Turning Up the Heat
A year ago, we launched The Raad Life as something larger than a podcast. It was an invitation to stop treating the next chapter of life as something to manage—and start seeing it as something we still have the freedom
RAAD GHANTOUS EARNS 2026 INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FOR BUILDING A NEW MODEL THAT CONNECTS MEDIA, HOSPITALITY AND EXPERIENCE
Orange County Business Journal nominee is expanding The Raad Life as a connective platform bringing together sports, media, hospitality and live experiences. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | September 2026 — For more than two decades, Raad Ghantous has designed hospitality environments. Today,
I Don’t Hit the Ground Running on Mondays Anymore
On Labor Day, maybe the real question isn’t how hard we work. Maybe it’s why we’ve become so uncomfortable when we’re not working. There is something almost comical about publishing this on Labor Day, a national holiday meant, at least in
Comparison: The Thief of Joy
A few weeks ago, I came across a viral post on X discussing the psychological fallout unfolding inside the AI boom. That said, the post wasn't really about AI. It was about something far more human: the realization that even extraordinarily
Turning Off the Noise and Finding Peace in the Paint: How Creativity Became My Anchor
By Shannon Ratcliffe Somewhere along the way, life gets loud. Motherhood, work, relationships, responsibilities—it all fills your mind in a way that rarely leaves space for stillness. For years, I lived in that constant motion. Always doing, solving, connecting. Always available, always
The Quiet Advantage of Experience in the Age of AI
Something interesting has been happening lately when people my age start talking about artificial intelligence. At some point in the conversation someone usually says, half joking and half serious, “I think we might have missed it.” I understand the feeling. Everywhere you