In 1999, David Bolotsky founded UncommonGoods—an online marketplace to connect handmade and artisan products with shoppers. 20 years later, he sat down with BT to reflect on his career and business.
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Globalization, the new era buzzword, is easy to see in our world, but the extent of its elusive effects is not so easy to ascertain. Nevertheless, it is increasingly difficult to operate with a pigeon-holed view of the world, and we must start to combine different skill sets and knowledge in order to ride this wave. Mr. Lloyd Howell speaks to a progressively collaborative and geo-politically and technologically sensitive method of approach, with his own pathway a reflection of what globalization values.
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Mark Taub is the Vice President of the IT Professional group at Pearson Education. He previously served as the Editor-in-Chief. He sat down with BT to talk career, advice, and the educational media industry.
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Rachel Stocks, EVP of Global Premium Products and Benefits at American Express, kicked off this year’s International Conference with a poignant look into company management and consumer relations in today’s world. Stocks spoke about her career path, how she worked to improve Amex’s equity and diversity, and how Amex handled the transition into a more digital, global, and fast-paced world.
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Chris Mahatma is a Principal on the Cloverlay Investment Team with extensive experience in Private Equity. He sat down with BT to talk about his career and advice he would give for students seeking careers in this industry.
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A founding family member of Donatos Pizza, Jane Grote Abell currently holds the title of Chairwoman of the Board. She sat down with BT to talk about her business and her career.
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Ted Karkus, the CEO of ProPhase Labs, sat down with BT to speak about his career, the pharmaceutical industry, and advice he had for students.
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Dan Abramowicz is Crown’s Chief Technology Officer with global responsibility for innovation and technology development across Crown’s business platforms. Before joining Crown, Dr. Abramowicz was a Technical Director in GE’s Global Research Center, responsible for innovation and technology.
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Foreign domestic workers work close to the line of minimum wage in many Southeast Asian countries. However, the main challenges came from the lack of protection under domestic labor laws and many grey legal areas that are not covered in workers‘ contracts, if any exist in the first place.
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Nike’s most recent ad campaign focuses on empowering women. However, its corporate structure tells a different story about the company’s commitment to being a champion for women.
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Given recent turmoil, there is an urgency for the Middle East to diversify its economy away from oil. This article is the first of a two-part series, and seeks to demonstrate how regional instability in Arab nations can harm their oil production and, consequently, the global oil market.
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At the 45th International Conference, Business Today had the pleasure of speaking with Frederico Menino, a Schwarzman Scholars admissions officer, and Sarah Mortell, a graduate of the program, on how interested candidates can apply and how the program has evolved since its creation.
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Nate Massari is the co-founder and managing partner of Rumpus Therapeutics, a company devoted to combining business with research to help contribute towards the development of drugs and medicines targeted specifically at curing diseases in children.
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Proposals from progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for a government-based healthcare plan have taken fire from Republicans and Democrats alike, an unusual point of agreement for the two parties in the political climate of today’s America. Here’s why.
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Ian Blasco discusses his experiences in private equity with Business Today.
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China’s anti-desertification programs come with environmental—and economic—benefits.
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Judy Sindecuse, CEO and founder of Capital Innovators, shares her thoughts on Capital Innovators’ unique mentorship model and how to accelerate entrepreneurship in the Midwest.
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As the biggest companies in Silicon Valley come under fire for dubious practices and major scandals, everyone’s asking the same question about creating effective regulation: who we gonna call? The answer: Trustbusters!
With the profitability and share prices of major gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft plunging, the fate of AirBnB, which plans to go public in 2020, remains uncertain. However, AirBnB’s fate may be different.
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Amidst the growing urgency to address the global climate crisis, many fashion retailers are seeking to lessen their environmental footprints. However, sustainability in fashion relies not only on sourcing, but also on changing consumer attitudes towards clothing.
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