Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

Act Smart! Annual Mid-Year Check-in

by anitakumar | Jul 11, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

For three years now, I’ve done an annual check-in at the start of July to assess my progress with various goals I’d established at the start of the year, publicly in 2017 and 2016. What’s made it odd for the past two is that I started 2018 and 2017...

Act Smart! You are a start-up in the new economy

by anitakumar | May 29, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

While doing some research for a recent business lunch, I came across a great article written by my dining companion to-be on his lessons learned from leading a successful startup from zero to amazing (my words, not his). As I read, it struck me that being a...

Act Smart! Making things stick

by anitakumar | Mar 7, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US

In a previous life, I taught people how to use the internet. It was way back in 2008, and people who were new to and/or overwhelmed by this thing called “social media” needed help making friends with it (even more important than making friends on it). It...

Act Smart! Book the Room, Not the Gig

by anitakumar | Feb 13, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US

I recently met my good friend, Bonnie Gillespie, for a long, leisurely lunch and gab. Bonnie is a longtime friend of actors from both a casting and coaching perspective, with a pretty ace track record: just last fall, an actor she’s brought in for years, Kim...