The Sharpener

[Mild language warning] The Sharpener has been to some dark places recently, including death, loss and disease. Here, You'll find an update, because, let's face it, it's been a while since we caught up, and I also want to lighten up the gloom, and share my path of reinvention through the pandemic and the birth of the virtual revolution known as the metaverse. If the past couple years have been about adjusting to the ‘new normal', the road ahead will be about adjusting to a world of constant readjusting. Perhaps my story and thoughts through this will mean something to you as well, for whatever they're worth. Much more The Sharpener blog and website.

A meditation on life during the pandemic, and reasons to hope in these extraordinary times.

For those who missed it, I recently hosted a live interview session with the readers and followers of my blog and podcast to ask them and take questions from them about the big picture questions affecting our media landscape and creativity. Below is the recording of that Q&A, with a brand new introduction by me. Here we go!

I discuss my experiences as a marketing volunteer at the National Hellenic Student Association. I show that the organisation's use of our shared culture to create a collaborative ecosystem of innovation could serve as a model for teamwork among Greeks, and for other creative environments.

The podcast version of the blog post from anastasisharp.com about the remarkable people in my life who have Parkinson's Disease, and the spirit that moved me to donate to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research.

A reflection on my high school and how it molded the creative and thinker I am today.