurs — Here’s How They Did It.   At the...
Choosing Health over Happy Hour20231006221736

Choosing Health over Happy Hour

Choosing Health over Happy Hour: Adaptogens in Non-Alcoholic Beverages are on the Rise and Here’s Why   After years of ...
7 Reasons Why Critical Decisions Require In Person Connection20231006221221

7 Reasons Why Critical Decisions Require In Person Connection

7 Reasons Why Critical Decisions Require In Person Connection   I’ve always prioritized face-to-face meetings when I...
8 Best Health and Wellness Podcasts20231006220106

8 Best Health and Wellness Podcasts

  Learn the Latest Science in Nutrition, Fitness and Mental Wellness   In 2020, I shared 11 podcasts around health and w...
Not everything needs to be Zoom. Here’s When It’s Ok (And Even Better!) to Turn Off your Video20210601190229

Not everything needs to be Zoom. Here’s When It’s Ok (And Even Better!) to Turn Off your Video

Throughout the Pandemic, Zoom may have become “the norm,” but for many instances, here’s why a phone call may be more product...
IF I WERE IN MY ELEMENT, WHAT WOULD I BE DOING – ELISETTE CARLSON20210304043731

IF I WERE IN MY ELEMENT, WHAT WOULD I BE DOING – ELISETTE CARLSON

It was a privilege to be featured on Elemental Superfood’s “Real Talk” blog, which highlights real women an...
WTF Do I Eat While I WFH?20200820232752

WTF Do I Eat While I WFH?

Now that we’re all working from home, those corporate kitchens and office-adjacent lunch chains — with $16 salads, Pret...
10 Tips From CEOs on Working From Home Effectively and Happily20200323185723

10 Tips From CEOs on Working From Home Effectively and Happily

According to Paul Statham, CEO at Condeco Software, “Coronavirus is accelerating working from home, a trend that was already ...
How Eating Slow Can Transform Your Health and Make You More Productive20191112012904

How Eating Slow Can Transform Your Health and Make You More Productive

When you are hovered over your computer, do you think about what you’re eating or do you just shove it in your mouth? Likely ...
What Women Really Want From Their Employers20191025184237

What Women Really Want From Their Employers

Last year, I received the iconic Turquoise Pantone 1837 Blue box as a bonus gift from a Fortune 500 company. Inside was a han...
5 New Approaches to Team Building Activities That Are Healthy and Actually Fun!20190828183947

5 New Approaches to Team Building Activities That Are Healthy and Actually Fun!

Today, the terms “wellness” and “#self-care” get tossed around as commonly as cold brew coffee on a summer morning. But while...
Embrace the JOMO over the FOMO20190807180807

Embrace the JOMO over the FOMO

How to Rediscover More Joy and Fear Less. We all do it. Our phones ring, our phones chime, our Apple watches vibrate and we j...
4 Easy Changes to Improve Health & Productivity20190716200506

4 Easy Changes to Improve Health & Productivity

Working professionals tend to get caught up in the day to day grind at the expense of their health.  The deadlines at work ca...
Work-Life Balance Is B.S.– Here Are 6 Ways to Regain Your Sanity20190408181047

Work-Life Balance Is B.S.– Here Are 6 Ways to Regain Your Sanity

Check out the latest Entrepreneur piece by Founder of SMACK! Media, Elisette Carlson.  The article offers 6 Tips for How to E...
4 Life Hacks You Need NOW (The first one is to DO NOTHING!)20190202210326

4 Life Hacks You Need NOW (The first one is to DO NOTHING!)

This week we want to challenge you to think far outside the box! Whether it’s how you spend your free time, the way you...
Rule #1 for How to Motivate to Workout When It’s Cold and Dark Outside…(Plus 6 More Tips)20190104002541

Rule #1 for How to Motivate to Workout When It’s Cold and Dark Outside…(Plus 6 More Tips)

We all have the best intentions as we turn over a new page in the calendar and embark on 2017 with a clean slate and fresh fi...
4 Ways To Keep You From Blowing Your Health and Fitness Goals This Holiday Season!20181221225336

4 Ways To Keep You From Blowing Your Health and Fitness Goals This Holiday Season!

Happy Holidays! For many of us this time of year signals a welcome time to wind-down, recover, indulge and spend extra time w...
We Crafted 5 ‘Out of the Office’ Email Templates for You to Use this Holiday Season20181221050031

We Crafted 5 ‘Out of the Office’ Email Templates for You to Use this Holiday Season

You kicked off this week hard, meeting deadlines, delivering year-end results, tying up loose ends, and getting a jump-start ...
4 Don’ts of PR – Advice from Journalists20181024164947

4 Don’ts of PR – Advice from Journalists

At SMACK! Media, we are a team of athletes and wellness enthusiasts, fueled by competition and driven to excel. Athletically,...
The Inside Scoop from Our Favorite Instagram Foodies20180913175816

The Inside Scoop from Our Favorite Instagram Foodies

Whether your allegiance lies with #ToastTuesday or #WaffleWednesday, we’re pretty confident that on a daily basis you scroll ...
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