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Putting Yourself Out There Is Hard, Try These Five Things to Ease the Pain
I know how hard it is to put yourself out there. It’s a big part of why I wrote A Misfit Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building a Business...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 16, 20163 min read


The Day Has Come…
Sadly and yet triumphantly, she celebrated her last birthday six years ago. She lived with grace and love in her heart till her last...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20162 min read


Meet 2015 E+ Award Recipient Becca Walkinshaw
Becca Walkinshaw was chosen for the 2015 Local E+ Award because of her courage and willingness to put herself out there for the greater...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 3, 20163 min read


How to Write a Winning Nomination for the E+ Awards
It’s that time of year again… we are now accepting nominations for the 2016 E+ Awards! Our all Youth E+ Leadership Team will be choosing...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 10, 20163 min read


Readers Get to Choose Which Misfit Entrepreneur Stories to Incorporate Into the Book!
To gather Misfit Entrepreneur’s stories I asked Co-Creators to answer 6 reflection questions…they’re real good and they’re a secret! But...

Ariana Friedlander
Aug 10, 20164 min read


5 Tips for Co-Creators to Give Constructive Developmental Feedback
By: Ariana Friedlander and Molly McCowan Collaborating on a creative endeavor is like playing in a jazz band: everyone needs to have a...

Ariana Friedlander
Aug 4, 20162 min read


5 Steps for Entrepreneurs to Get Back On Track After Life Derails Your Efforts
Descarrilamento courtesy of Nuno Morão You were on a roll, just had your busiest month yet. Business has been going great, like pinch...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 21, 20164 min read


7 Tips for Getting Along Better with Millennials, Gen Xers and Boomers In the Workplace
I recently led a workshop at the Larimer County Workforce Center called, Love Millennials, Hate Millennials: We All Just Need to Get...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 30, 20162 min read


Q&A with 2015 Youth E+ Awards Recipient, Zayne Hoyland
Chase Hopkins presented Zayne the 2015 Youth E+ Award Zayne was chosen as the 2015 Youth E+ Award recipient for being a hardworking...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 9, 20163 min read


Chapter 6: Practice Detachment…The Bike
It has been almost a year since I first decided to write this book, it is hard for me to believe that the draft is finally almost done....

Ariana Friedlander
May 12, 20166 min read


Chapter 1: Awakening (con’t)…The Bike
Once you decide to start a business (or launch a new product or grow your business) there is a good chance you will wonder, where do I...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 22, 20164 min read


Case Study – Being of Service Heightens a Teams Professionalism
We conducted a two hour, experiential training program for 45 staff members on Being of Service to Others. The training was designed to...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 4, 20162 min read


Introducing the The Rider, The Bike and The Bike Ride
Entrepreneurship is a journey of mastery. At least, that’s the basis of my own efforts. I have found that it is much easier to stick...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 2, 20164 min read
3 Steps to Getting Your Shit Together
Getting organized and focussed is a common challenge I hear from the leaders and entrepreneurs that I work with. I can tell you from...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 21, 20163 min read
Do We Have a Latent Aversion to Learning?
I was listening to a Krista Tippet OnBeing interview with Courtney Martin and Parker Palmer, when I heard one of the most profound...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 29, 20152 min read


4 Leadership Lessons from the NBA Finals
If it wasn’t for my husband’s love of sports, I would not have had a clue about the NBA finals this last week. But, he’s fanatic when it...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 18, 20143 min read


Creating a Culture of Learning: Re-imagining the Classroom
I want you to take a minute to remember what school was like. Remember the classrooms, with the chairs in rows all facing the front of...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 17, 20133 min read


The Secret Ingredient to Fostering Positive Change
In 2008 my husband and I bought our first place, a condo in Fort Collins. Always striving to live sustainably, I was on a mission...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 13, 20133 min read


5 Steps to Building Win-Win Community Partnerships
Everyone has at least one hot-button issue. A boss from an old job of mine used to say, “Everything’s sales!” Not surprisingly, I was in...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 17, 20123 min read


What does Medical Anthropology have to do with Business Consulting?
I did not think that my background studying Medical Anthropology in college had any relevance in my qualifications as a business...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 26, 20122 min read
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