Category: Personal information & knowledge management

January 17, 2020

Before I tell this story, I want to say up front that I used the student loan mentioned to pay tuition. Taking this into consideration, let me detail how that monetary sum lead to a multi-million dollar company, reinforced by […]

December 17, 2019

I’ve always loved developing and creating new textile products, but I found the textile industry’s polluting processes appalling–such as releasing harsh dyes and caustic chemicals into the environment. I made a commitment to operate my company differently. In 1998, I […]

November 5, 2019

Serial entrepreneur Brad Oberwager is on his twentieth company. He’s learned a thing or two about launching efficient startups, and now, as founder of Jyve, he helps connects industry stakeholders with talent to grow revenue and change the way we […]

October 30, 2019

For most, applying for a new job is a daunting experience. Thanks to job boards and networking platforms such as LinkedIn, it’s easy for anyone to apply for open positions — but this isn’t always a good thing. With so […]

October 22, 2019

Irina Dovganetskiy is like many other moms — she aims to only use the best products for her family, which means finding products without too many chemicals and harsh ingredients which lead her into creating a great new business. Many […]

August 14, 2019

Kate Bradley Chernis is the founder of Lately, an AI-powered social media marketing company. She wasn’t always a marketing guru, in fact she started out as an XM Radio DJ. But she wasn’t feeling fulfilled in the radio industry. Kate […]

July 15, 2019

Car salesmen get a bad rap, trying to peddle vehicles while burdened with pop culture-fueled stereotypes as swindlers and lowlifes. Indeed, there are fast-talkers with dubious intentions, but most are just regular folks doing a job. And some are legends. […]

June 10, 2019

It’s probably safe to say that Jeff Bezos attends a lot of meetings. As the CEO of Amazon, founder of spaceflight company Blue Origin, and owner of The Washington Post, he employs hundreds of thousands of people (Amazon alone has […]

May 17, 2019

A house divided cannot stand. It’s as true in life as it is in business. Conflict inside will inevitably lead to conflict outside. It can be a particularly painful experience when people worked so hard to build something great, only […]

April 23, 2019

I’ve trained thousands of leaders globally as part of my executive education work in business strategy, innovation and organizational transformation with universities like USC, the Melbourne Business School, and the Copenhagen Business School. I’ve led leadership development programs for companies […]