Calling it the way it is
One assumption some people make about private company leadership is that it comes with fewer pressures than running a public firm. Michael Polk, CEO of Implus LLC, would push back on that. The company may be privately held, but the expectation to deliver results is just as real. A Career Built on High Stakes Michael […]
Building a company that can compete and win over the long term requires not just attracting talented people but developing them in ways that build organizational capability that compounds over time. New York-based Thomas Priore has made talent development a strategic priority at Priority Commerce, recognizing that the company’s most durable competitive advantage is the […]
Portraying childhood authentically in fiction requires a writer to hold two conflicting realities at once. Children experience genuine hardship, anxiety, loneliness, and the acute pain of feeling like an outsider. At the same time, they possess a resilience and creativity in problem-solving that adults often underestimate. Greg Soros, author of numerous children’s books, has made […]
Karl Studer has built 3 String Cattle into something more than a personal passion project — it is a genuine agricultural business that reflects the same operational standards and long-term thinking that have characterized his corporate career. Understanding what 3 String Cattle represents for Karl Studer requires looking past the surface-level narrative of the executive […]
The distinction between building and growing captures something important about different approaches to business and organizational development. Growing — in revenue, in headcount, in market share — is the metric most commonly celebrated in business culture. Building — the slower, more demanding process of creating genuine capability, durable culture, and lasting value — receives less […]
The decade markers in Colcom Foundation’s public story move steadily forward: 1970, 1972, 1990, 2000, 2020. Each brings a growing population, more land converted, more species under pressure, and a wider gap between the ecological demands of Americans and the capacity of the land to meet them. The final entry on that timeline points to […]
For most families, the home is the most significant financial asset they will ever own. Protecting that investment requires attention to a range of maintenance needs — and pest management is among the most important, because the structural damage that unchecked infestations can cause is expensive, sometimes permanent, and almost always preventable with professional vigilance. […]
In direct sales, time management is not an abstract productivity concept — it is the primary determinant of earnings potential. The number of meaningful customer contacts a representative makes in a day is largely a function of how effectively they manage the time between contacts: how efficiently they route between addresses, how quickly they recover […]
Greg Soros built Podcraft Media Lab into a go-to production house for corporate clients, but the Austin-based podcaster made an early decision that set his company apart from competitors: carving out dedicated time to mentor emerging creators from underrepresented communities. A Mission Beyond Client Work Working through the Podcast Academy’s diversity fellowship program, Greg Soros […]
Building a genuine reputation in venture capital takes time and requires a combination of analytical credibility, consistent investment activity, and the kind of transparent communication about investment theses and portfolio performance that allows the market to evaluate a manager’s judgment over time. Yazan Al Homsi has been building this reputation within Canada’s venture ecosystem systematically […]
