How Liberal Studies Helped Me Create a Multi-Million Dollar Business

liberal studies

I co-founded and grew a multi-million dollar business that became an overnight success. Well, it took us 38 years to get there, but then it was overnight at the end. My co-founder, Tom Warrner, and I brought different skills to the business, and we were lucky to have remained working together -- mostly amicably -- … Continue reading How Liberal Studies Helped Me Create a Multi-Million Dollar Business

Imagine Having a Real (Friendly) Smarty Pants Next To You

Maria Popova

Imagine having a real (friendly) Smarty Pants next to you. You know, someone who was just so damned learned, and smart, and insightful, and wise that you could just go to her whenever you wanted to know more about the important stuff in life, or to get advice on small things, or just to, you know, … Continue reading Imagine Having a Real (Friendly) Smarty Pants Next To You

Mindtrekker — We’re Up and Running

Hello, we're Nancy Campos and Michael Werner. We hope to be your guides for all things learning -- with a strong bias towards learning-based travel, writing, reading, and learning vacations, with a dose of business thrown in from time to time. To paraphrase Don Quixote, the journey is better than the inn. So, just as … Continue reading Mindtrekker — We’re Up and Running