Vol. 15: Staying Connected Through Shows, Newsletters, & Our Great Community

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Don't miss your chance to watch the first episode of HOUSE OF HO on December 9th before the series premiere on HBO Max on December 10th!  RSVP below! RSVP by 12pm PT on December 8th (TOMORROW!) to get early access to both the show and the Q&A. Once you RSVP, you will receive a link available from December 9th at 12pm PT through December 11th at 11:59pm PT. RSVP NOW before the link closes tomorrow!   RSVP Now! Follow the lives, loves, and conflicts of the Hos, a wealthy Vietnamese-American family in Houston who have built a multimillion-dollar empire. In this unique and wildly entertaining new reality series, power struggles and family drama collide as Binh and Hue, immigrants who proudly achieved the American dream, attempt to control the lives of their adult children, Washington and Judy. Meanwhile, Washington and Judy find themselves under constant pressure to live up to their parents’ impossible expectations. Along with Washington’s wife Lesley, kooky Aunt Tina, and party girl Cousin Sammy, the Ho household is filled with love, laughter, and of course, designer handbags. Wendy Nguyen of Wendy’s Lookbook will host a Q&A after the advanced screening with Judy Ho, Washington Ho, Lesley Ho, and Showrunner/Executive Producer Nick Lee to discuss the unique Ho family dynamic and their version of the American Dream from a Vietnamese-American perspective. Newsletters! We love them, and we hope you do too (especially since you're reading this one right now ;) We feel that newsletters are a great way to not only stay connected to each other, but are also a great way to get engaged with the greater social conversations and actions of our times. In fact, many of our subscribers have shared how significant of a role our newsletter has played in keeping conversations alive. So, in the spirit of sharing, we would like to pay it forward by highlighting other newsletters that inspire us on a daily basis. Subscribe and reshare! TED, or Technology, Entertainment, and Design, is best known for their series of TED Talks, or presentations on topics ranging from science to art to business to global issues. TED believes in the "power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world," and now they can deliver those ideas straight to your inbox! TED Newsletter Signup Ever heard the phrase, "the future is female"? Well, the Female Founder Initiative (powered by the Founder Institute) is helping realize that vision by helping women around the world create and fund their own startup companies. Get connected with these up-and-coming female founders by joining the Female Founder Initiative newsletter! FEMALE FOUNDER INITIATIVE Newsletter Signup Get a taste of magic with magician Siegfried Tieber! Based in Los Angeles, Siegfried Tieber is a sleight-of-hand magician who will slyly deliver updates to your inbox when you're not looking!  SIEGFRIED TIEBER Newsletter Signup Do you have a favorite newsletter that you would like to share? Let us know! As 2020 finally winds down to a close, all of us here at GreatCo wish you the Happiest of Holidays! We will be taking a break for the rest of the year, and we hope that you all are able to get some much needed rest and relaxation. We know the current circumstances may prevent us from the usual gatherings with family and friends, but know that if we can tough it out for a little while longer, it will be for the greater good in beating this pandemic and ensuring that we will be able to gather safely again. Below are a few of our favorite ways to tune in to enjoy a safe and peaceful rest of the year. We hope that you, too, can enjoy some of these activities as we welcome in the new year! Gather with friends and family...virtually! More and more platforms are answering the call on how to make virtual gatherings more enjoyable. FrameVR.io and Gather.town are a couple of our favorites! In these platforms, you can create your own virtual spaces, customize your own avatars, and even have side conversations away from the main group. Let the virtual festivities begin!                                                           Coloring! We all loved it as kids, and now studies show that coloring can be quite therapeutic and relaxing for adults. Check out some of these best adult coloring books as recommended by Oprah!                     Want to be in a better headspace after all the stress of 2020? Headspace is our go-to app for guided meditation. Learn techniques to relieve stress and maintain a more consistent sense of well-being, all from just a few minutes a day!                                      Yum! One of the best things about the holidays is all of the yummy comfort foods we get to enjoy! Claire Saffitz's new Dessert Person book will have your taste buds zinging in no time. Also check out her mouth-watering YouTube videos below! Last but not least, learning at home has no doubt been a key ingredient of 2020. May we recommend a couple books from our sister company, NextChapter Post, that would be the perfect reading and learning material for all you aspiring artists? What better way to learn about an artistic process than to study the behind-the-scenes journeys of iconic artists! The latest books, Mudpie and Wingman are available now at NextChapterPost.com!                           Do you have a favorite holiday or relaxing activity? Let us know! Enjoying our newsletters? Check out our website updates for all past monthly issues! #InGreatCo