by Justin Shiels | Sep 23, 2015 | Press
This post was written by Andrew Bender and originally featured on Forbes.com It’s one of America’s great paradoxes: when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, it left behind a level of destruction that still brings pangs of shock and sadness. Yet no... 
by Justin Shiels | Aug 7, 2015 | Press
This is a snippet from this article on the National Geographic Intelligent Traveler Blog by Andrew Nelson. In similar fashion, following Katrina, imaginative innovators washed off the muck and began to craft and sell goods imbued with a distinct New Orleans... 
by Justin Shiels | Aug 6, 2015 | Journal
I had the opportunity to be super awkward on camera with fellow introvert Regina, my new favorite infopreneur. Her new series Go Independent highlights creative entrepreneurs that have taken the leap. The highlights: The backstory: I’m a designer, writer,... 
by Justin Shiels | Jul 14, 2015 | Speaking
Aside from planning Pursuit Creative Conference, I am thrilled to announce that I will be a speaker at the national AIGA conference in New Orleans this October. Founded in 1914 as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA remains the oldest and largest... 
by Justin Shiels | Jul 5, 2015 | Projects
For the past few months I’ve been working on an incredible project that I’m pretty excited to introduce. Pursuit is a full-day conference designed to support creative entrepreneurs and their ventures. It is a community of mini empire makers who gather to share ideas,...