Our C-19 MVPs

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Now more than ever, business, and life, is a team sport. None of us will get out of this without a lot of help from our friends, our family, our co-workers, our suppliers, and our community. (more…)

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Fear Less, Understand More

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As the COVID crisis continues, I find myself thinking a lot about fear and understanding. What I’ve found is that this crisis has given me the gift of understanding, or more accurately, the opportunity to find understanding over and over and over again. I thought I’d share some of the fears I’ve had, both large and small, so that together, we can start fearing-less. (more…)

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Here’s to the Tough Mothers

To celebrate all the bad*ss mothers holding down the fort and still managing to raise the roof, we invited you to head to Instagram and tag photos of #onetoughmother in your life.

Congrats to our winner @naturemamareads! A self-described outdoor mama and book lady, she’s also a nursing assistant and environmental advocate. And while only one mama could win the Ortovox Fly Daypack full of tough mother worthy gear, every one of you is definitely #onetoughmother.

Check out just a few of the awesome entries we received:

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Open in Case of Emergence

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“Come on in, the water’s fine.”

I love this phrase. It does not say that the water is safe or warm or perfect, but it is fine. And that’s the world we are all going to emerge into over the next weeks and months: a world that is fine. (more…)

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What Does An Athlete Look Like?

Missy Letter

She’s the 5-year-old girl pedaling beyond her mom’s reach on her first bike ride.
Or the teenager hitting the winning basket as time expires.
She’s the woman learning to row after work and before the PTA meeting.
She’s the mom with her son in a stroller, getting her run in at day’s end.
Or the one learning to swim at age 50. (more…)

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