FOND Group had the honor of helping to produce the first annual Aha Kai Aloha Festival celebrating Hawaiian Surf and Cultural Heritage which took place in Waikiki this past fall. Alison Berman caught up with visionary pro surfer Rochelle Ballard to learn more about the memorable day and the inspiration behind the event. All Photos by KaiContinue reading “Aloha in Waikiki”
Category Archives: Inspiration
Coast 2 Coast
Coast 2 Coast is a participatory cross-cultural collection and evolving database of stories conceived by youth from diverse coastal communities around the world, shared and exchanged through their own photography, film, art, and words. Students at the Bishop’s School in La Jolla, Calif., will be exchanging their photography and personal narratives once a month with youth from Peru, NewContinue reading “Coast 2 Coast”
Montauk celebrates Rell Sunn
By Moira Bailey When legendary surfer Rell Sunn died of cancer in 1998, Montauk surfer and businessman Roger Feit was inspired to organize a surf competition to both celebrate her life and raise money for cancer awareness. On Aug. 2, the 16th Annual Rell Sunn Surf Contest will draw surfers of all ages to DitchContinue reading “Montauk celebrates Rell Sunn”
Killing Fast Fashion
A panel of insiders debate solutions to ensure a brave new future for fashion. Killing fashion is an ambitious endeavor, not for the faint of heart. It is fitting, then, that the people leading the charge are those who immerse themselves in that cutthroat world of brands and big personalities, public relations and creative complications. TomorrowContinue reading “Killing Fast Fashion”
Gathered’s Elizabeth Kairys Allspaw
Gathered brings personality to buying art online. Elizabeth Kairys Allspaw Even as art becomes more accessible online, the gap grows between people who can afford to buy and those who pin feverishly to their “Someday” Pinterest board. To help bridge the two, Elizabeth Kairys Allspaw founded Gathered.com, a site that aims to connect artists with artContinue reading “Gathered’s Elizabeth Kairys Allspaw”
KITCHEN CAM FOR A CAUSE
An intimate look at the culinary creativity of the world’s most famous chefs. This week the FOND Group unveiled the JBF Kitchen Cam, a real-time video feed streaming the fast-paced culinary action from the James Beard House in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The project aims to capture creative cuisine in progress, introducing an intimate,Continue reading “KITCHEN CAM FOR A CAUSE”
The Modern Kale Debacle: Bo’s Fight
The man behind the t-shirts that started a war with fast food giant Chick-Fil-A Bo Muller-Moore is attempting to trademark “Eat More Kale,” a slogan that he has been printing one-at-a-time on t-shirts for over a decade. Chick-Fil-A, a fast-food company that sells over 800 chicken sandwiches a minute, has sent Bo a cease and desistContinue reading “The Modern Kale Debacle: Bo’s Fight”
Animoto’s Stevie Clifton on Success & The Art of Giving Back
FOND Group catches up with an old by friend by way of a new one. People of Purpose | Stevie Clifton By Hillary Kaylor What do we talk about when we talk about social media in 2013? With teens fleeing Facebook, heated Twitter stock debates, and marketers looking at monetizing every possible digital moment, it’sContinue reading “Animoto’s Stevie Clifton on Success & The Art of Giving Back”
Is Altruism the Real Key to Success?
Peer to Peer Tutoring: What’s In It For You When You’re Not In It For You By Michael Tringe, Co-Founder of CreatorUp! Let’s take a look back at our learning experiences – who did you really learn the most from? Was it your professors, or your classmates? Professors and teachers are important. They hold theContinue reading “Is Altruism the Real Key to Success?”
The Healing Initiative|Travel + Leisure’s Jimmy Farren Hickey
“So much of the news media today is fear based. When I watch it I find myself saddened at the condition of our planet. It all starts to look so hopeless.” So starts the unlikely but entirely salient mission statement of The Healing Initiative, an online project from Jimmy Farren Hickey, the Digital Creative ServicesContinue reading “The Healing Initiative|Travel + Leisure’s Jimmy Farren Hickey”
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