by Sara McGuyer | Sep 25, 2018 | Culture |
One of the unexpected delights of starting my own business was how my relationships with meetings changed. Some of this resulted from no longer needing internal meetings. What once would have required a team discussion was now simply a decision to be made. And I also...
by Sara McGuyer | Jul 31, 2018 | Culture |
I’ve been working on my capacity to be intentional for quite a while. When I chose it as a core value for YAY, it was the most aspirational of the bunch. By that I mean I wish I were more intentional naturally, and I have to work at it. Yet I’m committed to it because...
by Sara McGuyer | Jan 30, 2018 | Culture |
Not everyone knows this, but Yes and Yonder wasn’t the first time I worked for myself. Let’s take it back to 2009. We were two years into the Great Recession. My husband’s company asked if we would consider relocating from Evansville to Indianapolis. This meant I’d...
by Sara McGuyer | Nov 29, 2017 | Culture |
This month marks a big milestone for YAY – moving into a new office! I started off thinking I’d do a pretty comprehensive search, but I fell fast in love with the brand new Industrious office on Mass Ave. Move in date was November 1st, and I’ve spent the last month...
by Sara McGuyer | Apr 4, 2017 | Culture |
Last week I had the chance to visit the campus of Anderson University to speak with a group of seniors in the English department. Deborah Miller Fox invited me to share my story because I have a degree in Creative Writing, a meandering career path, and at least so...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 1, 2017 | Culture |
I always said if I started a business, I’d only do it if I could have a team of three to start. But alas, here I am, in the fledgling days of Yes and Yonder, a party of one. Collaboration is my natural state. When I think back on the work I’m not so proud...
