The Chronicle of Philanthropy released its latest list of the 50 most generous donors in the United States of 2014. Topping the list of the country’s leading philanthropists, came in at No. 1 are perennial favorites Bill and Melinda Gates, who donated a whopping $1.5 billion bequest to the Bill &...

Have you defined your personal brand?   Are you consistently living your personal brand every day? Do you know how to balance between your personal branding and your corporate status as a spokesperson and corporate ambassador? If you’re like most of upper management professionals, top level executives I have trained or...

Hi John, I appreciate being invited into your world and have enjoyed our discussions. Last Friday we talked for about an hour, I reviewed your Business Plan and Pro Forma, and yesterday we talked for an hour and a half. You have given me a good understanding of your start-up....

Innovative and creative employees - entrepreneurs within your business - are a rarity. However, Stephen Archer argues that this doesn't have to be the case. Archer, business analyst and Director of Spring Partnerships believes that a strong competitive advantage in business can be achieved through forging a culture of innovation. Known as...

Choosing a keynote speaker can be a challenging and risky endeavor. Many companies struggle to find a speaker who will meet their many objectives, fit within their corporate culture, and bring value to the organization through their presentation. The ideal speaker is informative, entertaining, inspiring and relevant to the audience...

The popular travel search engine Kayak's data team recently produced an annual report, called "Kayak 2015 Travel Hacker Guide" that reveals the top 10 World's best deal destinations. It was surprising that the No. 1 on the list of the top ten best deal destinations in the world was the Italian...

Milan, Italy tops the list of the top trending destination for travelers in the United States and Canada, according to the leading travel search engine Kayak. To compile the list, analysts at Kayak analyzed data from more than a billion queries conducted in the United States and Canada between November...

Companies are in desperate need of talent. Do you know where they’re getting it? They’re blatantly STEALING it from companies like yours! And up until now, there’s been nothing you can do about it. In a recent poll, nearly two-thirds (64%) of survey participants said, within the last 12 months, they...

In today's fierce competitive business environment, how do you answer the challenge of not only finding creative new ways to grow your business, but also to crush the competition? Most companies' efforts to bring about growth leave a lot of opportunity on the table because their corporate strategy and growth...