Elsa L. Wentling

Growth strategist, Africanist, Investment enthusiast, Optimist

[Elsa L. Wentling @ELWentling]

Bonne Année

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

The Lagoon Nebula, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope

[Van Gogh Museum @vangoghmuseum]

A race against time ⏱️ Van Gogh painted these zinnias as part of a whole series, working quickly from what was in bloom. Flowers like these gave him the perfect chance to experiment with colour and contrast.

So it is more than just a bouquet, it is an experiment in colour, in timing, and in capturing something that won’t last, made permanent in paint.

🖼️ ‘Zinnias in a Majolica Jug’, 1888 © Private collection

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Researchers and wildlife enthusiasts have observed that bears often pause to sit quietly, gazing thoughtfully at mountains, rivers, or sunsets for extended periods. Though science hasn’t yet fully explained this behavior, many think it reflects a human-like appreciation for calm, beauty, and solitude in nature.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

What the Artemis II astronauts did over the last 10 days was a testament to their bravery. And the fact that they traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely was a testament to human ingenuity. Thanks to everyone at @NASA for making this mission possible, and for taking us along for the ride.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize.

Born on this day, she was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

👑 Poised 🩰Ballerinas
💫Black Girl Magic 🖤
#representationmatters
Original 🔴
Private Collection Karen Williams

[Cohérence @coherence_e]

En souvenir de la grande Whitney Houston 😘🎶

[Math Files @Math_files]

The math professor has just accepted a new position at a university in another city and needs to move.

He and his wife pack all their belongings into cardboard boxes and have them shipped to their new home.

To take care of some family matters, the wife stays behind for a few more days while her husband leaves for their new residence.

The boxes arrive while the wife still hasn’t joined him. When they speak on the phone that evening, she asks him to count the boxes to make sure the movers didn’t lose any.

“Thirty-nine boxes altogether,” the professor says over the phone.

“That can’t be,” his wife replies. “The movers picked up forty boxes from our old place.”

The professor counts again, but once more he only reaches 39. The next morning, the wife calls the moving company to complain. The company promises to check. A few hours later, someone calls back and reports that all forty boxes were delivered.

That evening, when the professor and his wife speak again, she says, “I don’t understand. When you count, you get 39, and when they count, they get 40. That’s very strange.”

“Well,” the professor says, “this is a cordless phone, so you can stay on the line and count with me: zero, one, two, three…”

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

Study math if you like when math is beautiful. Study physics if you like when math is true. Study computer science if you like when math is useful.

Study stats if you like when math is an unholy mix of beautiful, ugly, useful and true.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

Young girls walking together in Harlem, NY around 1947.

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Likely the most consequential President of my lifetime, including ensuring first woman and first Black vice president, appointing first Black woman Supreme Court justice, best economy in decades, massive students loan debt forgiveness, climate, infrastructure, first gun control legislation in decades. And now endorsing Kamala Harris for the Democratic ticket.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will go down as one of most accomplished legislators in American history—breaking barriers, opening doors for others, and working every day to serve the American people. I couldn’t be more grateful for her friendship and leadership.

[Elsa L. Wentling @ELWentling]

@jamesjcog @stanstaite @hubermanlab @amyjccuddy "The year he died, 70 percent of neurology majors at Columbia University Medical School credited Sacks, at least in part, as the inspiration for their choice of study." https://t.co/AEUxkKnxA9

[Victory Brinker @brinker_victory]

How I ❤️ to perform, rehearse and work on this amazing aria! #derhöllerache #queenofthenight #littlequeen #agt #opera

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We did it, @JoeBiden.

[World Bank Africa @WorldBankAfrica]

1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty – 2/3 of them in Sub-Saharan #Africa.

Read the new analysis from @WorldBank & @UNICEF: https://t.co/a5W0DdaxB8 @WBG_Poverty

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

The first rule of economics during a pandemic is you’ve got to fix the pandemic before the economy can get better.

@JoeBiden understands this—but Donald Trump still does not.

[Elsa L. Wentling @ELWentling]

@TheAishetu @HBSAlumni @yinonw @samanthaettus @SanguDelle Kolo! I'm reading this as well and YOU discussing your journey architecting Bossy Cosmetics--what an excellent podcast episode.
https://t.co/yo50WGDEbN

[Elsa L. Wentling @ELWentling]

@HBSAlumni I've used Wilkerson's work to assist associates and growth strategy clients to reset our baseline from which to design a pluralistic and prosperous future. 3/3

[Elsa L. Wentling @ELWentling]

@HBSAlumni Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality, but rather, power—which groups have it, which do not, and why. 2/3