3 Things We Would Steal From Steal Like An Artist

Do you see yourself as a “creative,” or maybe even an artist?  Let us guess. If you don’t paint or draw, you probably don’t consider yourself an artist. In the realm of marketing, if you aren’t a graphic designer, you may not think so either. We want to stop you right...

What PAIL Month Means to Me

On October 2nd, 2018, I heard the four most devastating news a mother could hear. “There is no heartbeat.” My husband and I had gone to a routine ultrasound, excited to see our firstborn son on the screen. I still remember how we held hands and laughed as we strolled...

Stratos is making “Self-Care” September a Team thing

We recently found out that September is National Self-Care Awareness Month and it felt like the perfect opportunity for our team to participate in a little challenge. Because we don’t all work in the same office, our self-care challenge doesn’t include a group yoga...

Three reasons to do what’s best for your customers

Recently I had a sales call with a prospective client. I have a basic form for people to fill out on my website when they book the call, but I typically walk into these types of calls a lot like a blind date: I know their name, we agreed on the time and location, and...

Think Your Work “Speaks For Itself”? Here’s Some Tough Love.

Your work is like the beautiful truffula trees in Dr. Seuss’s classic, “The Lorax.” It has deep, intrinsic value. But it doesn’t speak. At least not in English, and not very loudly. I work with a lot of entrepreneurs who started their business based on a deep inner...