Fall is here and you know what that means…new gear! Yep, from tech gadgets covering everything from kitchen to self-care, to beauty and wellness innovations, to apparel, shopping and stellar F&B finds, the fall season always ushers in more than its fair share of get-worthy brands. Luckily for you I’ve vetted many across multiple categories, […]

Telepractice speech therapy for families and students blazing an exciting new trail in telehealth; Expert reveals how a novel online approach is ushering in a new era by bridging gaps in standard speech therapy while improving and accelerating results for families, schools and districts at-large (and also creating new lane of opportunity for therapists)

Findings uncover that social gamification + competition increases physical activity among overweight and obese adults—both key components of HealthyWage.com’s monetary reward-driven wellness contests for individuals and corporate/team-based weight loss challenges

With the likes of Mariah Carey and 50 Cent apparent fans of hostel travel—where low prices, shared accommodations and sociable common areas reign supreme—it’s no wonder that this hospitality category is going gangbusters. In fact, findings from Phoscuswright’s Global Hostel Marketplace 2016-2020 in one published report indicate tremendous hostel market growth, which is estimated to reach […]

How overachievers can stop sabotaging their own success—or level of satisfaction after attaining superstar status

If you’re like me, no soirée is complete without fab food and drink and the more distinctive and memorable, the better. For this, perhaps nothing is more well-suited than Brazilian cheese bread known as Pão de Queijo. Purportedly existing since the eighteenth century, having somewhat of a renaissance in the 1950s, this small, baked cheese […]

Ah, summer. Sun in our face, wind in our hair, flowing fashions and travel…lots and lots of travel! Such an eagerly anticipated and exceedingly enjoyed season indubitably ushers in an array of covet-worthy beauty and style solutions and, lucky for you, I’ve found nine fine ones among them. From new style staples to smart hair […]

To celebrate someone’s birthdate pretty much anyone can belt out the “Happy Birthday” song, but what to sing in celebration of a couple’s anniversary? How can we ceremoniously honor such an important and personal holiday equally melodiously?  To assuage these burning questions, award-winning singer-songwriter Karen Sokolof Javitch recently announced the worldwide launch of her personalized […]

3 things powerful immigrant professionals have in common that can propel any aspiring workplace ‘outsider’

I get so much joy in helping fellow travel-lovers solve annoying problems and otherwise make their travels easier and more enjoyable. Toward this end, I’m indelibly on the lookout for noteworthy innovations that can resolve common annoyances and foster fun and functionality while getting from point A to point B. And, of course, I’m ever […]