Whether your “team” is literally just you, your dog, ChatGPT, and 32 open browser tabs... or you’ve got a full production crew running the show behind the scenes, we all start somewhere.
Livestreaming
What happens when two people who are now design royalty spend an hour talking about feeling like outsiders? Debbie brought receipts (literally—a 1998 letter from Michael), and I’m still processing what they said about saying yes.
Podcast Episodes
What do $5,000 in petty cash, a pyramid that hotel staff had to stop, and moving to a new city have in common? They're all part of how AIGA retreats built a community that still shows up for each other years later.
Most webinars don’t fail because of bad content. They fail because the first six minutes leave the room on its own.
Event Hosting
Missing those leadership retreat days? Me too. Join our email list at chapter2.media so we can keep reliving the glory days together.
I attended three corporate events in a row where the chat begged for acknowledgment like ghosts in the machine. No one looked. No one cared. This is the story of how we let “content delivery” replace connection... and how to fix it before everyone stops showing up.
Event Programming
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From student chapters to national impact, here’s how two AIGA leaders turned board service into a career-defining friendship (with karaoke).
Last week, I watched something that shouldn’t be remarkable: 50+ volunteer leaders getting a night off.
Creative Community
Or: How Refusing to Dance at a Design Conference Led to Marriage, 3,000 Student Competition Entries, and an Air Horn That Didn’t Last Long
