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    Empowering Through Education

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    Empowering Through Education: The Invaluable Impact of Giving Back to the Community The idea of giving back isn’t solely about financial contributions or charitable acts; it’s about imparting knowledge, fostering growth, and building a community. Teaching, in its various forms, whether it’s through a guest lecture, a keynote presentation, or nurturing your own team and…

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    The Unplugged Movie

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    The Most Embarrassing Creative Project I ever Completed   I was organizing old hard drives tonight and came across the Adobe Premiere Pro project file and footage of an old 48-hour film project I completed years ago.   It was a film I produced, directed, wrote, filmed, and acted in all by myself.   It…

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    It’s Official – The Bishop+Rook Family Continues To Grow

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    Over a year and a half ago I stepped away from advertising and branding to to pursue something I had always wanted to do: grow a company of my own, develop a brand from the ground up, and be responsible for my own professional destiny. I thought it was going to be a simple creative…

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    Lessons From A Year Spent Outside The World of Advertising

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    A year ago, I stepped away from the world of advertising and marketing (with the exception of a few projects here and there) to focus my energy on building a buisness (and brand) of my own. I started a company called Bishop+Rook – which builds and restores vintage Land Rover Defenders – offering products and…

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