Monthly Archives: December 2019

A creativity wish list for grown-ups

By Beth Nyland|2020-05-12T15:44:25+00:00December 29, 2019|Categories: Creativity|

We finish a season of wish lists and enter a phase of resolutions. We’re always wanting something, aren’t we? I’m writing this post in that strange and wonderful week when Christmas Day has past, Hanukah is in progress, and New Year’s Day is soon to come. Our home has been filled with holiday sounds. For us, [...]

How To Be An Artist In 5 Minutes or Less

By Jill Pollack|2021-01-13T20:27:13+00:00December 16, 2019|Categories: Creativity, Storytelling, Visual Communication|

I’m sitting in a coffee shop at F and 7th NW. The sound is deafening, crowds of people and every seat taken. Because I am a stranger here in D.C, I have to ask where the line is to order. Shockingly, there is no one in front of me. At home in Chicago, I get my [...]

Spencer Grace

Spencer Grace is Beth Nyland's consulting agency, devoted to creative business communication. Nope, that's not an oxymoron. Beth makes sure it's for real.

StoryStudio Chicago

StoryStudio is a school for creative writers. Jill Pollack founded and has grown the studio to teach more than 1,200 individual students a year while also working with organizations to find and tell their best business stories.

Story Mode

Story Mode is where the best of Spencer Grace and StoryStudio come together. It's a program that generates practical results every time (even though it feels a lot like play).