Anita Schillhorn van VeenOptimism and Anxiety: How the Biden Win and the Vaccine News Have and Haven’t Reshaped Q4I was the first in my household to hear the Joe Biden win on November 8th. When I saw the headline pop up on my computer, I ran up the…Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020
Anita Schillhorn van VeenThe Great Social Distancing Social ExperimentLike most people, in the past week I’ve been on and hosted dozens of conference calls, remote drinks, virtual workout classes, online…Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Anita Schillhorn van VeeninThe ChorusFinding Home in FriendshipWhen people ask about where I’m from, I have to think for a moment. Do I tell them the whole story, from the beginning? Do I engage in the…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
Anita Schillhorn van VeenWhat Brands Did During Women’s History MonthIn the past year, women just made iconic gains in the US House & Senate. The Presidential primaries have been flooded with women staking…Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Anita Schillhorn van Veen5 Ideas from Washington Ideas Forum 2017Every year Atlantic magazine partners with the Aspen Institute to pull together brilliant thinkers from across the spectrum.Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Anita Schillhorn van VeenThree Lessons Gandhi Taught MeThis April I read the first seven sections of Gandhi’s interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita. They are drawn from his talks at his ashram…May 29, 2017May 29, 2017
Anita Schillhorn van VeenWhat the SNL Pepsi Takedown Says About AdvertisingAs expected, SNL spoofed the Pepsi ad — man, that was an easy target. But its angle tells us a lot about how bad advertising gets to the…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Anita Schillhorn van VeenFour Things That Making Documentaries Taught Me About Brand StrategyI went to film school and started my career in film making. I worked mostly on documentaries in the lengthy, grueling and inspiring process…Mar 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017
Anita Schillhorn van VeenFive Things I Learned From Spending A Month with the Yoga SutrasI spent the month of February reading the 2000-year old Yoga Sutras, and this is what I learned.Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
Anita Schillhorn van VeenMarketing Strategy Hurt Civil Society(and Helped Make Trump Possible)Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016