Julie Danis

Essayist & Cultural Commentator

Fresh insight, straight talk, and encouragement to help you stay sane while navigating your world.

Part work diary, social commentary, how-to advice and personal musings, Julie’s Life’s Too Short – And So Am I blog is a community and conversation for smart and savvy women.

If you want to expand your world, claim your point-of view, or step outside of the expected this is your prescription for a more engaged life.

Air Checks

Tales from the Workplace radio commentary was heard on American Public Media’s Marketplace program on many National Public Radio stations. They were short, snappy first-person accounts of my observations of and experiences in the modern workplace. A combination work diary, how-to advice column and etiquette manual, these columns help you find the lighter side of cubicle life.

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Video Takes

Welcome to my take on what’s happening in the news. You’ll get a bit of commentary and insight to help you stay on top of this world that sometimes seem to be just spinning out of control. I’ve always found that talking things out loud helps my thinking.

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Column Clips

Here’s a sample of my It’s A Living column from my time as a Chicago Tribune workplace columnist as well as some recently published essays from a variety of outlets on a variety of topics: answering tough questions, facing birthdays, parenting parents and living the rest of your life.

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Media Spottings

As a Business Humorist I’ve made appearances on television shows, radio programs and in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. My research on Boomers led to some press in Advertising Age.