Posts by Rachel Kaczynski
Women We’re Watching: Sabrina Kenemy of Tech Start-Up Tap
Smart phones have undoubtedly transformed the way we live our lives, becoming the go-to for crafting work emails, Googling everything and even doubling as a camera to snap Instagramable moments. The woman to thank for revolutionizing digital imaging? Sabrina Kenemy, who co-invented the camera-on-chip (CMOS) technology at the core of every single smart phone and…
Read MoreI Tried A Running Coach App to Boost My Workouts—And Here’s What Happened
Running didn’t come naturally to me at first, but over the years I’ve grown to truly love it as a way to escape, de-stress and get a pretty solid sweat sesh in. Since my first 5K in high school (that I admittedly wanted to quit halfway through), I’ve done dozens of races—including turkey trots and…
Read MoreMade in New England: Meet Tiffany Narbonne of T. Jazelle Jewelry
Ever since she was a little girl, New Englander Tiffany Narbonne was fascinated by stones, particularly the energy and properties behind them. So when she realized her “dream job” in the corporate world wasn’t where her heart was after all, she started making jewelry, dubbing her product T. Jazelle after her middle name. An Etsy…
Read MoreMade in New England: Meet Insa Elliot of Farmers’ Market Delivery App Market 2day
As a pescatarian, former tech executive Insa Elliot has many fond memories of going to the farmers market over the years—mingling with the local fishmongers, farmers and artisans. With her background in tech and passion for eating local, she got to thinking: How can I take this magical experience and put it online? It didn’t…
Read MoreWomen We’re Watching: Kelly Brabants of Booty by Brabants
Massachusetts native Kelly Brabants has been daydreaming about owning her own business since she was eight years old. So when she left LA to go back to her New England roots, she did just that by creating her very own signature group fitness class, Booty by Brabants. Even though she says her first class was a flop and…
Read MoreI Tried Going on a Social Media Detox—Here’s What Happened
As much as I try to be present and zen, it just doesn’t come natural to me; I have to really work at it. And the black hole that is social media doesn’t help the matter. On one hand, social platforms have opened me up to many wonderful connections, and I ironically even moonlight as…
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