Julius Fredrick

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. If it’s held true that ‘necessity is the mother of invention,’ then perhaps in kind, strife is the sire of expression. For his part, visual artist William “Bill” C. Farmer wasn’t satisfied with the broad strokes of aphorism—strife, he would come to reveal over his 40-year career, was the domain of many mediums; his motivation, multimodal.

2 months ago | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. In May 2004, a search party descended upon a remote stretch of woodland in central Minnesota. Crowded with copses of hackberry and bur, marsh-laden and slick with springtime thaw, the landscape was not only difficult to traverse, but disorienting. The searchers had prepared for this; as wind rattled the branches overhead, a bloodhound’s snout rose to meet it, paused, and bolted.

Apr 25, 2024 | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

Although modern terms such as ‘STEM’ and ‘the humanities’ (and pop psychology quizzes the world over) promote divisions of discipline and thought, the old masters cautioned against this:“To develop a compete mind: Study the science of art; Study the Art of Science. Learn to see everything.”This quote, attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, claims each canvas is an interface, and each brushstroke a calculation. Code written, syntax observed, and scripts rehearsed until performance is flawless.

Mar 21, 2024 | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

"I started in secondary ticket sales when I was 21 years old in September of 2003 with $100 in my bank account,” said John Uhrich, his early days as an entrepreneur defined by an exchange of grit for hard lessons; the price of admission for a career in sales. “We started with an ad in the Omaha World-Herald, that just said: ‘Buy and sell tickets.’ We primarily did Nebraska Football and College World Series […] The business was much different then, primarily cash transactions.

Jan 18, 2024 | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

In the ever-changing, fast-paced world of healthcare, it takes someone with a steady hand on the industry’s pulse—and the reflexes to pivot on a dime—to navigate a business landscape known for rapid shifts in technology, specializations, and legislation. And only a select few, like Omaha’s CQuence Health, manage to thrive.