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Abuse by Exos of Independent Contractors in the Fitness Industry

Marie is offered a gig job by Exos, a fitness industry company, which involves strict terms inhibiting her from gaining sufficient income. The outlining contract not only prevents her teaching more than 15 hours a week elsewhere in the industry, but also requires her to disclose this agreement to all future employers thereby severely limiting her employment prospects. Marie refuses to sign, highlighting the unfair treatment of gig workers and critiquing the false image it paints of the economy's health.

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CanvasRebel Features Stories About Small Businesses, Artists and Creatives, Including Mine

Dear Readers, I am honored and grateful to be featured in a national online magazine, CanvasRebel, that highlights small business owners, artists and creatives. Thank you CanvasRebel for sharing inspiring stories and providing exposure that can be so elusive! Check out this article including an incredible true story about soap that everyone should know and … Continue reading CanvasRebel Features Stories About Small Businesses, Artists and Creatives, Including Mine

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Keep the Black Hills Beautiful

Last Fall I wrote this email to the National Forest Service to object to destruction of necessities for the sake of non-necessities just so that a few people can get rich and powerful. It is my duty as a water protector and Ph.D. biologist to object to the Jenny Gulch Gold Exploration Drilling Project on the Mystic Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest because water is life.