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Case Study: Kaiwen Sun, Senior Project Operations Analyst at Sunrun
Kaiwen in Chinatown, San Francisco “I always kind of focused on social improvement,” says recent college graduate, Kaiwen Sun. Born in China he moved to…
Can money buy happiness?
Visiting one of my favorite local haunts By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder ”Cut down my trunk and make a boat,” said the tree. The Giving Tree gave…
Case Study: Christine Fleming, Hiring Manager at East Bay Innovations
Christine at work “When you push yourself outside your comfort zone you really learn who you are as a person,” says Christine Fleming, who recently…
Reset your life here
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s FounderIf you could hit a random life reset button, would you? Imagine entering a room with a red button under glass.…
Case Study: Aaron Thompson, Filmaker
Aaron overlooking Honolulu on spring break By Aaron Thompson, Jaunty grad Howdy, I’m a middle school video productions and computer teacher. I grew up in…
Why I’m in the South
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s FounderI thought the band was going to kick me off stage. I was fucking up. A lot. I am currently in…
Case Study: Shar Rauch, Senior program manager at UCSF
Smart and bubbly, Shar Rauch was in a real funk at the beginning of the year. She’d been unjustly laid off from a job and…
Taste the rainbow
Eric with his nephew By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s FounderWhat lesson would you tell your younger self? I had my birthday earlier this month and while…
Case Study: Abigail Baci, RN at HCA Healthcare
Abigail finds her voice (at NBC store in NYC) By Abigail C.I., Jaunty grad I’ve been in this adulting thing for a few years now…
The secret to changing someone’s mind
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s FounderOur tribal instincts kick in, and our emotional brains light up on fire when someone else refutes our core beliefs. Here’s…
Case Study: Elizabeth Cooper, Meditation Teacher at Journey Meditation
Elizabeth Cooper grew up in Japan and Brazil where she learned to connect with a wide variety of people. Elizabeth completed Jaunty’s six-week course which…
Ask Yourself
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder Are you where you’re supposed to be? What are you supposed to be doing? Stop. We’re about halfway through the…
(Not) Too Young to be my Friend
Fayette Fox enjoying the woods By Fayette Fox, Jaunty’s Writer I can be a bit agist. When people are a lot younger than me, I…
Watch out for the Should Monkey
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder “Vanity, definitely my favorite sin.” My favorite line in the movie The Devil’s Advocate was said by the devil himself, played by…
Case Study: Josh Kohansamad, Counselor at The Knox School
Josh, social dynamo By Josh Kohansamad, Jaunty grad I strode into the interview room with poise and intention. My eyes were fixed, soft, and warm…
How friendly is your city?
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder Imagine you’re walking down a busy, city sidewalk. Someone who happens to be walking your way, looks at you and…
Case Study: Becki Bowers, Office Manager at a Law Firm
Becki at breakfast in Amsterdam Becki Bowers is a Bay Area native who was ready for a change. “I always had a good, small group…
What’s so funny?
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder Kurt Cobain sang, “I wish I was like you, easily amused” in the song “All Apologies”. That line always had…
Case Study: Zheng Xu, Software Engineer at Facebook
Z with his wife in Tokyo “I don’t make friends easily,” says Zheng Xu, an engineer who goes by Z. “Most people probably say I’m…
Escape from this room
By Eric Waisman, Jaunty’s Founder Ever have nightmares where you’re on stage in a play and don’t know your lines? A well-rehearsed play or a…
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