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Who Is the Real Mr. Wonderful?: The Kevin O'Leary Story
I was asked to explain who I was in five minutes or less for a speaking event. It turned out to be much harder than I thought! Here is my attempt at answering the question, "Who is the REAL Mr....
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How to Turn the Team You Got Into the Team You Wanted
In an ideal world, leaders get to handpick the best people to build the best teams - "A-Teams". But here in the real world, recruiting top talent can be a long and difficult process . But results...
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How to Experience True Happiness and Shine
Guest Post by Mary Warner London teems with signage, but the phrase that everyone knows is "Mind the Gap." It's not a message for the locals. This gentle reminder is strategically placed in a city that...
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Making the Chattanooga-German Connection
Tennessee is home to hundreds of international companies worth billions of dollars. Chattanooga, the smallest of Tennessee's four major cities, is the site of the only Volkswagen plant in the United...
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Five Stock Market Misconceptions Traders Need to Avoid
When it comes to doling out advice on stock market trading, there are plenty of experts who are willing to tell people the "best" ways to do things. However, what many experts fail to tell new traders...
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5 Reasons to Have Your Car Loan Ready Before Buying
Why go through the trouble of getting a car loan from a bank or credit union, rather than just getting it through the dealership? It's certainly easier to let the dealership handle the financing for...
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How Business Intuition Led To Success With Jack Canfield
Hi friends! Do you believe in the power of intuition? I happen to think that listening to your intuition is a key element to success. My inner voice had always been whispering to me that one day I...
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Your Venmo Transactions Leave a Publicly Accessible Money Trail
How I built a Chrome extension that found thousands of Venmo users PUBLICLY revealing their failed dates, late night food runs, losing poker streaks, and more...This blog post was adapted from findings...
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Why Bridging the Iran-Saudi Divide Is Vital for Peace in Syria and the Region
Archrivals Saudi Arabia and Iran are experiencing their first regional talks in Vienna on the Syrian conflict. Since assuming office in August 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has initiated...
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Emotion Is the Future of Customer Experience
No purchase is void of emotion. Brands have spent millions attempting to connect positive feelings to a product, from De Beers equating diamonds to affection to McDonald's insisting that their...
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The Top 10 People to Know in Silicon Valley
When it comes to navigating the difficult waters of Silicon Valley, it is important to know who the big movers and shakers in the industry are. These are some of the top people that have shaped the...
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Chasing Squirrels and Breaking the '80/20' Rule
Have you seen the movie Up? The movie has one of my favorite characters, Dug. I laughed so hard the first time Dug was introduced, when he started talking about how much he loved his new master and --...
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Leveraging Islamic Finance Promotes Growth and Prosperity of SMEs
From the smallest, rural villages in Bangladesh to the large, bustling metropolitan centers of Cairo or Istanbul, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of Islamic communities around the...
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3 Time Management Tips on How to Slay the Time Vampires
Vampires are out in full force on Halloween night. But it doesn't have to be Halloween to be "tricked" by the time vampires who suck the time out of our (work) day. Urban dictionary (if you've never...
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7 Company Cultures Worth Replicating
In recent years, we've seen a significant shift in our professional ethos. Once upon a time people settled at a job for 10 to 15 years. Today we're more likely to job hop until landing at or launching...
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Who Cares About How Nonprofit Foundation Boards Govern Themselves? I Do, and...
This week, the Center for Effective Philanthropy released a new study on the practices of foundation boards -- a project on which BoardSource had the opportunity to collaborate. The report is a...
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Afraid of Being Seen? How to Bust Through Your Visibility Roadblock
During a conversation with one of my clients recently, she actually verbalized a fear that many of us have - but few are willing to actually admit to... A fear of being "visible"... a fear of being a...
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Why the Hell Did You Hire a Web Developer?
Snap out of it partner, unless you are in the business of making websites or software then you're marketing department doesn't need a web developer. Here's why:1. They aren't marketers: A web developer...
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Business Owners Must Give Thought to Warehouse Safety
As a small business owner, warehouse safety procedures may seem like a responsibility that's best reserved for your distribution center manager, but ultimately, it's your job. If you want to avoid...
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How to Win Shoppers by Turning Them Away
That most American of holidays is almost upon us: Thanksgiving. It's a time to enjoy (or perhaps tolerate) family, eat way more than you should, and on the day after, shop to your wallet's content....
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