Hey, we’ve all been there. You meet someone new at an event or maybe through friends of friends. Through conversation, you learn that you have so much in common with this new person — like, you both love all of the illustration elements of Starbucks’ Reserve line and you are ...more +
5 years ago
It’s nice to be back on this amazing list. For the last 9 years, there has been one constant theme with M+P (aside from Happy Hours): growth. We grew a lot, Inc. Magazine noticed, and they once again put us on their America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list, aka the Inc. ...more +
5 years ago
In 1998, Lilly Ledbetter was 60 years old and nearing retirement after spending many successful years as one of the first women in management at the Goodyear tire factory. The job had been a dream come true; a welcome addition to an already full life with her husband and two ...more +
5 years ago
#RuNTPortland comes but thrice a year, and we like to make ‘em count. This time around, we examined the jobs (and job titles) that make some people stop and ask “wait… what do you do?” Whether you’re a newbie looking for a job or an industry insider, job titles are ...more +
5 years ago
This piece originally appeared on Studio Mobius. It is re-posted here with permission. “Before they’ll listen to you, they have to like you.” This wise statement came from a co-worker with a PhD, a woman who built her reputation on the thoroughness and accuracy of her methods, analysis, and recommendations. ...more +
6 years ago
“This is the worst year to be graduating. There are more of you with college degrees than ever before, and fewer jobs available than ever before. Good luck. You’re going to need it.” These were some of the last words that I heard at my college graduation. It was 2011. ...more +
6 years ago
We're open to all sorts of drinks with candidates – smoothies, bone broths (well, Blaire probably is), and of course booze – but more often than not, we're meeting for coffee. It's just the most socially acceptable thing to drink during business hours. Because of that, we've got a lot ...more +
6 years ago
I see this one book every time I’m roaming the “Self Help” aisle at Powell’s. It’s called Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes. I’ve been through some pretty significant transitions in the last few years, but I only picked it up for the first time recently, after I was laid ...more +
6 years ago
