Same Week, Different Story

When I was in 7th grade, our drama teacher was absent one day and our principal, Stephen Heinz, was our substitute teacher. He asked how we were doing and one of the kids said, Life sucks. Dr. Heinz got curious, what sucks exactly? Matt did the typical look down, kick his shoe at the ground and mumbled something vague.

When you look at your last week through the lens of what went wrong — and then again through what went right — which list do you build first, and does that tell you anything?

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Business as UNusual

En-Chef-erize This

What if optimizing for reach is slowly draining the true energy from your work? In this episode of Business as UNusual, Aicila unpacks how the early Internet’s whimsical, authentic connections have been replaced by a culture obsessed with audience size and metrics.

She shares personal stories—from college experiments with the En-Chef-erizer to the transformative power of depth over scale—and challenges listeners to rethink their orientation in business. Are you building something worth finding, or just shouting into the void? If you’re ready to shift from surface-level performance to real, meaningful impact, this episode shines a beacon on building connection energy that truly lasts.

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And remember- stay unusual-- Aicila

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