Empowering Black Actuaries

At School of Thought, we feel a major part of any company is to offer up fresh perspectives that help their business stay progressive and effectual in our modern society. Bringing on staff with varied personal histories and atypical viewpoints will only further help to stay relevant and prosperous going forward.

CultureAshley VillarrealJune 6, 2018academic, access, African American, association, background, best, black, boot camp, candidates, career, connect, data, database, different, diversity, education, employee, equality, field, growth, healthcare, hunt, IABA, inclusion, industry, insurance, international, job, learning, management, Milliman, mind, money, network, now, opportunity, policy, program, public, race, report, resume, risk, school, search, social, software, speaking, statistics, study, top, union, workplace, workshop

Check Yourself, Before You Tech Yourself

Like the frog slowly, unwittingly boiled, we are being transformed by technology—faster than we realize. And while this advance is filled with possibility, it’s important we remember that where it goes from here is up to us.

CultureNick ComneyJanuary 24, 2018advance, advertising, agency, best, brand, fast, growth, industry, marketing, offer, San Francisco, school of thought, skill, success, talent, tech, technology, time, top, video, viral

Superheros Who Code

One of our favorite clients is Pat Renzi. She’s a quiet juggernaut in insurance, a director at the consulting firm Milliman. We were interviewing her for a story when she mentioned this program in Seattle, The Ada Developers Academy, designed to help mid-career professionals get into coding.

Culture, DiversityTom GearyNovember 11, 2017academy, Ada, agency, best, change, coders, coding, diversity, engineer, hacking, industry, inspiration, job, LGBT, media, Milliman, photo, POC, program, resume, San Francisco, school of thought, staff, STEM, story, success, tech, top, video, womenComment

Wine Disruptors

Making US wines an appealing choice to Millennials, people who live, breathe and drink a variety of brands, is perhaps the biggest change that the industry will experience. Finding meaningful ways for brands to stand out and connect with their audience will be a core ingredient for success.

CultureRachel NewellApril 1, 2013advertising, agency, Americans, audience, Bay Area, branding, business, California, company, consumers, content, coverage, creative, documentary, ForageSF, generation, growth, industry, local, love, marketing, Millennial, news, professional, San Francisco, scale, school of thought, small, social, strategy, tech, top best, unique, video, wine, young

Get Me 30 Rock!

There’s a lot of bad advertising out there. But I was blessed to be able to find my pick for the worst ad for all of 2011 right across the street from our offices. What good fortune!

Advertising, CultureTom GearyFebruary 19, 201230 Rock, advertising, agency, arts, Bay Area, best, board, business, channel, charity, comedy, coverage, documentary, evening, experience, film, funded, funny, good, growth, industry, local, marketing, news, note, professional, San Francisco, school of thought, sciences, series, show, skills, small, tech, Tina Fey, top, watch

The census should be this interesting (Hmmmm).

Trade shows are a fact of life. I can’t count the number I’ve attended. No matter the industry, it seems like a virtual certainty that booth traffic is never quite as high as anybody would like.

Advertising, CultureTom GearyJanuary 14, 2012active, arts, attendees, Black Swan, business, campaign, communication, contact, coverage, documentary, economist, engagement, exhibit, growth, hurricane, industry, information, local, market, marketing, press, professional, San Francisco, scale, school of thought, solution, sponsorship, thought, video

Oh, do we have thoughts