From the Crime Lab to the Boardroom: How Dr. Lori Ana Valentín Is Solving Management Challenges in STEM
By: Natalie Johnson For nearly a decade, Dr. Lori Ana Valentín analyzed controlled substances in criminal cases at the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center. She tested hundreds of evidentiary items, testified in court, and helped identify emerging drugs that contributed to new controlled substance legislation in New York State. After leaving forensic science, […]
Why Better Positioning Beats More Marketing
By: Gesche Haas – Founder and CEO of Dreamers & Doers, a curated community and PR Hype Machine™ for women entrepreneurs. If marketing doesn’t seem to be working, a founder might be tempted to simply throw more strategies at the problem. More campaigns! More platforms! More tactics! This approach is expensive and resource-intensive, and might […]
She Left the Corner Office to Change What Happens Inside It
The corner office has long been treated as the final destination. But for leaders who’ve actually sat in it, a more important question eventually surfaces: What is it costing us to get results this way? DeAnne Aussem spent more than two decades inside that world , leading people, culture, and well-being strategy for a global […]
Three Marketing Fundamentals Every Founder Should Know About Audience Insight
By: Gesche Haas, Founder & CEO of Dreamers & Doers Successful marketing relies on deliberate strategy, but that’s only half of the equation. Leaders and entrepreneurs who have truly cracked the code on marketing know that the right tactics don’t mean anything without a firm grasp of the audience on the receiving end of them. […]
How Ford CEO Jim Farley Is Steering the Company’s EV Turnaround
Ford’s electric vehicle business reported an operating loss of approximately $4.8 billion in 2025, reflecting the continued challenges in scaling electric models profitably. The company has projected losses of $4 billion to $4.5 billion in 2026 for its EV operations, falling under the Model e division. These results come amid changing market conditions, such as the […]
CoreThink and the Quiet Revolution in AI, and Why the Next Breakthrough May Come From Better Reasoning, Not Bigger Models
Somewhere between the third trillion-parameter model and the fifth billion-dollar funding round, artificial intelligence stopped asking itself an uncomfortable question: what if the problem was never size? The industry has spent the better part of a decade organized around a single bet. More data, more parameters, more compute, and the faith that if you feed […]
Home Warranty as an Employee Benefit: How Remote Work Is Changing Corporate Perks
Remote work changed what it means to support your employees. When teams worked from an office, a broken pipe or a failing HVAC unit was maintenance’s problem. Today, those same disruptions land on the employee and on their ability to get work done. Matan Slagter, CEO and co-founder of Armadillo, saw that gap clearly. “When […]
Building Trust One Transaction at a Time and How Ana Novakovic Puts Relationships First in Chicago Real Estate
By: William Jones Ana Novakovic is a real estate advisor serving Chicago and its northern and western suburbs. She works with buyers, sellers, and investors, guiding them through transactions with a focus on transparency and strategy. Her approach centers on one thing: putting her clients’ interests first. In an industry where speed and volume often […]
Nancy DuLac Puts Relationships Before Real Estate
By: Matt Emma In a business often driven by transactions, Nancy DuLac built hers on a different standard. A Grand County real estate advisor known for candid guidance and hands-on execution, she prioritizes long-term outcomes over quick deals, even when that means advising against a sale. A homeowner, landowner, and entrepreneur with investments in both […]
How Gus Byleveld Leads as CEO and CRO for Maximum Impact
By: Natalie Johnson The perceived tension between the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief revenue officer (CRO) roles often comes down to whether a company should optimize for long-term strategy or short-term revenue targets. Rather than toggling between the two, Gus Byleveld frames dual-executive revenue leadership as a system-design challenge. “Short-term actions are allowed only […]
Why Founder-Led PR Wins in 2026
In a market flooded with AI content, automated outreach, and copycat brands, trust is harder to earn than ever. That is exactly why founder-led PR matters more now. Buyers, investors, partners, and even future employees are not just looking at company pages anymore. They are looking at the person behind the company. When a founder […]
How Tasha Su’a Is Building a Scalable Education Model Designed for the Next Generation
Most industries evolve. Education, for the most part, hasn’t. For Tasha Su’a, that gap represents both a problem and an opportunity. “We’re still using a system designed for a different era,” she says. “And expecting different results.” The Inefficiency No One Talks About Traditional education is built for standardization: Fixed schedules Uniform curriculum Large student-to-teacher […]