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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
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How Podcasting Became My Most Powerful Branding Tool (And How to Start Yours)
When I launched my podcast last fall, I saw it as more than just another platform. It was a necessary piece of a larger puzzle — filling a critical gap in how I communicate my message around personal branding and authority-building with CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors and professionals.Let's face it: business…
Why Every Company Should Have a 90-Day Cash Flow Buffer
What would happen if your company's sales dropped significantly for an entire month? Or if prices suddenly increased by 20%? If those possibilities make you nervous, you're probably missing an important safety net — a 90-day cash flow buffer.All businesses should have enough money set aside to cover 90 days…
Is It Time to Fire Yourself? Here Are 5 Signs You’re Holding Your Company Back
Most CEOs don't usually think about putting themselves up on the firing block, but there are many instances where you, as the CEO of the business, may be holding your business back. You need to be honest in your assessment of yourself as CEO, to make sure you are, in…
Kaley Cuoco, Katie Hunt on Oh Norman! and Rescuing Chihuahuas
Katie Hunt has had pivotal roles in several amazing companies, including Warby Parker, Hinge, and Showfields. Things were going great for her career-wise until she faced what she describes as "an epic fail." Her business shut down and she was forced to move back home with her parents.She was down,…
I Learned to Lead by Falling Off a Skateboard
Skateboarding found me early, and it's never really let go.My first kit was in the tiny English village where I grew up: a Newporter ash deck and a Cooper hockey helmet. With my best buddy back then, Jeremy Stanford, I built ramps in the street until his mum took us…
How to Keep Fatigue From Turning Into Failure
There's a moment, just as you step into the water, when the cold hits you like a shock to the system. It demands your attention and forces you to be present. For leaders in high-stress industries like tech, that moment might be the key to avoiding burnout.Leadership fatigue is real.…
5 Things You Need to Stop Doing as a Solopreneur
Artificial intelligence and other technological advances, along with the rise in the "gig economy," have sent the number of solopreneurs in the United States soaring. SellersCommerce reports that in 2025, there are now 41.8 million solopreneurs, which means a whopping 85.8% of small businesses in the U.S. are solopreneurships.But just…
Why Your Company’s AI Strategy Is Probably Backwards
Companies are treating artificial intelligence like Victorian-era physicians treated leeches: as a universal remedy to be liberally applied regardless of the actual problem. Board meetings across the country feature some variation of "We need an AI strategy" without first asking "What specific problem are we trying to solve?" The results…
She Quit Corporate Life to Run an 8-Figure Side Hustle
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according…
Why Compliance Is No Longer Just a Back-Office Function
When most people hear the word "compliance," they think of legal audits, tax filings or data privacy checklists. And yes, compliance can mean all of those things. But in today's workforce-driven economy, one form of compliance is quietly emerging as a front-line issue for brands: workforce compliance — the way…
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