By Kylie McCracken, Communications Strategist, Oyster Creative Co. I can’t be the only person fascinated with true crime everything, right? Murder myster? Check. Corrupt (a.k.a. non-existent) business models? Check. Bamboozled elitists? Check. I’m here for it all — in podcast and TV form, of course. But why am I “here…

By Megan Clista, Manager of Social Media My latest inspiration budget spend? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. A generous 491-page mental break from my usual murder-book binge. If you haven’t read it, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is famously about nothing. If you have read it, you…

By Megan Clista and Laura Shirley We recently attended Pittsburgh Business Times Bizwomen Mentoring Monday, where we met with mentors — nay, women business leaders in Pittsburgh — for career Q&As, discussions, and, simply, life advice. The result? A lot of overthinking, at least on my [me, Megan’s] part. But…

By Laura Shirley, Senior Art Director, Oyster Creative Co. We’ve got a new employee benefit, and I’m not afraid to use it. Seriously, the bosses did a cool thing. Now if only they could get our W-2s right… (I really don’t envy them. Running a business sounds, ya know, hard). …

By Dan Ayer, Co-Founder, Oyster Creative Co. We know it took gusto, guts and a little bit of a loose screw to be the first person to look at a raw oyster and say “Yea, I’ll eat that.” It takes those same guts to bring a great idea to life. …

By Dan Ayer, Co-Founder, Oyster Creative Co. It’s been really hard to stay connected and feel any sense of normality the last two years. Some of our team members joined us fresh out of college and have never had the experience of working in an office environment. The fun of…

By Anton D. Johnson, II, PR & Social Media Specialist Remember me? Didn’t I tell you I’d be back? 🕺🏾 2021 has been a big year for me. From graduating college, to moving into my own apartment, to getting my first full-time job. (And that’s just in the last seven…

By Jenna Lo Castro, Ph.D. Director of Strategy & Communications While everyone is currently sharing their 2021 Spotify Wrapped music recap on social media (Ok, I get it–you’re still really into Harry Styles.), I’m much more invested in the podcasts people are digging nowadays. I mean, think about just how…

By Laura Shirley, Senior Art Director Brand Guidelines. Style Guides. Graphic Standards Manuals. ID System Guides. I don’t care what you call yours. I love them all. Perspective: The logo has just been approved. Time to run the victory lap that is the brand guide. Things are really coming to…