You know the holidays are fast approaching when you see all manner of festive enthusiasm take hold—something different each day this week. Today, we’re shimmering and sparkling our way into the holiday spirit. Not always business-appropriate, but what’re you going to do when the only glittering garment in your closet happens to be a shiny…

Mix business with bees and the puns flow like honey. It just happens. What doesn’t just happen without a generous grant from Tether, a Renaissance man design director-turned-bee keeper and plenty of worker bees is what we lovingly call the Hive Project. Read about it in the Seattle Times profile from Sunday’s Business/Technology section: Rooftop…

All the creative world’s a stage. Stanley shares how his early career as an actor prepared him for a successful second act in design and storytelling in a recent Design Observer Insights Per Minute podcast. Hear the monologue

Print’s October issue is dedicated to design and storytelling, the twin pillars on which the House of Tether is built. Stanley weighs in on the creative symbiosis between the two and the necessity of crafting rich, emotionally resonant stories to connect companies and consumers.

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The company launched last August by friends and former PepsiCo managers/directors, Matt Schnarr, Dan Tzotzis and Adam Deremo has seen exponential growth and consumer engagement, with $1 million in total sales. Distribution has risen to 10,000 locations from 4,000 in January. Working with brokers in the U.S., the trio has gotten the caffeinated chocolate bar…