By Antonie Boessenkool for the Los Angeles Register As the eldest child in her family, Taryn Rose was expected to become a doctor like her father. Years after she and her family came to the United States as refugees from the Vietnam War, Rose did become an orthopedic surgeon. But medicine was to be just […]
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By Cal Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, Darren Kavinoky There’s a new Geico commercial that features Pinocchio as a motivational speaker. And it really pisses me off. It begins with a father and son hanging out on the couch playing video games. Then the obligatory reference to “15 minutes could save you 15% on car insurance” and
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Via Business Wire Business Rockstars Radio, featuring “Rockstar” CEO’s, entrepreneurs, and start-ups targeting the 30 million “Wantrepreneurs” in the U.S., announced today a new affiliation with the Wall Street Business Network to launch the show in 10 major radio markets beginning March 31st, 2014. Hosted by Ken Rutkowski, Business Rockstars Radio, will use this as the launch pad for the national
By Dave Logan for CNN (CNN) — A few months ago, after drinking scorpion shots with Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh, he gave me a tour of the Downtown Project, a formerly blighted neighborhood in Las Vegas being revitalized. Hsieh and others are investing $350 million to help turn the desert town into the smartest city
By Richard Greene for Huffington Post If you want to know how to give a speech, just watch Jared Leto’s magnificent acceptance speech for his Best Actor in A Supporting Role at this year’s Oscars! (Transcript, below) I’ve been teaching public speaking for almost 30 years and I was blown away. It was perfection. Do
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Via David Shing for Huffington Post Pablos Holman is a Futurist, Hacker and Inventor at the Intellectual Ventures Lab. He focuses on the world’s bigger problems, inventing things that enrich the human experience. He is currently working on a bunch of awesome projects – including a malaria-eradicating device that can shoot mosquitoes out of the
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By Richard Greene for Huffington Post The Two Minutes, Rather than Two Hours, That Would Have Restored His Brand Assuming that the Governor did, indeed, know more than he said he knew during his famous two-hour press conference, this two-minute statement would have allowed him to be honest, keep (and even reinforce) the bold, real,
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By Gina Gotthlif, Mashable Nolan Bushnell is often referred to as the father of electronic gaming — he created Atari, after all — but the serial entrepreneur has brought joy to the lives of many, beyond geeks. After founding Chuck E. Cheese’s, the entertainment restaurant chain, Bushnell founded and advised an impressive number of tech
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By Adam Bluestein for Inc. Magazine Featuring our very own Paul Smith A well-honed founding story can help you connect with investors, employees, and consumers — and, with any luck, keep them listening. Sara Blakely had her product–an undergarment that smoothed the contours of a woman’s body, making clothes more flattering and comfortable. But she had yet
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Carter’s seven steps to writing a killer speech By Judy Carter When preparing to speak, most people waste time with this process: 1. Freak out2. Procrastinate3. Find a story about themselves The big problem with this approach is that your fear — and your speech — is all about
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