84-Year-Old Ocean Explorer: “The Best Companies Will be Those That Figure Out How Best To Use Our Natural Assets.”
The American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer is one of the planets biggest advocates for the preservation of our oceans. Dr. Sylvia Earle should know the importance of this, as she’s still regularly exploring the depths at age 84. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998 and was the first female chief […]
Keeping Your Team Engaged and Connected to Company Culture While Working Remotely
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Coronavirus Shows Us Rapid Global Response To Climate Change Is Possible
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The Surprising Path to Becoming Impact’s Investment Bank
When the co-founders of Big Path Capital, Shawn Lesser and Michael Whelchel, decided to launch an investment bank in the teeth of the brutal 2008 financial crisis, their friends and families thought they had lost their minds. “My father was really concerned. He said, ‘Are you sure that’s a good idea? It’s one thing to start a company in the best of times, but to start […]
Gifts That Inspire The Future
Choose a gift that supports the work of a nonprofit or a social enterprise. These gifts may look like many others you’ve seen, but each has a story that is changing lives for the better and taking the environment into consideration. OFFCUT SHOES Turning Negative Space into Positive Energy.In an effort to reduce its ecological imprint, Nike […]
Coronavirus Tips: Basic Protective Measures Against the New COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is still affecting mostly people in China with some outbreaks in other countries. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following, as advised by the World Health Organization (WHO): Wash […]
International Women’s Day: A look Into The Workplace Reality
International Women’s Day has had a long history, with women worldwide fighting for their rights — from as early as 1911. A lot has changed since then but much still remains to be done, especially in the workplace. Consumer survey company Piplsay conducted a nationwide survey to find out if workplaces have changed for the […]
America’s First Black Marines: Fighting Segregation and the War
The year was 1943 and Joseph Carpenter had just received orders to report to Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from his home in Washington. “I was proud to be a Marine because they had so much history,” said Carpenter, now 95. But in 1943, Carpenter was about to make history as one of […]
Top 10 Oldest Companies in the World That Are Still Open For Business
We live in a time when long-established companies all around the world are finding that keeping up with the rapid pace of change is too much to handle. Retail giants are collapsing because we all shop online, airlines and travel businesses are finding that our evolving lifestyles have left them behind and the leaders of […]
8 Characteristics of Disruptive Leaders
“Disruptive leaders like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have transformed companies, industries and entire societies while generating incredible wealth for themselves, their investors, their employees, as well as millions of other people,” says business disruption author John Furth. Furth takes the lessons these and other great disruptors have learned and turns them into practical exercises, tools and techniques to help […]
