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UPDATE: Before you get to the interview, the Olympic Fencing events have begun and there has already been some controversy.  In the Semifinal of the Women's Epee, there were questions about timekeeping which affected which fencer moved on to the Final.   Read more

 

Tomorrow we will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London so we thought you might like to revisit our interview with US Olympic Fencer Soren Thompson.

Artisan’s President Jamie Douraghy has been a competitive foil fencer since he was 17 and is a two-time 40+ U.S. National Champion. Jamie’s lifelong interest in fencing has led Artisan to our support of Soren Thompson, a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team. Jamie asked me to sit down with Soren and find out how he achieved such great success, what his process is and what we can learn from his experience of becoming a world-class athlete. Read more

You may have noticed that Artisan Creative is pretty excited about the Olympics. It would be hard to miss!  Here are the details about our upcoming coverage of our sponsored athletes and the events. Read more

If you’re at all like me, you’ve got a lot going on every day, all day long. You’re switching tasks, maybe even switching clients and projects from hour to hour if you’re lucky, or even more often. Those kind of days can be very productive, especially if you make a schedule and stick to it, but a recent study found that there was another way to make your busy days go more smoothly: meditation. Read more

Talent Manager Laura Burns sent me a link this week to an article in Forbes Magazine about LinkedIn mistakes and since we are in the middle of a series of blog posts about LinkedIn, I thought you might be interested in my take on what Forbes thinks many people are doing wrong on LinkedIn. Read more

When I asked our Recruiters at Artisan Creative for a couple of rules of thumb for job seekers, their answers were more comprehensive than I expected. Turns out they have had a lot of candidates do a lot of odd things—things you should avoid in your job search process.  Read more

Along with being helpful for those seeking employment, LinkedIn can be an effective part of your company’s marketing, networking and recruiting plans. You may or may not be using LinkedIn to its greatest advantage and a recent addition to LinkedIn’s capabilities could help you do so. Read more

Over the years, Artisan has been fortunate to work with many talented creatives on a variety of projects. Back in 2003 we were first introduced to Kenny Roy, Owner/Director of Arconyx Animation Studios, LLC when we worked together on a number of animation projects for the SyFy Network. A great relationship was formed and we remained a big supporter of both his business and talent as each continued to grow.

Earlier this year, eager to take a short animation project literally from dream to reality, Kenny began a quest to raise funds for his passion project – The Little Painter - on Kickstarter. The overwhelming response he received not only enabled him to far surpass his original fundraising goals, but also create the most incredible community of support he never knew existed!

Our interview with Kenny explores his creative background, exciting project and excellent lessons on how creatives can make their creative visions a reality.  Read more