Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were going to live forever.”

At Thrive, lifelong learning is an integral part of maintaining best-in-class consulting results. We are excited to share some of our learning over the last year!

Books Read

Advanced Excel Formulas, Alan Murray

Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt

Ballad of Songs and Snakes, Suzanne Collins

Briar Club, Kate Quinn

By Dear Hamilton, Stephanie Dray

Caroline, Sarah Miller

Educate, Tara Westover

God of Heaven, John Burke

Green Lights, Matthew McConaughey

I Who Have never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman

Marmee, Sarah Miller

Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer

Notes from a Dead Horse, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Phoenix Crown, Kate Quinn and Janie Chang

Piranesi, Susanna Clarke

Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins

The Giver, Lois Lowry

The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch

The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah

The Plague, Albert Camus

The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Ham

The Woman, Kristin Hannah

The Woman of Chateau Lafayette, Stephanie Dray

To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink

Various Series Books, Sarah Mass

When God Says “Wait”, Elizabeth Laing Thompson

Places Visited (Outside Texas)

Amsterdam, NL

Chicago, IL

Eureka, CA

Guadalajara, MX

Newport, RI

Nice, FR

Omaha Beach, FR

Paris, FR

Seattle, WA

Tbilisi, GA

Yerevan, AM

Zermatt, CH

Places We Volunteered At

Austin Angels

Austin Christian Church AV Team

Benfer Elementary

Grace Bible Church

Habitat for Humanity

Hope beyond Bridges

Huntwick Masters Swim Team

Kids Meals

Meals on Wheels

Northwest Assistance Ministries

Project Linus

Ronald McDonald House

Texas Disability Project

The Harris Center Foundation

The Unlisted Fund

Classes Attended (excluding webinars)

AI for Business at MIT

Environmental Science and Statistics

Nonprofit Management Certificate at UMass

Unique Lived Perspectives

Marathon Finisher

Musician and artist

Special needs parent