While adults notice the important details, children pay attention to everything. Cory Nieves noticed that his mother, Lisa Howard, didn’t have a car when they moved to Englewood, New Jersey. He saw her struggling to…
Although Sarah Menker grew up in what could be described as a middle-class family, she lived a life where everything was rationed during the Ethiopian famine in the 1980s. As young as she was at the…
Starting and building a successful business can be quite challenging. But the ultimate test of entrepreneurship often comes when a company’s founder is long gone. Can the business survive or even thrive without the original…
“To be successful in this hard-charging field, you have to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Things will continue to change, but you have to charge through it, while maintaining strong business and personal ethics along…
The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…
Ideas and beliefs become traditions after being passed down generations. Traditions capture the essence of a culture, understand their needs and aspirations and manifest innovative measures to build and protect community. They are tested by…
Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies has died at the age of 88. His family, in a statement, said Amos died from complications with dementia at his home in Honolulu. “With…
Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was adopted by an elderly couple in rural Florida. His spirit was crushed when he discovered…
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