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You Can’t Recruit Your Way Out of a Turnover Problem

You Can’t Recruit Your Way Out of a Turnover Problem

By: Clark Ingram When I walk in the door of a new client’s organization, one of the perennial problems I encounter is the HR staff running as fast as they can on the recruiting treadmill. They’re posting ads, reviewing resumes, interviewing, and scheduling the hiring manager interview. They’re running background checks, administering drug tests, onboarding, […]

How SAP Careers Are Quietly Evolving with Global Workforce Complexity

How SAP Careers Are Quietly Evolving with Global Workforce Complexity

For a long time, SAP careers followed a predictable path. Professionals built depth in a single module and stayed there. That model is starting to loosen. Not because SAP itself has changed dramatically, but because the environments around it have. Payroll is a clear example. Once treated as a contained function, it now sits much […]

Mike Hill, the South City Agent Who Tells You What’s Actually Happening

Mike Hill, the South City Agent Who Tells You What’s Actually Happening

Mike Hill is a Real Estate Broker/Salesperson based in St. Louis, Missouri. He works primarily in the South City neighborhoods, places like Tower Grove and Shaw, where the homes are older, the basements are deep, and the inspection reports tend to get interesting. He is not the kind of agent who smooths things over. He […]

Numero Acquires Royu to Build AI-Powered Platform for Finance Teams

Numero Acquires Royu to Build AI-Powered Platform for Finance Teams

By Jessa Dollesin Palo Alto-based fintech company Numero has acquired Royu in a cash-plus-stock deal, bringing together two AI-native startups with a shared goal: transforming how corporate finance teams operate. The acquisition, announced on May 11, 2026, positions the combined company to build what it calls an “agentic system of work” for the CFO’s office, […]

Why Insurance Adjusters Lowball Car Accident Victims

Why Insurance Adjusters Lowball Car Accident Victims

After a crash, most accident victims assume the insurance company on the other side will treat them fairly. The reality is harsher. From the moment a car accident claim is opened, the adjuster handling it is working from a playbook designed to close the file for as little money as possible. That playbook is legal, […]

Hays Appoints Mark Dearnley as Permanent CEO

Hays Appoints Mark Dearnley as Permanent CEO

Hays CEO Mark Dearnley will continue leading the recruitment company on a permanent basis after the board formally approved his appointment following several months in the interim position. The London-based staffing group announced the leadership decision on Monday as the company continues managing softer hiring demand across several major markets. The executive appointment follows a […]

Sweina McJunkin Brings a Boutique Approach to Seattle’s Eastside

Sweina McJunkin Brings a Boutique Approach to Seattle’s Eastside

Sweina McJunkin has spent over twelve years helping families through one of life’s most important decisions, buying or selling a home on Seattle’s Eastside. A Keller Williams Luxury Certified agent, she has built her business almost entirely through referrals and repeat clients, an enduring reflection of the trust she has earned, one relationship at a […]

Megan Myers Smith Is Building Trust One Family at a Time in Middle Tennessee

Megan Myers Smith Is Building Trust One Family at a Time in Middle Tennessee

By: Matt Emma Megan Myers Smith grew up in Williamson County, watching the greater Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin areas change and grow over the years. Today, she serves those same communities as a real estate agent with Onward Real Estate. Since 2016, she has helped countless families find and sell homes across Middle Tennessee. For […]

Mikhail Andersson and the Rise of First Class Tattoos

Mikhail Andersson and the Rise of First Class Tattoos

By: Ravi Rajapaksha Mikhail Andersson doesn’t need much of an introduction. One scroll through his Instagram tells you everything. Known in the tattoo world as the Michelangelo of the Tattoo Renaissance, Andersson has drawn clients from across the country to his Manhattan studio. And they keep coming. From Moscow to Manhattan Mikhail Andersson grew up […]

Annabel Kuppens on Guiding Clients to Find & Sell Homes in the Greater Seattle Area

Annabel Kuppens on Guiding Clients to Find & Sell Homes in the Greater Seattle Area

Annabel Kuppens is a real estate agent serving the Greater Seattle area, a region known for its distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character, style, and appeal. Her work centers on helping buyers and sellers move through the process with clarity, whether they are long-time residents, first-time buyers, or families arriving from another part of […]

Why Branded Cotton Tote Bags Are Taking Over

Why Branded Cotton Tote Bags Are Taking Over

As environmental awareness continues to grow, businesses are rethinking how they present their brand. Single-use plastics are quickly falling out of favour, replaced by more sustainable, practical alternatives that align with modern consumer values. Among these, cotton tote bags have emerged as one of the most effective promotional tools, combining functionality, visibility, and eco-conscious appeal. […]

How Mind Over Silence Confronts Mental Health Stigma

How Mind Over Silence Confronts Mental Health Stigma

By: Chelsea Williams, PR & Brand Communications Specialist at BBMGMT PR Agency For generations, mental health has remained one of the most difficult conversations within the Black community. Emotional pain was often hidden behind familiar phrases like “You’ll be fine,” “Pray about it,” or “Stay strong.” While these words were sometimes meant to encourage resilience, […]

The Business Students Without the Words

The Business Students Without the Words

By Edward DuCoin, Co-Founder of Orpical Technology Solutions & Professor at Montclair State University. Imagine walking into a college business class in New Jersey and on the first day finding the professor lecturing in Dutch. The lecture is brilliant. The synthesis is masterful. The professor speaks with passion and clarity, and the material, let us […]

How Founders Who Give Back Build Companies That Last

How Founders Who Give Back Build Companies That Last

There is a story told frequently in business culture and almost never examined closely: the founder who built something from nothing. The implication is that success is a purely individual accomplishment, that the right ideas and the right effort, applied in the right sequence, produce outcomes that belong entirely to the person who executed them. […]

How Jonathan Chan Is Redefining the Role of SMEs Through SBK Coffee’s CSR Journey

How Jonathan Chan Is Redefining the Role of SMEs Through SBK Coffee's CSR Journey

Across industries, businesses today are increasingly expected to go beyond profit and play a meaningful role in addressing social and environmental challenges. While this shift has often been led by large corporations, a heritage Malaysian coffee brand is demonstrating that purpose-driven transformation can begin at any scale. Founded in 1944, SBK Coffee has long been […]