What Do You Do When the Storms Come?

In September 2013, my life was grand. I was a few months into working my dream job as COO and Editor-in-Chief of a startup men’s magazine. We just landed our first cover story on David Backes, captain of the St. Louis Blues, and I found myself standing center ice at…

Have You Ever Lost Confidence in Yourself?

When I started my dream job 4 years ago, I was brimming with confidence. As the Chief Operating Officer and Editor-in-chief of a startup men’s magazine, I knew it was going to be a lot of work. But I had hustled to get there. I was ready for the challenge…

My Cover Letter Got Me a Job

The beginning of 2014 was a difficult time in the Porteous household. For the first time in my adult life, I found myself jobless. And while I did whatever it took to keep some sort of income rolling in for my family, the reality was…I needed to find a job…