Dana Burland

Today is the first day of my 8 week training for the GR Sprint Triathlon . I’ve done this tri before , and I’ve done this training before, but this year, I have some new training goals. I 100% find training more enjoyable and rewarding than the race itself. The race is great, but 8 weeks of challenging myself, failing, succeeding and learning from it all–that’s what I love the most. Here’s what I’ll be thinking about for the next 8 weeks: Strengthen + Prevent Injury My training plan has no weight, stretch or yoga workouts built in. I know I need this, and this year I want to be diligent about doing it. Maybe it’s thoughtfully engaging my core during runs, 5-10 minutes of weights after a bike ride, or stretching while watching TV at night. Gain Open Water Experience I train in a pool, but I’d reallllly like to get more comfortable in open water before race day. Not only does open water swimming CREEP. ME. OUT. but it feels drastically different muscle use and pull wise than pool ...

Greetings from the new Senior Manager of Experience Design and Content Strategy at BISSELL. I’ve been promoted! After a year and a half of rocking and rolling in  my first position at BISSELL  it feels great to be recognized and bumped up.  In this role I get to design the post purchase support experience–and more. Anyone who purchased a BISSELL product and wants to track their package, return it, learn how to use it, solve an issue with it, get replacement parts or repair help–in the US, Canada, UK and soon more–will interact with an experience I helped design. I’ve also expanded my scope beyond that. Last winter, as we prepared to announce a global product recall, I was responsible for crafting all the consumer facing content and agent scripting in 20+ languages. I manage an actively growing team of 4+ really stellar team members who are absolutely the wheels, gas and oil that keep the bus going. Some extra-curriculars I’m especially proud of: Comple...