What We Learned From The NRA's Tax Documents (Hint: They Profit From Gun Sales)
Over the past two years  I’ve collected the stories of families affected by gun violence. Traveling from city to city in the U.S. and having the gut wrenching task of asking people to relive their most...
View ArticleWant to Make Millions Like Oprah in 2016? These 5 Books Show You How
It was reported that last month Oprah Winfrey made anywhere from $42 to 60 million in one day. One. Day.Oprah Winfrey purchased a ten percent stake in Weight Watchers in October of this year, which...
View ArticleIn an Uncertain World, Trust Your Purpose
If you're feeling uncertain, you're not alone -- the global business environment has become incredibly complicated and hard to read, and the world is changing at an unprecedented pace. The only...
View ArticleThe Big Data Gold Rush: Will Wall Street Be Left Behind?
A 21st century gold rush is under way -- but it isn't about precious metal, it's about data. The amount of information coming from digital sources such as blogs, social media, databases, audio, and...
View ArticleHow the Fourth Industrial Revolution Can Radically Improve Our Food Supply Chain
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is an unprecedented moment of opportunity for a world facing unprecedented challenges. One of the greatest challenges is to feed an expected population of 9 billion by...
View ArticleTechnology's Enhancing Our Religious Lives
As a rabbi, it should come as no surprise that religion is my work. I think about such concepts as God, faith, spirituality, community and religious education on a daily basis. What may be surprising...
View Article12 Ways to Have the Most Efficient Staff Meetings Ever
Whether you chose to gather your team on a weekly or monthly basis, make sure everybody walks away feeling recharged and with a game plan. Here's how 12 entrepreneurs make run-of-the-mill staff...
View Article7 Fears First-Time Founders Most Overcome to Succeed
As a new founder, you may be worried about even making the tiniest of mistakes while your business is still in its early stages. It's how you combat and conquer these fears, however, that will...
View ArticleNBA's Karl Malone: The Mailman or the Gunman?
One of the most revered power forwards in NBA history is Karl Malone. He was an NBA All Star 14 times. An Olympian. He's in the Basketball Hall of Fame. His nickname is "The Mailman" because of how...
View ArticleA Business Plan for the Syrian Children's Crisis
This week at Davos, businesses will launch a unique rescue effort to help children trapped in the biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945. Today there are ​about 30 million refugee and displaced...
View Article8 tips to leverage Instagram to promote your products
Tiffany is a 28 year old entrepreneur who grew up in the age of Facebook®. For all her fluency with social media, she didn't even use Instagram before the launch of her new food brand, Simple Girl®....
View ArticleThe Dance, The Music, & The Lyrics
Sharing information with people is an everyday event in the business world. The challenge for most Creative Executives is to communicate in a way that allows their team to hear and understand....
View ArticleWhy Calling Someone 'Lucky' Is the Biggest Insult in the World
Luck -- the lazy, omnipotent bastard who's taken credit for 99 percent of entrepreneurs' good fortune. Every time someone tells me how 'lucky' I am, my depleted funds from my numerous self-investments...
View ArticleDoes a Credit Card Upgrade Create a New Account?
by Virginia C. McGuireWhen Costco announced in 2015 that it would switch its co-branded credit card from American Express to Visa, some cardholders got nervous. Even though they'd be able to keep...
View ArticleObama Leaves a Legacy, Rouhani Kickstarts Presidency
This past week has been historic for Iran. After years of isolation and economic hardship, the nuclear deal finally went into effect and sanctions were lifted. International companies are returning...
View ArticleLow Trust-High Demand for Ethical Leadership
Despite enormous progress in areas such as health and poverty reduction across many regions of the world over recent years, there is currently much uncertainty - if not anxiety - about what our future...
View ArticleThe Rediscovery and Valuing of People Power
I started Zipcar in 2000, armed with three beliefs: people would be willing to share cars instead of owning them because the economics makes sense; a platform leveraging new technologies would make...
View ArticleCall for Federal Investigation Into Report of Racially Discriminatory...
On January 12, 2016, four members of Congress--including Housing Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters--called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial...
View Article5 Reasons You're Still Waiting for That Promotion
If you've been working your tail off at your job and are annoyed that you haven't been promoted yet, you may be one of the following types of people:1) The Specialist You are really great at your job...
View ArticleLaunching a Business: What's Your Purpose?
Starting a business is hard. At times it feels like there are challenges at every turn. Sometimes it's actual challenges such as, how do you find time to work your business when you have a full-time...
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