“Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama launch podcast together” shouted a Fox News headline this week. The project is titled ‘Renegades: Born in the USA’ and it launched Monday, exclusively on Spotify. The show promises to explore their “parallel journeys…their lives, music, and enduring love of America—despite all its challenges.” At the risk of being too…
DetailsHow do you spark change in the world with your business or projects? Dr. Izabel Olson empowers survivors of sex trafficking to live meaningful and purposeful lives. Having grown up with a father who was a political prisoner in Brazil, Dr. Izabel Olson felt compelled to connect with the Cook County Jail when she moved…
DetailsDid you know if you ask Google “where’s the middle finger emoji?” it automatically appears? I learned that because of the snow. (Thank you, Chicago snow!) After shoveling the second foot of snow from the driveway Monday night only to find it impassable again Tuesday morning, my friend in New York texted “the snowstorm was…
DetailsDid you know if you ask Google “where’s the middle finger emoji?” it automatically appears? I learned that because of the snow. (Thank you, Chicago snow!) After shoveling the second foot of snow from the driveway Monday night only to find it impassable again Tuesday morning, my friend in New York texted “the snowstorm…
DetailsHow many levels of judgment do you experience before you even speak? Starting with a visit to the doctor’s office, Lucky and Deanna share their honest perspectives on daily living in the US, as a Black man and a White woman. Lucky and Deanna will ask each other questions and share personal experiences, and also…
DetailsDid you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday? Was it for the game? The half-time show? An excuse to indulge in chips, chili, and beer? Who am I kidding? It’s all about the ads. What was your favorite ad this year? Mine was “Drake from State Farm.” The commercial showed Jake from State…
DetailsWhat makes a brand? The low-cost leader, healthy choices, socially responsible—these are all distinct ways of branding that distinguish a company, product, service, or concept from its competitors. As you read those phrases, what companies came to mind? For example, Coinstar kiosks make it easy to turn coins into cash. Now they sell bitcoin…
DetailsWhat do you do when your guest loses his internet due to an ice storm at 10:51 am…right before your 11 am Go Live? We learned first hand when an ice storm hit Uranus, MO, knocking out Internet for guest Louie Keen, who was scheduled to go live on Intercultural Spark at 11 am. You…
DetailsAre you villain or hero? It may depend on the adjectives someone uses to describe you. “Greed and boredom.” That’s what the New York Times suggested in a tweet as motivation for individual investors making money in the recent stock market rally around GameStop and other businesses targeted for short sales. The Wall Street Journal’s…
DetailsWhy Being Nice Will Always Be in Style In a world where people move fast and courtesy gets pushed aside, it’s nice to know that it’s to be nice! And that organizations learn and increase profits when creating a culture of nice. Service Excellence runs in Stephanie Leese Emrich’s blood. Her passion ignites the service…
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