Contract work can be great—until you get trapped in it

Contract roles can feel like the perfect job setup: flexible hours, work-from-home perks, and a way to break into your dream company. For some, they also serve as a temporary solution until a more permanent position comes along. Yet sometimes when freelancers decide to transition to a full-time gig, their contract history can potentially comeContinueContinue reading “Contract work can be great—until you get trapped in it”

The power of silence: 3 lessons on capturing an audience from a world-renowned auctioneer

Whenever I tell people I’m an auctioneer, there are inevitably two follow up questions: First: “Do you talk really fast like those guys on TV?” followed by a cartoonish imitation, complete with an imaginary microphone and a pseudo Southern accent. Second: “What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever sold?” After two decades of auctioneering, theContinueContinue reading “The power of silence: 3 lessons on capturing an audience from a world-renowned auctioneer”

How Cloudflare, ‘the most important internet company you’ve never heard of,’ took center stage

Cloudflare has often been described as some version of “the most important internet company you’ve never heard of.” But for the better part of 2025, cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince has been trying to change that. The company’s core business is to improve the performance and enhance the security of websites and online applications, protectingContinueContinue reading “How Cloudflare, ‘the most important internet company you’ve never heard of,’ took center stage”

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