by David Waid | Dec 19, 2022 | Business, Community, What's New
When Javelina formed ten years ago, it was around the principle that smart, creative work can change the world in a positive way. Each of the founding partners had come by our own paths to a certainty that this is what we wanted to do with our lives. We developed a... 
by Marisa Hoskins | May 24, 2022 | Business, Community, What's New
I remember the plate of spaghetti and the look on his face. It was a mundane family dinner, all of us gathered around our poorly lit dining room table, seated in the same configuration that the four of us settled into every night. I made a self-deprecating joke, the... 
by Javelina | Feb 4, 2022 | Community, What's New
Our favorite things about making change alongside our clients This week, we’re taking you behind the scenes. We pulled a few members of the team away from their busy schedules to ask a question that required some reflection. “What do you love about working with our... 
by Catherine Alonzo | Jan 6, 2022 | Business, Community, Marketing & Branding, What's New
Why values matter A new year has begun! About this time every year, we hear about how the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February, how gym attendance spikes and then returns to pre-holiday levels, how new financial practices are adopted and... 
by Javelina | Dec 2, 2021 | Business, Community, Marketing & Branding, Politics, What's New
As a company, Javelina’s purpose is to advance equality and human dignity through social, political, and economic change. That’s one of the reasons that, throughout 2021, we’ve published a regular blog with information and opinion about how to affect positive change... 
by David Waid | Nov 4, 2021 | Community, Politics, What's New
Counteracting hyper-divisive fear narratives Today’s angry politics is totally, completely, and in all other ways about the fear of change. And it’s not just about the infernal creep of mass communications into previously peaceful and quiet corners of our lives. It’s... 
by David Waid | Oct 7, 2021 | Community, Politics, What's New
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman, international award-winning author When you are trying to positively change the world—on any scale—it can often feel... 
by Catherine Alonzo | Aug 19, 2021 | Community, What's New
Anyone who ever changed the world had three things at their disposal. Other people who joined them in their effort – no one ever changed the world alone Skills that they learned along the way – the things that they got really good at doing that helped them realize... 
by Javi Javelina | Jul 22, 2021 | Community, What's New
What’s a pivotal moment of change in your life? I hiked the Appalachian Trail a number of years ago. When I was starting out, there was a guy who we met who said something pretty impactful. Everybody’s got trail names – his was Texas Eagle. I was going north... 
by Regina Abucay | Jun 10, 2021 | Community, What's New
In the United States, Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a crucial marker in LGBTQ+ history and a catalyst for change that has resonated with Americans for decades since. As part of our Pride celebrations at Javelina, we remember those advocating...