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  • Bizmass in July: How business owners are bringing joy to their work this summer

    Summer: the season of out-of-office replies, big ideas on beach towels, and slightly melty iced coffees. For small business owners and creative entrepreneurs, it’s also that midyear moment when energy can dip, plans can shift, and we suddenly realise the year is both halfway done and still wide open.

  • Yvie: The interview

    ⤷ You buy snacks because of the packaging too, right? Intro: Talking about yourself is hard but I grew up with doing quizzes in my lunch-break, so instead of an about page I invited Mai to QA me instead. Find out about how the studio got started, why joy is so important, and what on…

  • Why I don’t want balance

    I read a post by one of my favourite black creatives, Eso Tolson, today and it really made me stop and think. Less balance.More harmony. @coolurbanhippie And I agree with him. I don’t want balance either. I’ve been striving for balance my entire life. And not at one point in 30+ years did I ever feel like…

  • 9 Quotes on Creativity from Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act

    I discovered Rick Rubin only last year. I had heard the name before, but hadn’t delved deeper into who he was until one of my favourite artists, Kim Namjoon, shared some quotes on Instagram. Anyone who knows me knows I love creative thinking, exploration and words that make you think…so the things that Rubin discusses couldn’t be…

  • Galentine’s Day: Yoco Studio’s favourite women in business

    Sharing the love isn’t *just* for Galentine’s or Valentine’s, but you know we do not skip a reason to celebrate. Now, there are FAR too many to mention in a single appreciation blog post (should this be a regular feature?!) so here’s to all the incredible women in our corner right now – know that…