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Best Parts – Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Founder?
Inc.

Best Parts – Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Founder?

In 1971, I founded a payroll-processing company—Paychex.

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4 mins  |
September 2020
America's Vanishing Trust Fund
Bloomberg Businessweek

America's Vanishing Trust Fund

Social Security hits its peak this year. To replenish, it may need to take out loans

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10+ mins  |
August 31, 2020
The Thought Leader Interview: Dr. Thomas Frieden
strategy+business

The Thought Leader Interview: Dr. Thomas Frieden

The former director of the CDC and current head of Resolve to Save Lives explains why public health is the route to economic health.

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10+ mins  |
Autumn 2020
The hidden value in getting compliance right
strategy+business

The hidden value in getting compliance right

In times of crisis and recovery, a strategic approach to compliance can build trust and create value for customers, stakeholders, and society at large.

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Autumn 2020
REGENERATIVE PRODUCTS JUST MIGHT SAVE THE PLANET — AND THE ECONOMY
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REGENERATIVE PRODUCTS JUST MIGHT SAVE THE PLANET — AND THE ECONOMY

Business ventures that go beyond emissions reductions to actually remove existing carbon and other pollutants from the environment could be good for both the planet and profits.

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Autumn 2020
Why managing uncertainty is a key leadership skill
strategy+business

Why managing uncertainty is a key leadership skill

The ability to cope with ambiguity is at a particular premium.

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Autumn 2020
Spark and sustain growth by focusing on company culture
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Spark and sustain growth by focusing on company culture

Businesses that identify organizational strengths will be better positioned to weather the disruptions of COVID-19.

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Autumn 2020
THE EVOLUTION OF WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
strategy+business

THE EVOLUTION OF WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

Understanding how female leaders have developed over time can help us embrace the potential for their future advancement.

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Autumn 2020
Deals will reshape industries in the time of COVID-19
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Deals will reshape industries in the time of COVID-19

Crisis creates business opportunities. This time, M&A activity will lead the way, and buyers will be in the driver’s seat.

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Autumn 2020
Adapting To a new WORLD
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Adapting To a new WORLD

Facing the challenges of the post-COVID-19 landscape.

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Autumn 2020
Companies will have to get creative to advance sustainability amid crisis
strategy+business

Companies will have to get creative to advance sustainability amid crisis

As COVID-19 plunges the world into recession, consumers will be more sensitive to price.

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Autumn 2020
A lesson in creating successful companies that care
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A lesson in creating successful companies that care

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting how altruistic businesses adapt, remain flexible, and survive.

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Autumn 2020
THE POWER PLAYER
Inc.

THE POWER PLAYER

How I leveled the playing field to give women and minorities more opportunities in the energy industry.

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September 2020
THE MAVERIC
Inc.

THE MAVERIC

How I restarted after my mentor died.

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September 2020
THE DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
Inc.

THE DESIGNATED SURVIVOR

How I stepped up to guide my daughter’s company in the middle of a pandemic.

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September 2020
THE MERCHANT OF EVERYTHING
Inc.

THE MERCHANT OF EVERYTHING

How I failed and failed and failed until finding a product retailers love

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September 2020
THE CLOSER
Inc.

THE CLOSER

How I learned to outsell the sexists in auto showrooms and leveraged the experience to sell ad programs to dealerships.

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4 mins  |
September 2020
OPENING THE WAREHOUSE DOORS: Cloud Computing and Distributed Warehousing
Inc.

OPENING THE WAREHOUSE DOORS: Cloud Computing and Distributed Warehousing

How logistics is leveling the playing field for small and midsize businesses

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September 2020
Instacanvas – Living The Dream
Inc.

Instacanvas – Living The Dream

Matt Munson faced down entrepreneurship’s hidden demons— loneliness, depression, and a crippling fear of failure—and emerged as a great leader and a better person. Now, he wants to help you do the same.

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September 2020
The Google Whisperer
Inc.

The Google Whisperer

Matt Wursta’s startup helps founders make the most of Google cloud tools. When Covid-19 hit, his service was critical to companies that could no longer afford it. He helped them anyway.

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September 2020
Outer Aisle – The Matriarch
Inc.

Outer Aisle – The Matriarch

How I converted my husband and four sons into my business partners.

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4 mins  |
September 2020
Kabir Barday – Cookie Monster
Inc.

Kabir Barday – Cookie Monster

Kabir Barday, founder of OneTrust, is a first-generation American entrepreneur— and was early to realize that online privacy laws are creating a massive new market.

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September 2020
The AntiAnti-Vaxxers
Bloomberg Businessweek

The AntiAnti-Vaxxers

Web-savvy doctors like Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD) are fighting vaccine pseudoscience, one viral clip at a time

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10+ mins  |
August 17 - 24, 2020
The Real Vaccine Billionaires of Maharashtra
Bloomberg Businessweek

The Real Vaccine Billionaires of Maharashtra

An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic

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August 17 - 24, 2020
When Worst Gets Worse
Bloomberg Businessweek

When Worst Gets Worse

The blast in Beirut laid bare the wreckage from decades of sectarian politics

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7 mins  |
August 17 - 24, 2020
Vaccine Nationalism
Bloomberg Businessweek

Vaccine Nationalism

The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly

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August 17 - 24, 2020
The Streaming Wars Come to Real Estate
Bloomberg Businessweek

The Streaming Wars Come to Real Estate

Studio lots are a hot property as Blackstone starts to write big checks

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August 17 - 24, 2020
Chevron Keeps It Old-School
Bloomberg Businessweek

Chevron Keeps It Old-School

As rivals go green, it’s sticking with fossil fuels

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6 mins  |
August 17 - 24, 2020
QAnon Crashes The Internet Party
Bloomberg Businessweek

QAnon Crashes The Internet Party

Is it too late to keep the amorphous online conspiracy movement from breaking into the mainstream?

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9 mins  |
August 17 - 24, 2020
Locking Out The Pirates
Bloomberg Businessweek

Locking Out The Pirates

The maker of TSA-approved locks says trust-but-verify is the key to fighting counterfeiters

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August 17 - 24, 2020