It matters if you see people in the world who are like you. Fair and equitable representation in content across platforms is the mission of Standard, a creator management company, with Gemma Arnott as Chief Operating Officer.
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Issue 125 — April 6, 2020
Making a grocery store run, I spotted a lone bottle of cherry wine on the shelf. Memories of my paternal grandmother Molly or Malle came flooding in.
I can see her in her small kitchen that smelled of garlic in Temple TX, cooking all day for her bustling household that usually included Granddaddy Isak or Isaac, one or more of their four sons living at home, and on the weekends their daughter Mayme home from her job in Houston, plus on Sundays my parents and maternal grandmother and sometimes other relatives.
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All of us—we can assume—want to be good at what we do.
Many of us understand fully the need for validation, applause and recognition in the workplace. A nod from the manager, an email from the boss. It matters.
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