We hear about the fast-paced, frenetic world of international business and trade on almost a daily basis. Coupled with what many observers see as an almost daily increase in the volume and speed of information delivered to the average individual or household, and it seems as though the world is ever speeding up. Some even […]
Most bloggers write and give their political opinions about foreign countries without having an actual idea of what it is to live overseas during war times, for example. That is to say, there is no first hand experience on what they write about. Yet, political blogs as having unquestionably shaped the political leadership and voter behavior, especially in […]
While visiting Joao Pessoa, Brazil on Day One of the FIFA World Cup, Canadian Eric Haaranen walked into a gym in the middle of a robbery. The two thieves armed with guns made off with petty cash, cell phones and some jewellery while the Canadian walked away with a life lesson. Haaranen, a media specialist […]
For the past four years, Tanya Major has been writing the “Major Must Haves” blog that has caught the attention of numerous African-American women from 18 to 45. She has been featured in magazines such as Hip Hop Weekly alongside many celebrity’s like Chris Brown, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson and more. Tanya Major provides inspiration and motivation for a community eager […]
Eric Wiberg started out being an assistant coach for his daughter’s soccer team. While coaching his daughter’s team, he coached his first goalkeeper. What started out as a parent helping support his daughter’s soccer team grew into a hobby training goalkeepers, and then morphed into the Wiberg Wisconsin Goalkeeper School. It all started with one […]
Marius Joubert, CEO of Nxt Lvl Growth spent most of his working life helping companies with management and leadership development before setting up his own business as an alternative to Venture Capital to invest in and assist inventors and entrepreneurs to take their business idea from concept to implementation, so they become attractive to investment […]
Certified Life Coach, Estra Roell, LOACC, helps clients who feel stuck in unfulfilling jobs. She helps them tune into what really “lights them up” so they can live lives of meaning, purpose and joy. Roell explains, “Life purpose is a subject that has been making its way into the public consciousness more and more frequently […]
In what appears to be an “odd-couple” match-up, world distance runner, Stan Cottrell, and baby product brand, “Booty Goo,” are teaming up to help orphans. Cottrell, a seasoned veteran of world business and travel, has traversed over 200,000 miles on foot through 39 countries in his career, the equivalent of 8 times around the globe, […]
My Pet Spirit, a Canadian company founded by Caroline St-Onge, helps pet owners grieve when they lose their beloved pet. “People who never had a pet often misunderstand those who grieve over the lost of their beloved animal,” says St-Onge. “This makes pet owners grieve alone, in sadness, often without knowing how to find closure […]
The Matthews Woman’s Club Service League (MWCSL) granted $7,500 to fourteen Matthews, NC-area non-profit agencies and community service organizations at the April 10, 2014 club meeting. Funds were generated throughout the past year through a number of fund raising activities including the Victorian Teas that were held in December 2013. Grant awards were presented to […]