Inside POW

Some members of the POW team are in New York City this week, coincidentally during the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Late last night, once everything wrapped, a few of them walked over to the 9/11 Memorial while it was still being prepared for today's ceremony. No crowds yet, just the reflecting pools lit up in the dark and a crew quietly getting the site ready for what would happen a few hours later.

When we started building POW's comic universe, the whole idea was "everyday superheroes," normal people doing exceptional work, drawn like they belonged in an actual comic. We didn't have a budget for a full-time illustrator to hand-draw every panel of every series, and honestly, the appeal was never really about production value in the first place. It was closer to the impulse behind ElfYourself back in the day, that same "let's see what this looks like" energy.

My time as an intern at POW has been a really positive experience. One thing that surprised me was the people who work in business and marketing. Before I started, I thought most people in those fields would be very serious and focused all the time. Instead, I found that many of them are outgoing, energetic, and easy to talk to. In some ways, they remind me of theater kids because they are comfortable talking to people and expressing themselves. It made me realize how importa

We believe strong teams are built through shared wins, honest conversations, smart strategy, and experiences that remind people they are part of something bigger than their task list. A river trip might sound simple on the surface, but to us, it fits right into the way we think about culture.

Culture is what happens when 30 team members show up somewhere outside the office, step onto a Major League field, start tossing a ball around, and suddenly realize one of their coworkers has been hiding a cannon for an arm.

<p>Women leaders are navigating a workplace that asks for strategic clarity, emotional intelligence, decisiveness, adaptability, and visible presence all at