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Sunday, April 12, 2026

HubSpot For Beginners--Master the Basics in a Few Hours

HubSpot for Beginners--Master the Basics by Thalita Milan is a great introductory course that can be found on Udemy. 

In this course, Milan discusses how to create a free account and how to use basic features e.g. manage contacts, manage marketing strategies, and follow up on leads.

She briefly introduces Hubspot's Ai layer, Breeze. She also covers GDPR compliance settings. 




Thalita Milan

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Untapped: Closing America's Opportunity Gap

 

Source: Untapped. Dir. Josh Kahn. 

Untapped focuses on Yearup.org, a program designed to help close the opportunity gap. 

Young people from low-income backgrounds are given tools and the opportunity to intern for Fortune 500 companies.

Untapped endorses skills-based hiring because there is so much untapped talent and so many jobs going unfilled.

The documentary follows six young people who are trying to succeed in the Year Up United program. One of the participants, Lamia, is pictured above. Other participants are Zane, Brianna, Megan, Simge, Andres. 

The documentary is peppered with advice from CEOs like Mary Barra of General Motors and Byron Auguste of Opportunity@Work. 

The documentary is inspiring and motivational. Though these internships are highly competitive, there are some local alternatives if New York is too distant.

After watching Untapped, I did some research on the non-profit. Year Up United, partners with community colleges, like Dallas College in Dallas, Texas. 

Hopefully, many more non-profit organizations like Year Up will give young workers a path towards success.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Mr. Roger's Writers' Neighborhood

 


Image by OsloMetX from Pixabay


Mr. Roger's Neighborhood is looking for new voices and new perspectives. 

This is an amazing opportunity for those who want to work as freelance writers in children's media 

Opens April 1 and closes May 1, 2026.  

Spec. scripts must be based on an existing live action or animated children's show. 11 to 22 minutes long.

2026_Welcome | Fred Rogers Productions' Writers' Neighborhood