CEO Advisory

“Success leaves clues,” is something the great business philosopher Jim Rohn used to say in his seminars. He was right. Lawyers, doctors, investors, teachers, millionaires and even billionaires have tried to share with others the secret to their success. Whether it’s because of fame, of wanting to leave something behind,...

When it comes to business, the state of Texas ranked No.1 in the U.S., according to CNBC’s top states for business rankings for 2018. You did it, y'all. Since the study began in 2017, Texas has never fallen out of the top 5. Washington was second in the overall business...

New York is the worst state for retirees, and South Dakota's the best, according to a new report from Bankrate. Not a huge surprise given --- the landlocked state and home to Mount Rushmore is one of the most tax-friendly states in the U.S. (which is very important for those...

Onshore and offshore refer to the jurisdiction in which investors choose to base their company. This choice has a significant influence on aspects concerning company taxation, control and even the types of business activities that the corporation can engage in. Opening an offshore vs an onshore company will depend on...

How will blockchain technologies impact the future workplace? A new world of work is on the horizon. Specifically, the development of blockchain technology has created new opportunities to rethink how and where we work.  How has blockchain so far had an impact on the workplace, and where is it going...

Education is the key to success. This is the absolute truth and many of us strive to get a diploma and finish university. However, formal education is just one step towards the road of professional success, one of the first steps but definitely not the only one. Many people firmly...

Strategy – a military tradition – was conceived in the knowledge that to achieve successful outcomes in highly uncertain and constantly changing environments, you need future-focused thinking that’s fluid and activities that constantly adapt as conditions and events unfold. It’s an ongoing process of ‘execute and learn’ where purposeful thought...

From their heavenly residences economists tell us that a market economy tends to “allocate scarce resources optimally”. Yet anybody with real world experience sees inefficiencies everywhere in the economy. This mismatch is easily explained: economists are dead wrong, and their sophisticated mathematical modeling may be useful for impressing those who...

The Hub of the Universe is the sort of nickname that takes a lot of living up to. People will come to their conclusions as to whether Boston lives up to its grandiose moniker, but it’s fair to say that the Massachusetts state capital holds a very strong attraction within...

Unless there's a significant concession on Brexit negotiations from Brussels, a full-blown political crisis in the UK is inevitable. And right now, that concession is nowhere in sight. But, there's good news the UK cities represent 5 of Europe's top 20 dynamic metropolitan centers, and 11 out of top 40,...