So I was really bummed out by the New York Times expose about Amazon's workplace because no matter how the majority of Amazon employees feel, most workplaces run similarly: top down institutions with no mercy, a lot of fear of being fired, and very little room to be a human. This hurts women especially. Our bodies, in order to be the carrier of the species, are, in fact, different. But we have to keep our unrestrained humanness out of the workplace as much as possible. Well, what a hostile fucking environment for women! I have been obsessed with the idea that perhaps we could build a more equitable workplace by doing a few things differently, as bosses, employees and as people. These are just a few suggestions, by no means the solution or an exhaustive list.

Seed&Spark has a long (3 year) tradition of getting the smartest, coolest people together to do the smartest, coolest things. At Sundance this year, we outdid ourselves. While we were in Park City, the Seed&Spark team hosted the Innovators' Brunch, which included a unique trio of live-streamed panels sponsored by Teradek, WEVR, Seed&Spark, Frame.io, and No Film School.

Seed&Spark CEO and Founder Emily Best delivered the closing keynote address at Art House Convergence in Midway, Utah, on Thursday, January 21st. Here’s what she said: