"My working days often unfold in either Zoom minimalist workplaces or glass-walled conference rooms with sleek windows, filled with entrepreneurs pitching ideas. As a marketing executive and startup mentor, I lead strategies for companies of various sizes, guide founders at startup accelerators TechStars and Founder Institute, and serve as an awards jury member. My calendar overflows with executive consultations, brand campaign planning, and deadline sprints."
"But between Christmas and New Year's, I trade those sterile spaces for museum halls alive with color and history. It wasn't easy getting out the door the first time I did this in 2021. I was filled with fears. What if a startup stalled? What if a client bailed? Eventually, though, I did it. I carved out full days for museums. No notifications mid-visit, no news feeds. Just art-and a notebook."
A marketing executive and startup mentor trades typical Zoom and glass-walled conference rooms for museum visits between Christmas and New Year's. Visits are full-day, with notifications off, no news feeds, and a notebook for impressions. Colleagues and an assistant handle urgent issues and triage problems while away. The ritual includes slow walks, coffee, sketching, hours of absorbing art, and wandering local markets. The practice reduces fear about stalled work, produces clarity and inspiration, and refuels creative energy ahead of returning to brand campaigns and executive consultations.
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