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Bob Ness – Canon Connected

How Canon’s Connect App Provides Filmmakers with Disabilities Independence Bob Ness was a college student at Augustana College in early January of 1987, aspiring toward a career in communications. He and his friend Don had just traveled to Cedar Rapids, where they were making arrangements for their fraternity’s spring formal. It was a perfectly … Read more

Humor — Maybe You Can Talk to Me

The other night I was out at the bar, having a few beers and watching the hockey game.  Every so often, I like to just get out, by myself, clear my head with booze and escape into some sporting event that I most likely have placed a small wager on.  I enjoy my alone … Read more

Jack Hollis — Toyota’s Home Run VP

As the world’s largest automotive manufacturer, Toyota has long been hailed as an industry innovator. In 2015, the forward-thinking company announced it would commit a billion dollars over a five-year period to artificial intelligence and robotics research. They’ve also steered themselves smartly into the role of being a global mobility company. For eight years … Read more

Katherine Beattie – Skate Park Fun

By day, Katherine Beattie is a television writer whose name graces the credits of big hits like NCIS: New Orleans and Californication. But when she’s not shredding up her keyboard, she’s shredding up something else—skate-parks. And she’s promoting using a wheelchair. Katherine Beattie isn’t just known for her work in television. She’s also an … Read more

Meng Lihua — Dreammaker

Meng Lihua — Dreammaker Despite the frequent interviews she gives, Meng Lihua still avoids the camera. She stands upright, holding her hands tightly, and repeats herself: “Everyone will help people. Everyone is doing it, not only me.” One of her friends told her that she had been named as the “March Eighth Red Flag” … Read more

Romancing the Stone in Africa

In February, I received a call from one of my sponsors. Bridgestone informed me they were having a press launch for the latest adventure tire designed for bikes like my Super Tenere, and wanted to know if I could join them. Because I was one of the biggest personal consumers of this type of … Read more

Amy Purdy — Medal Winning Paralympian

By her own admission, Amy Purdy loves a challenge. A Paralympian snowboarder—she holds a bronze and a silver medal—she’s confronted and conquered her own impossible many times over. But snowboarding wasn’t always a given for her. A nearly lethal case of Bacterial Meningitis at 19 left Purdy fighting for her life. In a two-and-a-half … Read more