Are You Building A Legacy Of Goodness?

March 26, 2010

For months I’ve been contemplating a post on social and relationship capital and how it’s built and then how it’s spent. And after a trip to Memphis earlier this week, to see my mom’s aunt (my great aunt) honored at a ceremony where she donated her honors and awards to the University of Memphis it [...]

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Have You Considered Going Undercover?

March 16, 2010

Over the last several weeks, I’ve become a big fan of the reality show Undercover Boss. The premise of the show is that each week a top executive will go undercover inside their own organization inf an effort to gain insights as to how things run outside of the executive suite. While each executive is gaining individual [...]

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Kenya Dig It – Unity in the Community

March 13, 2010

Community….a  word we hear so often these days whether it’s referring to geography or the online arena, however a community can be a powerful body. Generally it refers to a group of people unified by a number of circumstances or situations such as: geography, resources, beliefs, needs, resources, risks, intent and even preferences.  Many times [...]

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Honoring Mukhtar Mai for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2010

Today, in honor of International Women’s Day, I thought who better to highlight than one of the bravest women I know who has made a tremendous impact on me. Her courage, and entrepreneurial spirit is a testimony that all things are possible if you believe, work hard and never ever give up on your dream. [...]

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How’s Your Market Sight?

March 1, 2010

Last week I had an interesting conversation with two friends about our vision. Our conversation was centered around who wears contacts, whether we are near sighted or far sighted. Each one of us has different vision challenges. That conversation got me to thinking about the lens through which we view the world, and how all three [...]

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Do Your Rules of Engagement Need Clarification?

February 22, 2010

Yesterday was an exquisite February day in Atlanta, the sun was shining, it was unseasonably warm, even the birds were singing. So I grabbed  my dogs, Keely and Rainier, and we headed out to the dog park. I was sure that it would be packed because of how beautiful the day was, but my dogs [...]

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Can You Pitch Your Business in 3 Minutes?

February 18, 2010

Yesterday, that’s the challenge 50 entrepreneurs accepted at Start Up Riot, hosted at The Fox Theatre. This event is one, in a series of events in Atlanta, designed to showcase and fuel the start up community. As a native of Atlanta, I thought The Fabulous Fox, as we affectionately refer to it, was the perfect backdrop for this [...]

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Are You Smarter Than A Baboon?

February 5, 2010

At first glance, Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya is a peaceful beautiful safari park. It’s best known for the thousands and sometimes millions of flamingos that make their home along the shore.  Recently, the park was enlarged so it could provide sanctuary for more than 25 black rhinos. Overlooking Lake Nakuru is a picnic [...]

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Seek First to Understand

January 20, 2010

“Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.” H.H. Williams All successful marketing efforts, (whether they are online, word of mouth, direct mail, you name it) have one thing in common. It’s so simple, and yet so often overlooked, and as hard as it is to believe… intentionally ignored. And yet, it’s the one ingredient that [...]

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Calm, Courageous and Thankful

January 15, 2010

This week I’ve been glued to all the news related to the situation in Haiti. The images and news coming out of Port of Prince have been heartbreaking. These tragedies remind us that things can change in the blink of an eye. While I’ve been moved by the tragedy of the situation, I’ve also been [...]

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