The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect, realign goals and take a new personal or professional direction. That is why, throughout January, Herd Strategies is highlighting people who help others rediscover their passions and purpose. Tracy J. Edmonds, author and entrepreneur, pulls from her own experiences in corporate America to help other women find the courage necessary to own their worth and shape their careers.

Life will throw us challenges, people will disappoint us and the final outcome may not always turn out the way we want. But no matter what may come our way, we must commit that on this day and every day moving forward, we will rise to the challenge and let nothing and nobody stand in our way. We will rise.

Navigating career pressures while maintaining mental health is no easy task. For November, Herd Strategies is highlighting the efforts of local leaders across various high-pressure professions to unwind, refocus and #StressLess. This week’s feature is Brieann Hays, a healthcare worker motivated by her love for helping others.

This month, the Herd is highlighting local leaders across various professions, showcasing how they navigate career pressures and maintain their mental health in an effort to #StressLess. This week’s feature is Robert Vane, veteran, president and CEO of a veteran business enterprise and decorated public relations professional.

Throughout November, the Herd will highlight local leaders across various professions, showcasing how they navigate career pressures and maintain their mental health in an effort to #StressLess. This week’s feature is Katiera Winfrey, a multicultural reporter who breaks down barriers and gives voice to diverse communities.

Throughout the month of October, Herd Strategies has strived to provide a platform for stories of breast cancer survivors and share resources for survivors and their caregivers in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week, we are amplifying a service that can be incredibly empowering for survivors during their recovery process: medical and mastectomy tattooing.

This month, we are celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Through our October theme, #CheckYourself, we hope to amplify the voices of survivors, share resources in our community and highlight the importance of monitoring breast health. This week, we are featuring Lisa Patton, a multi-talented community servant-leader who uses her position at the nation’s leading cancer-fighting organization to help improve health equity and eliminate disparities in cancer healthcare.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our theme for October is #CheckYourself, emphasizing the importance of monitoring your breast health. This week, we are highlighting a breast cancer survivor whose story reminds us to live every day to its fullest: Dawn Hughes. Normally, we ask our features questions to guide our writing, but Dawn's responses were so powerful that we knew our words wouldn't do them justice. We hope her story inspires you as much as it did us.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our theme for October is #CheckYourself. We hope to amplify the voices of survivors, share resources in our community and highlight the importance of monitoring breast health. This week, we are featuring Freedom Kolb, a servant leader, community organizer and champion of women, children and families and equity and inclusion in Central Indiana.

It is World Teachers' Day, and we at Herd Strategies are honoring teachers domestically and abroad. Teachers have impacted all our lives in ways beyond measure. Remember, if you can read this: thank a teacher.

For our final #InfoIsPower feature, the Herd wanted to showcase an institution that has expanded Indiana’s global involvement by educating future leaders. Providing multilingual, immersive learning opportunities for Pre-K through Grade 12 students, the International School of Indiana (ISI) is making a lasting worldwide impact.

Through our #InfoIsPower theme this month, we are showcasing leaders and institutions in our community that increase information access. This week, we’re sharing a local resource that demonstrates the value of a linguistically and culturally diverse education: The Spanish Advantage Club (T.S.A.C.).

Our social media theme for September, #InfoIsPower, amplifies community leaders who enable access to information and knowledge. This week, we are featuring Lindsey Stamper, an educator and musician driven to create a classroom environment that celebrates student diversity and comprehensive music-making.

At Herd Strategies, we believe it is imperative for information to be equitable and accessible to all. Throughout the month of September, we will be using our platforms to discuss how #InfoIsPower by highlighting community leaders who use their voices to teach and empower others. This week’s feature is Faith Sherrill, a Black athlete and educator who acts upon the opportunity to impact the next generation through representation.

Women are taught to be caregivers and to pour into others so much that we often lose ourselves, our passions, and our interests. I've found that when wearing all the hats we wear, we can easily fall into not caring about ourselves or our dreams. This ignited my mission to create space for women to dig in and do the hard work needed to achieve their personal goals.

This week, we are highlighting an influencer who is #BuildingBuzz by creating businesses that solve social issues. A powerful force in the venture capital market, Kelli N. Jones uses her clear communication skills to help find and fill the needs of her community.

Do you want to build a buzz? Build a community that feeds the mission you are trying to achieve. If you are starting, you may want to start with our latest blog post, Building a Brand and Building Your Social Media. These will help you begin building the buzz around your brand. The next step is connecting with your target audience and getting them to BUY IN; your community is how you elevate your brand.

Through this month’s social media theme, #BuildingBuzz, we are shining the spotlight on local influencers who use their stories and strong communication skills to ignite positive change and unite communities. This week, we are featuring speaker and entrepreneur Anthony Murdock II, a visionary who uses his experiences to inspire other Black voices.

Building a buzz around your brand is extremely important, but it's not always easy. You must take several steps, such as designing your logo, picking your font and color, and researching your target audience and competitors. Last week, Kierra explained the different ways to build your brand, and one of the primary methods is to utilize your social media.

Our social media theme for August, #BuildingBuzz, highlights locals who have become influential in their communities due to their powerful stories and cultivated communication skills. This week’s feature is multi-talented public relations professional and influencer Hyacinth Rucker.