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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Tina Nguyen |Emily Ewen |Eric Butterman
There are only so many hours in a week — and many of us have our waking hours mapped out so we can make every minute count. If this includes prioritizing your health and well-being, you’re likely intentional about getting the most out of the time you have at Life Time. But imagine, just for a moment, that you have an extra hour to yourself at the club . . . how would you spend it?
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Eric Butterman
Steve Horsfield, ’03 MHRIR, started his career in the corporate sector, working for a health insurance company. In that time, he volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and other housing-related nonprofits—where he observed firsthand the challenges of homelessness. Horsfield’s desire to do more shifted his career path, eventually landing him the executive director role at Simpson Housing Services in Minneapolis.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
lawmagazine.bc.edu | Eric Butterman
When entering Sierra Leone, many might expect to see the dusty scenes often filmed there as a stand-in for the whole African continent. But, most of it is actually forested and green. Or, based on other imagery, many might expect to see women carrying water on their heads with a baby strapped to their backs. But…How about decorating elaborate wedding cakes?
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
magazine.washington.edu | Eric Butterman
Meet Emily Yim, a trailblazer in education who is shaping futures and bridging gaps in access and exposure.
Emily Yim may have left the University of Washington with a political science degree 24 years ago, but she didn’t leave education behind.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
minnesotalawmag.law.umn.edu | Eric Butterman
Attorney June Hoidal ’03 had been preparing for months. Now it was time to bring her preparation, drive, and psychological edge to the moment. Then, before it even started, it was over. This was not one of the cases Hoidal had settled right before a trial was to start; rather, this was the 2023 Twin Cities Marathon, canceled because of extreme heat.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
minnesotalawmag.law.umn.edu | Eric Butterman
Kendra Brodin ’03 understands the value of well-being in the legal profession. She is the founder of EsquireWell, a leading lawyer well-being and performance consulting firm that provides training, strategic guidance, coaching, and online learning tools to help lawyers and legal professionals be happier, healthier, and more successful. She sees the impact a legal work environment has on everything from attorney retention to mental health to productivity.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
magazine.washington.edu | Eric Butterman
Heather Reams never forgot the wondrous views of the outdoors from her University of Washington days.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
magazine.washington.edu | Eric Butterman
Every day, Mike Hatzenbeler goes to work with the goal of giving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to take their rightful place in the community—a big change for those who have lived in institutions, experienced discrimination or been excluded in other ways.
“It is about being a part of the community,” Hatzenbeler says. “We don’t try to lead them to jobs we think they should take.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
aacsb.edu | Eric Butterman |Darshak S Patel |Aaron M. Garvey |Benjamin Commerford
New technologies such as ChatGPT are reshaping both the classroom and the workplace. How can current and future business leaders prepare?
If students master ChatGPT while they’re in school, they’ll improve the papers they write in their courses—and they’ll know how to use the technology once they’re on the job. While AI is becoming more ubiquitous in retail settings, some consumers don’t trust it, and some companies are using it in unscrupulous ways.
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Jun 14, 2023 | 
news.utdallas.edu | Eric Butterman
University of Texas at Dallas students, alumni and researchers shared their innovative business initiatives while competing for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes during the 2023 Big Idea Competition finals on May 19 at the Blackstone LaunchPad facility on campus. Hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), UT Dallas’ premier pitch contest featured projects in industries ranging from transportation and health to pet care and education.
