Monthly Archives: February 2015

Brian Reynolds Is Up For the Climate Change Challenge

Brian Reynolds Is Up For the Climate Change Challenge

Brian Reynolds likes a challenge. He’s always felt that he needed to solve difficult problems. What better (and tougher) cause to try to make a dent in than climate change? This was a departure for him. Brian’s family background was in manufacturing but he chose to go a different route—sustainable energy. It allowed him to […]

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7 Science-Based Tips for Valentine’s Day from Dr. Gary Lewandowski

7 Science-Based Tips for Valentine’s Day from Dr. Gary Lewandowski

People’s opinions about Valentine’s Day run the spectrum from it being an arbitrary “Hallmark Holiday” to it being a special day that allows you to celebrate your relationship and your partner. Regardless of what you think about Valentine’s Day, celebrating it is practically unavoidable. To help you better navigate this February 14, here are some […]

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Lois Holzman Lives What She Teaches About Play

Lois Holzman Lives What She Teaches About Play

Lois Holzman doesn’t just talk about play—she lives it. From her work as Director of the East Side Institute for Group & Short Term Psychotherapy, organizer of an international movement of play and performance activists called Performing the World, her experience as a TEDxNavesink speaker, her new book project—and even pet ownership—it is evident that […]

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Linda Ambis is Promoting Healthy Living in Monmouth County

Linda Ambis is Promoting Healthy Living in Monmouth County

A shy girl learns to break out of her shell and make new friends. Parents exercise daily trying to set healthy examples for their children. Cancer survivors regain strength and work to get back into everyday life. These are just some of the reasons Linda Ambis loves working at the Community YMCA. Linda is the […]

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‘Ultimate Dude’ Dan Neil Is In a Class All His Own

Dan Neil has the “ultimate dude’s job.” In fact, he just got back from a work trip to Iceland where he picked up a hitchhiker who ate Dan and his coworker out of house and, well… automobile. Confused about why picking up strangers in the middle of Iceland is a “dude’s job?” It’s because Dan […]

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Ted Coiné Wants to Turn Impatience on Its Head

Ted Coiné Wants to Turn Impatience on Its Head

Ted Coiné lacks patience for people who aren’t curious, job opportunities that don’t materialize quickly, and life situations that are broken and need fixing. One thing Ted does have patience for is TED talks. “I personally love TED talks. I will go on the TED website and search out someone whose talk I’ve heard about […]

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