Women Leaders: Learn To Run With Wolves
Over the years I have trained and coached hundreds of women to help them advance their careers in corporations, foundations and start-ups. From the smart engineers of ArcelorMittal who had braved their way through remote mining assignments in places where women are at serious risk, to posh strategy consultants at Boston Consulting Group who avoided […]
Could You Live On a Dollar a Day?
Is it possible to scale your life down to the bare minimum and survive on a daily income equivalent to buying one song on iTunes? Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci discovered what more than one billion people face every day. Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci started an unusual journey in 2010. Armed with only two […]
Happiness in a Box
A DIY knitting kit that gives you the ultimate luxury – time with yourself. Most fashion houses spend millions researching upcoming trends to ensure they are first to market with the latest fashion, but sometimes an idea can come from simple observation. On a trip to New York in 2010 María José Marín (above, right) […]
Emma Watson New UN Goodwill Ambassador
The United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, today announced the appointment of British Actress, Emma Watson, as Goodwill Ambassador. Best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ film series, the accomplished actress, humanitarian, and recent graduate of Ivy League institution, Brown University, will dedicate her […]
20 Student Teams Race to Design the Car of the Future
Global automotive supplier Valeo today named the 20 teams shortlisted by its experts to compete in the second round of the Group’s global innovation challenge. The global competition is open to student around the world, who are encouraged to design and develop automobile products or systems that will revolutionise the car. The participating teams represent […]
Olivia Wilde is Turning Philanthropy on Its Head and Making a Profit
As a self-proclaimed proponent of the power of voting with your dollars, actress Olivia Wilde is proving it’s possible to live well without destroying the Earth and its inhabitants. Olivia, along with her business partner, Barbara “Babs” Burchfield, launched Conscious Commerce three years ago. The online marketplace features curated goods from ethical brands, as well […]
Jessica Alba: Hollywood Heroine To The Rescue
Better known for her role as the Invisible Woman in The Fantastic Four, and being voted “Sexiest Woman in the World” by FHM in 2007, actress Jessica Alba has an entrepreneurial side that aims to redefine the idea of the family brand. In 2008 Alba became the mother of a little girl, Honor, and three […]
Microfinance – a Local Solution to a Local Problem
Lily Lapenna spent thousands of Pounds on her education growing up but had no clue on how to manage her finances as an adult. Sound familiar? She gives a first-hand account of setting up MyBnk, a London-based social enterprise that works with young people to build the knowledge, skills and the confidence to manage their money effectively. The […]
Three Unconventional Lessons for Business School Students
It’s unusual when a successful entrepreneur opens a presentation to a room full of business school students with a photograph of her twin baby boys. But then Jessica Jackley isn’t a typical entrepreneur. As one of the speakers of a three-year series funded by the Pears Foundation at the Saïd Business School at Oxford, entrepreneur […]
