The $80,000 Question: Not Just Noise—But a New Way Forward

By Greg Woodman I’m in the business of communication. Of storytelling. Of building trust between a brand and its people. And every day, I talk to exhausted founders, nonprofit directors, and marketing teams who are all asking the same thing: Why isn’t this cutting through? They’re spending more than ever—often around $80,000 a year  (average […]

The Hidden Tech Powerhouse: Why Centre County’s ‘Sensor Valley’ Is a Bet on the Future

The ground is shifting beneath us.

Across the country—and here in Centre County—longstanding assumptions about population growth, job security, and economic identity are being challenged. Our population has been slowly declining since 2018. Outside of Penn State, fewer than 50,000 households remain. Automation, AI, and remote work are rewriting the rules of employment.

In the midst of all this uncertainty, it’s fair to ask: What’s next? What do we have that the future needs?

The answer may be hiding in plain sight.

Where STEM Gets Real: Why the Rivet Is the Answer to Education’s Hard Questions

When Penn State announced the closure of seven campuses, it sent shockwaves across Pennsylvania. Some saw it as abandonment. Others as hard-nosed financial pragmatism. But behind all the headlines was a much deeper question—one every community dependent on higher education must now confront:
What business are we really in?

This E-Letter Is Powered by Affinity Connection—A Testimonial in Real Time

You’re reading this because it landed in your inbox.  You probably have 100 emails but you opened this one and you are now down to their article.  Can we do this for your company? At Affinity Connection, we don’t just talk about frequent, consistent, and meaningful communication—we execute it.