PrettyWork Creative’s short documentary, “What Mercy Looks Like” received a Gold Remi at the 51st WorldFest Houston International Independent Film Festival’s award gala held Saturday, April 28, 2018. The film and the award are the first for filmmakers and business partners, Lisa N. Alexander and husband Elgin Alexander. The film that started out as a […]
Not Just for Big Corporations The benefits of having a corporate garden are being enjoyed by employees of big corporations such as Pepsico, Khols, and Ford Motor Company. But just because you’re a small business owner, renting space in an office building, doesn’t mean you can’t invest in this employee engagement activity. The improved team […]
What business doesn’t want better employee engagement, fewer employee sick and mental health days and lower healthcare insurance premiums? Companies like Timberland, HP, Pepsico, and The Ford Motor Company have been able to take advantage of these benefits due to the corporate gardens installed on their campuses. When you think of corporate gardens, don’t just […]
Opening Night Here we are opening night of the 51st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival at the Memorial City Cinemark Theater. If you haven’t heard already, our documentary, What Mercy Looks Like has won an award! We’ll find out how we placed in an award ceremony on April 29. Opening night we watched […]
Positive Cash Flow is King These words are true, especially for business owners. Your cash flow is the life of your company. Without it, businesses go bankrupt. Why is cash so important? It can help your business: Survive Down Economies Deal With Business Emergencies Cut Transaction Costs Expand Your Business (Acquisitions) Not to mention it helps […]
More than likely, if you’re launching a new personal brand, you’re sure to find a marketplace already bustling with service and product providers and people who want to purchase those products and services. How do you stand out? How do you find your customer? How do you find your own “blue ocean” or are those marketplace mythical unicorns? It […]
Elgin and I were meeting with a client at A 2nd Cup—a socially conscious coffee shop here in the Houston area. Their reason for existing is to not only brew you a cup of coffee but to help put an end to sex-trafficking. As we were wrapping up our meeting, Elgin and I hear live […]
The Project You have to understand that this project was not on our production schedule and nowhere near our radar. It kind of just fell into our lap. We saw this great organization corralling volunteers from all across the United States to help Houston-area homeowners recover from Hurricane Harvey. We called them superheroes and started documenting their […]
We survived Hurricane Harvey then Tropical Storm Harvey well. We did watch water creep up our driveway and front porch only to recede. We survived. Nerves a little frayed but we were okay. We can’t say that for many people we know personally. Lots of friends and colleagues had to evacuate. A month after the […]