Women who rise through the ranks in corporate enterprise are often at risk for being pegged “aggressive,” “unemotional” or perhaps being seen as the “queen bee” by subordinates within the workplace. Leadership has traditionally been viewed as a masculine trait, so women who are decisive and take charge are often labeled as such. However, there … Read more
I recently took a trip down to San Francisco to cover a story that was of interest to me at the Global Mobile Internet Conference. While I was there, I had a chance to sit down with branding expert Clayton Wood. Since we basically have the same background, we were able to talk endlessly about … Read more
User growth is important for any business, whether you are a brick and mortar business owner or working in the digital space. The bigger your audience is, the more opportunity you have to convert your audience into users on your platforms and customers to your brand. Recently, I visited the Global Mobile Internet Conference in San … Read more
Last April, I traveled to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico with two of my friends. Once we landed and got into our rental car, my friend pulled out his iPhone, loaded up Google Maps and Spotify, then we drove towards the Villa we were staying at. On the way over, we got lost for a … Read more
Do what I love Be my own boss Live the dream Ask any business owner why they left the corporate world and this is what they’ll tell you. They wanted to leave the shackles of working a 9-5 job and focus on something that gives them as much as they give to it. And it’s … Read more
May Busch considered herself a “nice Chinese girl” when she started her career in banking at Morgan Stanley. In fact, so did all her colleagues. Her reputation portrayed her as a “super-organized hard worker with a great attitude.” The only problem is that the same could be said of her top-notch secretary. May Busch started her … Read more
Just this last week, the DOW dropped 500 points. The financial market went into a panic. Many investors lost, especially if they clicked that “sell” button. Most people didn’t see this coming. A very few people “in the know” knew what was going on and bet on futures banking on the Euro. My friend was … Read more
“Work hard, play hard”. This age old adage is cited all too often to string just a little more work out of an already taxed workforce. But what if you could really live a life where work and play is indistinguishable from each other? Enter the world of expert telecommuter, Audrey Lo, Senior Community Manager … Read more
A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to the launch party of a startup modeling agency. They were holding their event at Bootsy Bellows, a club located in Hollywood, founded by David Arquette. I arrived around 15 minutes after the set start time of the event, and the place was already half full. Within … Read more
In this day and age, entrepreneurship is trending. The availability of jobs is diminishing. Fortune 500 companies rarely hire internally. Instead, they are hiring contingent workers through temp agencies. Plus, with the glorification of billion-dollar sups like Facebook and Instagram, entrepreneurship is becoming the cool new thing to do. Because of that, more people are starting their … Read more