Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
JJ Mazzo is an Executive Vice President at CrossCountry Mortgage, Business Coach, and Author. Over the years, I have found that time and the management of it is the most common issue I run into with coaching clients across the country. It seems to be what costs us the most…
Founder of Prosh Marketing, a fractional CMO & marketing agency that helps startups & SMBs build their marketing practice and go to market. Social media marketing has taken off in the past decade. Today, almost every company has a social presence. From promoting new products and services, to taking customer…
Two University of Chicago alumni - Amy and Richard Wallman - have made a $75 million commitment to the University of Chicago that will be used to leverage an additional $75 million for creation of 30 new endowed professorships across the institution. “This generous commitment from the Wallmans will greatly…
Graduation speeches are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and reflect, to acknowledge and inspire. Beyond the Instagram-friendly images of mortarboards being collectively thrown into the air, the Commencement Day ceremony is a symbol of hard work paying off, a job well done, and a new chapter about to begin. From…
Written by Laura Rocha, Co-founder and CEO, Dathic Echarle ganas in Spanish, means to have a desire to do something. But not simply an interest. It means to really work hard to give your all to achieve a goal. For brands looking to reach the Latino community, I consider this…
Setting goals is the first step to accomplishing anything meaningful. Follow through, of course, is a major challenge. Just ask anyone who runs a health club. Memberships spike in January (people want to lose that holiday corpulence), but by March or April they’re nowhere to be seen. Wendy Leshgold and…
In the 2010s, coding bootcamps caught the higher education world’s imagination. The movement sparked both excitement and fear. General Assembly, Galvanize, Flatiron School, Dev Bootcamp, and more were written up in media outlets like Forbes, the New York Times and Tech Crunch and attracted venture capital and heady valuations. At…
Mexico's top two political parties selected female presidential nominees, virtually ensuring that the nation's next leader will be a woman. It will be a historic first for the country, which has established itself as a global leader in promoting gender equality in government. Mexico’s ruling party selected Claudia Sheinbaum as…
Whether it’s keeping up with inflation, bolstering savings or maintaining professional skills, there are multiple reasons to want to make money as a stay at home mom or parent. Furthermore, the rise of remote work means there is more opportunity to work from home. The user-friendliness of small business technology,…
America most recently saw North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on the national stage after he clinched a qualifying spot at the second Republican presidential debate on September 27th. But, the North Dakota governor received the least amount of speaking time to any of his other 6 competitors onstage, clocking in…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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