We asked experts from a broad range of industries to open up to us about things they know about their industry but that we probably don’t and we’ve shared some of those responses below.

Keelin Conant | Senior Account Manager

As we all know, technology can be a major pain and a significant stress point for companies. so knowing you can hire a trusted tech partner, like Kumo Cloud Solutions (CS) to manage your IT services can be a huge game changer! Read more>>

Susan B Katz | Bestselling, Bilingual Author/Illustrator & Speaker

When an author gets contracted by a publisher for a children’s picture book, the author and illustrator are not allowed to communicate directly during the illustration process. That is, unless they are the same person. Typically, the editor and/or art director serve as intermediaries for any questions that arise. This is because, if my words are descriptive enough, the illustrator should be able to interpret them, create imagery, and also add their own layer that we, in the industry, call the “second story.” For example, in my book MY MAMA EARTH, the illustrator added a cat on each page that is somewhat camouflaged. Kids LOVE looking for the cat on each spread. Most people assume that authors choose their illustrator. That is very rare. I’ve done it once in over 70 books. Read more>>

Ashley Cipolletti | Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Entrepreneur, & Environmental Justice Advocate

The dog training industry is not regulated – anyone can call themselves a professional dog trainer and take your money. This also goes for tv shows about dog training – many of them state information like it is factual, and no one is there to fact check them or make sure what they’re saying will do more good than harm. Unfortunately most of my work is “undoing” misinformation that is widespread from these tv shows and the internet. Undoing the human learning is one thing, but trying to recover from some of the emotional damage done to these dogs is much trickier and could be easily avoided if all dog training professionals held themselves to a higher standard. Read more>>

Mike Farrow | Founder & Financial Planner

Not all financial planners are equal. Many sell expensive products and make large commissions, or simply manage investments. While others focus on providing unbiased advice and provide a more comprehensive plan. For the latter, the benefits far exceed the costs (costs of said advice). Read more>>