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Meet Dawn Fontaine: Textile Designer, Storyteller, and Creative Marketer

At MarketScale, every team member has a unique story that shapes the way they contribute to our success. For Dawn Fontaine, a digital media strategist on our team, her path from textile design to PR and digital marketing is as diverse as it is inspiring. In this week’s Coffee Break episode, we had the chance…

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From Journalism to Digital Media Strategy: Alice Iversen’s Journey

At MarketScale, we believe that every professional brings a unique story and perspective that enriches our team. Today, we’re delighted to spotlight Alice Iversen, one of our talented Digital Media Strategists, and explore the experiences that shaped her career and helped drive her passion. Discovering a Passion for Authentic Storytelling Alice’s journey into media wasn’t…

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Meet Dasha McBride: From Education to Entrepreneurship

Facing the Unknown with a Smile Dasha kicked off by recalling her first “big girl” job at the Birmingham Education Foundation, describing it as an adventure akin to being “thrown into the deep end.” Despite having no formal background in education, Dasha found herself developing and piloting elementary education programs. Her view on the challenge?…

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Meet Christina Marcelin: Artist, Mother, and Powerhouse Marketer

In this week’s coffee break, I sat down with Christina Marcelin, a talented digital media strategist at MarketScale. We enjoyed a cozy chat at La Casita Coffee —Christina with her cold brew and me with a sweet potato latte. We discussed her journey in the digital marketing world, her New York roots, and her…

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Fixing the Physician Experience: Why Advocacy Is Healthcare’s Next Frontier
March 25, 2026

Physician burnout has become a defining challenge in healthcare, with research showing that a substantial portion of clinicians—anywhere from roughly a quarter to over half—experience emotional exhaustion, driven more by systemic pressures like administrative burden and reduced autonomy than by individual resilience alone. As healthcare systems face growing staffing shortages and rising patient demand, the…

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From Starting Over In A New Country To Reaching The C-Suite: A CFO’s Career Comeback
March 25, 2026

Global mobility is reshaping the modern workforce, with millions of professionals relocating each year in pursuit of opportunity, stability, or growth. Yet behind the headlines of talent migration lies a quieter, more difficult truth: restarting a career from scratch—even after years of success—is far more common than people expect. In fact, many skilled immigrants…

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How AI is Changing the Safeguarding Landscape
March 24, 2026

This episode of “Safeguarding in Focus,” hosted by Sam Eustace, features Lucie Welch, an expert in primary education and safeguarding from Services for Education. The discussion centers on how AI is transforming the safeguarding landscape in schools, exploring both the risks and opportunities presented by this rapidly evolving technology. Key takeaways: Schools must address…

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Why Leadership Without Humanity Is Failing Today’s Workplace
March 24, 2026

As the world faces historic labor shortages, an increase in burnout, and record-high turnover, organizations are confronting a leadership reckoning. In May 2024, Gallup found that more than 50 percent of U.S. employees were actively searching for new jobs or watching for openings. Taken together, these trends signal a clear and growing breakdown in…

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