4 Excuses You Can’t Use for Not Participating in Free Hugs Day
Are you ready for Free Hugs Day?! Many of you will be nodding your heads saying, “YES! LET ‘S DO THIS!” Others might not have a clue. And yet, others (and this post is for you) might be making excuses as to why you can’t run a Free Hugs Day on your campus. Here are some […]
How to Host a Willy Wonka Retreat for your Team
Can Oompa Loompas make your team stronger and better together? Heck yeah! Another quarter, another overly thought-out and ridiculous retreat planned by Melissa and myself. Yesterday, the Swift Kick team enjoyed a day of hard work and play, all with a Chocolate Factory Twist. See how we pulled together our very own Willy Wonka retreat! Step […]
Travel Journal: Human Connection
Silent. Wide eyed. Breathless. Inspired. So high up above what felt like a completely different world, I stood alone. Getting to the top tells a much different story. I felt the ground crunch beneath my feet with each passing step. I could feel the wind pass through the trees that each rose what looked like miles above […]
Do you hug like a Ninja or a Koala Bear? [VIDEO]
Some people hug like a koala; others hug like a rhino. Another day, another ridiculous video created by the Swift Kick team, with help from friends and family. This time, we decided to ask #TeamHuman the very important question: How do you hug? The answers were…unexpected. Ch-ch-check it out! Bonus points if you know how […]
Q3 Retreat: X Marks the Spot
Sabina and I planned another retreat! And it was awesome/hot/productive/hot/funny/hot. It was a lovely 92 degree day when we welcomed two new interns, Sami and Jake, who fit in instantly. We started the day with “The Acronym Game,” where we took the first initial of all of our first names and had to create a sentence with […]
Drum-roll Please… Introducing The New Interns: Sami and Jake
The Swift Kick family just grew bigger, with the newest two members: Sam Litchert and Jake Ames. We can’t wait to get to know them at our retreat next week! Meet Sami: A recent graduate from Kutztown University where she graduated with a communication degree and a minor in both public relations and professional writing. Sami loves […]
Top 5 Tips For Starting & Ending An Internship On A Good Note
At the time of writing this, I am about to end an internship where over the 6 month period the individuals I have worked with have become like a family to me. So how did that happen and over just a 6 month period? Here are 5 tips for starting & ending an internship on a good […]
[Video] 23 Minutes and 15 Seconds Could Be Your Undoing
Not another Swift Kick video! Melissa and I teamed up to talk a little about the #21tipsbook. The silliness was to be expected when you put the two of us on camera. Watch and learn a very helpful fun fact while giggling a little. 🙂 Hope you enjoyed! Got ideas for the next Swift Kick […]
And the Winning #FreeHugs Postcard Is…[Drumroll Please]
Thank you to all those who voted for our 2016-2017 Free Hugs postcard! We are so grateful to Jaxy Stewart for such creative contributions. We are so happy you took the time to design great postcards from which to choose. Jaxy is a rising senior at Leslie University College of Art and Design, studying Art Design. Fun fact: Jaxy is […]
Time flies when you are having fun! – Dakota’s Internship Reflection
So, I really did not want to write this post because I knew as soon as I sat down and wrote my internship reflection, it would be almost time for me to leave the Swift Kick team. However, I want the two new interns to have just as awesome an experience as I did, so […]