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Saturday Spark #23 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO Have you ever taken a job that sounded amazing and then slowly, things just seemed a little off? You did the assigned work, but it was so much harder than normal? You needed longer conversations with your manager or your peers just to get anything […]

Saturday Spark #22 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO Would you know if burnout was having a significant impact on your life? As an entrepreneur, I have wondered from time to time when, or if, I might hit a wall. I’ve never felt particularly burnt out, but I’ve wondered whether it would be obvious […]

Saturday Spark #21 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO This weekend, like many of you celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, I am spending time with friends and family, enjoying cookouts, watching a LOT of youth baseball and feeling very grateful, in spite of our current challenges, to be a citizen of the United […]

Saturday Spark #20 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO We are at the halfway point in 2019 and one of my tasks this weekend is to review the Stevens family mid-year financials. It’s ironic that this task sits with me given Mr. Stevens, a former CPA and CFO, is the household CFO. He has […]

Saturday Spark #19 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO Have you ever counted how much plastic you use in a day? If you kept a bag at your side and just put things in it that were plastic, recyclable or not, what would be in it? After seeing a picture of a dead bird […]

Saturday Spark #18 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO Graduation season is in high gear in Boston. As a result, thousands of graduates are being told by very well-meaning speakers to find their passion in life, to not compromise, and that when you do something you are passionate about, it doesn’t feel like work. […]

Saturday Spark #17 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO I’m a big believer in the power of three. When something “pops” three times in a week, you should pay attention. This week, the word “courage” popped.First, I watched Seth Moulton, a member of Congress and presidential candidate, do his CNN town hall. In response to […]

By Lauren Do, 2019 Marketing Intern at WeSpire Even though I live in Boston, I still have a very close relationship with Colorado–my home state. Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, sustainable living is ingrained in our everyday lives. Boulderites are active, healthy, and love the outdoors. Naturally, we care about the health of our environment. Although […]

Saturday Spark #16 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO This week, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, told Reuters that if Georgia enacted their very strict abortion law, it would be “very difficult” to continue producing films in the State. “I rather doubt we will,” Iger said. “I think many people who work for us […]

Saturday Spark #15 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO At a holiday dinner several years ago, the WeSpirit team decided to give every team member an award. It had been a challenging year, with an unexpected hurdle that required tough decisions and rallying together to make it. The award was a simple paper certificate […]

Saturday Spark #14 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO Do you remember where you were 10 years ago? I was running Boston.com and beginning to float this crazy idea I had for a start-up. Obama was 5 months into his presidency. Captain Sully had landed the plane in the Hudson. The Great Recession was […]

Saturday Spark #13 By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO I swore I would never write about work-life balance. My reasons were in part to avoid perpetuating the gender stereotype. I find it’s a topic most leaders wrestle with, but generally only women leaders get asked about, primarily by other women. It’s also sets up […]