Originally written and posted on commpro.biz Patrice Tanaka, Founder & Chief Joy Officer,  Joyful Planet LLC Today is International Women’s Day and I celebrate by proclaiming that being a woman is my primary affinity group. I don’t know when I first began to rank “all women” as number one among my affiliations. I remember the first time…Read More

Originally written and posted on commpro.biz Patrice Tanaka, Founder & Chief Joy Officer, Joyful Planet LLC It’s great that increasingly more companies today are communicating and, hopefully, operationalizing their “business purpose” to create value for all stakeholders – not just shareholders – and serve the greater good. This movement with its roots in corporate social responsibility…Read More

Originally written and posted on commpro.biz Patrice Tanaka, Founder & Chief Joy Officer,  Joyful Planet LLC On this day, we celebrate the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who sacrificed his life in the fight for civil rights. Just days after his assassination, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Two score later, Sen. Barack Obama…Read More

Originally written and posted on www.spreaker.com Listen to “Joy, Love and Abundance Podcast ~ #joyloveandabundance” on Spreaker. While there are injustices in our society that need to be addressed, there are also important stories of hope and positive work that deserve to be explored and shared. The Joy, Love and Abundance Podcast will shine a light…Read More

Originally written and posted on commpro.biz Patrice Tanaka, Founder & Chief Joy Officer, Joyful Planet LLC  We’re all on edge.  Understandably so.  COVID-19, America’s reckoning from systemic racism and the culmination of a vitriolic Presidential campaign has kept us on edge for months. We’ve all heard from family and friends, saying they are worried, stressed and can’t…Read More