Fall Day Trip from Charlotte to Beech Mountain and Boone
Eight hours, early fall color, an unfinished waterfall hike and a poodle with a punk-rock haircut. Come along on our mountain day trip from Charlotte.
What the Gaps Reveal: Anniversaries, Asheville and the View From Here
When I first visited Asheville in 2018, I couldn’t have imagined that a little over a year later, North Carolina would become my home. Since moving here, Asheville has become one of those places I like to return to—not because I need to see everything, but because I know I don’t. It’s a place to…
4 Personal Branding Lessons: Are You on the Right Track?
What Track Is Your Personal Brand Running On? Four personal branding lessons about connection, thought leadership, distinctive identity, and perspective from the America 250 Locomotive Celebration. “There isn’t a train I would not take, no matter where it’s going.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay I love St. Vincent Millay’s sense of adventure. As a traveler,…
Travel Tuesday: Why a White Sox Game Might Be Chicago’s Best-Kept Summer Secret
From a family baseball night to one of baseball’s earliest social media experiments, here’s why a Chicago White Sox game became the highlight of my trip home to Chicago. When you only have 48 hours in Chicago, every hour counts. Choosing to spend a few of them at a Chicago White Sox game turned out…
Travel Tuesday: Bubbles, Bridges, and the Beauty of Not Going in a Straight Line
Travel Tuesday takes us to Chicago Botanic Garden to see Shimmering Summer, an exhibit I visited on June 22, 2026. Some places feel familiar even when years have passed. The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of those places for me. When we lived in Chicagoland, visiting CBG was a family favorite. We’ve wandered the Japanese…
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Chicago Leadership Lessons: What Ferris Bueller Teaches Us About Visibility
Travel Tuesday | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 40th Anniversary By Barbara Rozgonyi | barbararozgonyi.com If you haven’t stopped and looked around yet today, this post is for you, especially if you’re a leader, executive, or expert doing remarkable work and not getting the recognition it deserves. The answer usually isn’t more content. It’s more observation….
Sony Creative Space On The Road in Charleston: Creating Together with Photographers
By Barbara Rozgonyi | April 2026 | Storytelling – Photography · Travel · Brighter Presence I’ll be honest: I was on the fence about driving 350 miles round-trip to go on a photo walk. A whole trip for an event that ran two evenings and one morning? Was it worth it? Short answer: yes, and then…
