For the last decade, Brenden Durell has worked where his heart takes him – Bali, Hawaii, Australia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Uganda, Peru, and the Amazon jungle. A laptop, a phone, and a signal are all he needs to fulfill his calling. Brenden discovered Marco Polo years ago as a way to stay close to […]
Quoc Hoang believes that as an educator, his biggest job is to connect with students beyond classroom material. That’s why the University of Alabama accounting professor always begins his graduate course, Beyond the CPA, by telling students that this class isn’t going to teach them about accounting. It’s going to teach them self-discovery by way […]
When Aubrey Grossen set out to start a business serving new moms, she began by designing a diaper bag. But on the cusp of submitting her first bulk manufacturing order, something pulled her back. “I had this strong impression that instead of having a product with a purpose behind it, I needed to create the […]
As a nonprofit working in the multifamily space, Apartment Life’s purpose is to turn residents into neighbors. The model is simple: partner with apartment owners to create opportunities for meaningful connections among residents within their communities. The result is an increased sense of community, which is good for people and for business because if residents […]
By Laure X Cast It seems that no piece of information is too private or personal to be surveilled, monetized, and aggregated into a 360-degree view of your life. The end result of all of this is that you are no longer the customer, you’re the product. —Tim Cook, Apple CEO Connection is everything. The […]
Lydia Knight grew up in an impoverished home in which disorder – literal feast or famine – epitomized the family’s food environment. So the irony doesn’t escape her that after overcoming such extreme odds to build a successful health and wellness business, she found herself trapped in a cycle of food restriction, bingeing, and obsessive […]
The education of a Certified Public Accountant is typically linear, with every class prescribed. While that approach can be effective, it has a downside: Accounting students don’t often get the opportunity to fundamentally question who they are and why they’re pursuing accounting in the first place. I think this absence of self-exploration explains why the […]
In my 16 years of teaching math, I’ve never tired of witnessing that “light bulb” moment when a student and a concept click. Math can be challenging, particularly when English is a second language, which is the case with many of my students. I’m always thinking about creative, out-of-the-box ways to engage them and set […]
Communication takes up eighty percent of any entrepreneur’s time, and a few years ago, I was drowning in it. Managing the daily onslaught of email and phone calls separated me from my family, sapped my enjoyment of life, and took away from the most important aspects of my work: leading my company and developing strategies […]
