We're going to go into the narrative of "The Girl Who Smiled Beads" and talk a little bit about what it means for us, for identity, for building community, for forging connections. So with that, we'll kick off. So your life has been so dynamic and full of accomplishments.
I mean, they did a lot of stuff to me. But it was forging through the fire, you know? It was like, get out of the frying pan, into the fire.
And the fact that we understand that about each other and can bounce ideas off each other and forge these new concepts and these new directions, because we're forging it in this heat of discussion-- it really brings it to a new place. And I think we both recognize the value of it.
And at that time, Wicker Park was a entry for me into a community of other artists from multiple generations who were engrossed, enmeshed, in this process of forging , not only an individual artistic process, but more importantly, I think, a vibrant artistic community. And so before I knew anyone, I had to just get there.
I'm crying. ARI'EL STACHEL: Forging ahead, man. Sorry. But it's been transformative.
You see, many of us have reached the very top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and we're no longer foraging for food and for shelter. We're forging for something that matters in our lives. I think this guy said it best.
I am kind of a screamy drunk. he's forging checks. And then he crawls into the carcass of a dead horse to keep him warm in the winter.
And they signed a contract with eight of the railroads on August of 1930, promising to have this ready within 16 months. It included live steel forging , happening on-premises, a miniature rubber plantation that people could check out, a working assembly line, and a replica of the brick house
So it's really like a jumping off point for to do further research if you see something that's wrong. If a company is forging a staircase, it probably has a competitive advantage.
So it's really like a jumping off point for to do further research if you see something that's wrong. does if it's forging a staircase, then you want to think about the drivers that affect intrinsic value.
So when you warm it up, it won't fatigue unless you stretch it pass this endurance limit. molding or forging or something like that.
Not only creating every single nail-- I mean, it's hard to imagine we couldn't just go buy a box of nails. still entails custom forging , if we want to use the blacksmith metaphor.
that's not my signature the company dance companies the name was any T network equipment technology the sales staff was forging POS from customers and sending them equipment they didn't order they also had secret warehouses so they were inventing fake customers and sending equipment that fake customers didn't order to the
Mhm. And Karen, talk a little bit about what your experience has been like working with Sis since you guys have built this partnership. Since you guys have started forging this connection. Yeah. Sis is my sis.
not only inspiring what you're doing professionally in the culinary world, but also at home with the family traditions and bonds that you're forging moving forward? Yeah. I mean, cooking with Zion, my son, and cooking with my wife is always fun.
So I was really like acutely aware of how poor we were. You were the one-- you were really forging the path.
It changes the economics of forging tremendously.
and just being your own person and forging your own way, which is all very admirable.
And we're in the process of forging statewide partnerships in Virginia and in Michigan.
is the killer app in forging a connection with a digital object. And if you look at people's relationships with digital objects, the most successful ones--the Tamagotchi,
Because this kind of talking is actually necessary for forging bonds and for showing this
as they were called, forging an alternative path.
And because most of the bad stuff on a forging is on the outer part, you machine all at off, inclusions and so on, until you get down to the core.
And to younger viewers out there who are caught between honoring their parents while forging
And the more you work, you begin forging a different self.
And if everything is malleable, you can start forging different worlds.
And I mean that in a strong sense, forging entire worlds where instead of interacting with others de facto in ways that are often very harmful,
Cashes them in. He's literally dream-forging right there in the real world.
of these very issues essentially what these traffickers would do would be forging death certificates for the families and putting the kids up for
- It's not that hard, but it's much harder than just forging a signature.
"The African Hustle Series" is a media platform that features young African entrepreneurs who are disrupting industries and bravely forging new paths at the nexus of business and innovation.
And I think that's one of the responsibilities that we have as women when we are forging into new spaces is that we have to realize that we have something
So it's really like a jumping off point for to do further research if you see something that's wrong. and that are moving in an upward right direction every year, forging what I call an earnings power staircase.
Creating new military intelligence, law-enforcement capabilities, and forging new diplomatic coalitions and promoting new norms with respect to international law.
Mantis taught rocket science seven times at the Edwards, forging hundreds of relationships with students like Adam Beriga.
And in the meantime, of course, there's people forging relationships between consumers and these special producers.
Not only creating every single nail-- I mean, it's hard to imagine we couldn't just go buy a box of nails. And a lot of what they're doing is custom work, custom forging for-- making little brackets to hang curtains and doorknobs and
is lighted and they would put a document with the customer signature and another document and practice forging the
being transformed. Yeah. In your book, I remember that you stated that diversity remains one of the most effective approaches to forging connection
I remember this buyer-- she smelled the pod and she said, we're going to have to launch this. But that was one of the elements that we really wanted to keep on going, because once again, that element of forging the sword in the fire
And I'll say that we did that really early, so it went beyond me to really building an amazing team to really forging strategic partnerships
It's super inspirational. But you mentioned themes of self-identity. And that's super relevant to this group, because for Women in America's platforms, we talk a lot about both self-identity and forging connections. So on the topic of self-identity, I wanted to ask you about your experience that you write about in "The Girl Who Smiled Beads."
That means I could take my card, fling it into the middle of this room, give you all lessons on forging my signature,
and be Middle Eastern at the same time. And so it was a really sort of spiritual process, and I'm grateful for that because it also taught me a lot about resilience and forging -- I got-- joke's on me.
It's not so much about me giving people tools and resources as it is about bringing like-minded people together, forging connections, and kind of seeing
So this picture, of course, you can see a bee forging on a sunflower.
There's no chip on his shoulder that digital is better than TV. And vice versa, that TV is better than digital. And we really need to make sure we're forging these relationships,