How Tory Burch Fearlessly Pursued Her Dreams
Tory Burch launched her business in 2004, and working from her kitchen with a small team, turned an idea into a collection. As the fashion brand became a household name she learned about the obstacles that women face in business: Balancing work, family and securing financing. She told Real Leaders why her social impact foundation […]
Tesla’s New Solar Roof Can Make Money From The Sun
Elon Musk has just put your old, unemployed roof to work – by creating one that converts the suns rays into energy that will power your home. If you’re lucky, you may even earn some money from it. Innovative electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced the U.S. rollout of its glass, solar roof tiles, with worldwide orders expected to […]
Are You Future-proof? 16 Questions to Answer Now
To be competent and effective in a global market that is increasingly bringing different people, cultures and values together, business leaders need to develop a world view that acknowledges this new reality. There are 196 countries in the world, an estimated 6,500 languages and around 4,200 religions. How do you find common ground within so […]
The Smurfs Occupy UN on International Day Of Happiness
Today is International Day of Happiness. In the lead up to this day of potential elation and glee, the United Nations held a special ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York on March 18 with the cast from the movie Smurfs: The Lost Village to lend their support towards the human pursuit of happiness and […]
16-year-old Sues Trump Over Climate Change
Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez is not your average 16-year-old. He’s busy mobilizing an army of teenagers in over 50 countries to demand greener policies from world leaders. He’s also in a race to save climate change data before the Trump administration can destroy it. He’s been dubbed the “Kid Warrior” by some, a green activist by others, and a plaintiff […]
Bentley Debuts First Electric Luxury Car
Bentley Motors has unveiled the future of electric luxury with the EXP 12 Speed 6e at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept showcases Bentley’s approach to a zero-emission, electric future as well as the seamless integration of state-of-the-art on board technology in a truly luxurious, authentic way. All-electric Bentley vehicles in the future will […]
Nobel Peace Prize Winner on His $9.3 Million a Day War
The Colombian Minister Of Defence, with a mandate to fight the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC), resigns and instead runs for president – convinced that negotiations, rather than war, will have a better outcome. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 for his efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil […]
DiCaprio: Climate Action is Biggest Economic Opportunity for US
Tackling climate change is the “biggest economic opportunity” in the history of the United States, no matter who holds political office, said Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio. “There are a few, very prominent people that still deny the overwhelming conclusions of the world’s scientists that climate change is largely human-caused and needs immediate […]
The Day I Introduced Tim Cook to Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs came striding into his offsite meeting room one Saturday morning in 1989 in Palo Alto, California, USA, bristling with characteristic impatient energy and already thinking past the moment as to why it was so hard to find like-minded people to work with. Inside the room sat a calm Tim Cook, who had […]
Can We Still Trust Our News?
During the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri riots in the U.S. after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, only one news presenter bothered to ask a protester why they were burning down their own buildings. Benn Swann (pictured above), founder of the Truth In Media project, believes that many media outlets are not interested in telling the […]
