Mark Yates: The Power Behind Progress, Leading Memphis Through Business, Capital and Community
By: Lennard James Memphis has never lacked talent, ambition or individuals willing to fight for its future. Yet some of the city’s most consequential leaders are not necessarily the people seeking the brightest spotlight. Their influence is measured in relationships built, institutions strengthened, capital connected to opportunity and doors opened for the next generation. Mark […]
The Rise of the Founder-Led Brand Is Changing How Companies Build Trust
By: Shawn Mars For most of the last century, corporations kept a deliberate distance between the business and the people running it. Customers bought from the company. Executives stayed in the background, visible mainly to boards, press desks, and industry peers. That arrangement worked because information moved slowly and access was controlled. It does not […]
What Recent Six-Figure Domain Sales Tell Us About the Premium Domain Market
By: Ethan Rogers A two-character .com recently changed hands for $240,000. In the same group of reported sales, School.ai sold for $105,000. Those figures attract attention, but they also illustrate one of the difficulties with understanding the premium domain market. A domain selling for six figures does not mean another domain that looks broadly similar […]
Dr. Marlon Burton Explores How Instructional Leadership Helps Teachers Navigate Changing Educational Needs
Education continues to evolve as schools respond to new technologies, diverse student needs, changing academic expectations, and emerging teaching methods. These shifts require educators to continually adapt their instructional practices while maintaining a strong focus on student learning. Effective instructional leadership can help teachers navigate these changes by providing direction, professional support, and opportunities for […]
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Prioritizes Executive Recruiting
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says recruitment takes about three hours of his daily schedule, with his involvement extending beyond direct reports to members of their teams. Chesky said the approach gives him greater involvement in selecting executives and developing the company’s future leadership structure. Key Takeaways Brian Chesky said he spends about three hours a […]
Dr. Thurston Smith Expands His National Leadership at the Intersection of Faith, Mental Health, Serving Veterans, and Public Service
By: Lennard James Dr. Thurston Smith continues to distinguish himself as a respected leader whose professional work bridges social advocacy, research, faith, juvenile justice, and service to veterans. Through national lectures, government research, educational conferences, and community engagement, his work reflects an increasingly important approach to addressing some of the most complex challenges affecting communities […]
Benjamin W. Bronston and the Contract Behind the Technology
Every digital service depends on something less visible than the technology itself. It is none other than an agreement. Behind telecommunications networks, cloud platforms, managed services, and technology distribution channels are contracts defining responsibilities, protecting relationships, and determining what happens when circumstances change. For Benjamin W. Bronston, those agreements have been a defining feature of […]
How to Link Reconciliation Goals With Existing Policies
Reconciliation goals are more likely to influence everyday decisions when they are connected to policies your organisation already uses. Rather than managing reconciliation as a separate stream of work, you can link relevant commitments to existing rules around procurement, employment, professional development, governance and stakeholder engagement. Doing so helps turn broad intentions into responsibilities that […]
Craig Brewer, The Filmmaker Who Put Memphis on the Map in Hollywood
By: Lennard James Memphis has always been a city with a story to tell. Its music, neighborhoods, culture, struggles, and unmistakable Southern identity have influenced generations of artists. In filmmaker Craig Brewer, Memphis found a storyteller capable of taking that character to audiences around the world. Through a career spanning independent filmmaking, major Hollywood productions, […]
How SUNSKAARA Is Turning Holiday Sleepwear Into a Lifestyle Business
Fashion entrepreneurship increasingly requires brands to think beyond individual products. Consumers are not simply buying clothing. They are buying into identities, experiences and lifestyles. SUNSKAARA is positioning itself within that evolution. As the brand introduces its Holiday and Winter Collection, pajamas are becoming more than a seasonal product category. They represent an opportunity for SUNSKAARA […]
Shaun M. Farley Asks Where Your Profitability Comes From
By: Natalie Johnson Ask an executive on the plant floor which product lines make the most money, and you will usually get a quick answer. Taking a closer look at standard cost calculations and manufacturing rate variances, however, may reveal a different story. Shaun M. Farley, an experienced manufacturing chief financial officer (CFO), spends much […]
David B. Frost on What Executive Coaching Does for a Leader
By: Natalie Johnson Companies invest heavily in executive coaching, yet too often measure its success with one question: Did the leader find it useful? The sessions happen. The invoices are paid. But the questions that matter go unasked: What behavior changed? Who around the leader noticed? What business outcome improved? David B. Frost, CEO of […]
The Chiropractor Who Couldn’t Lift His Daughter Wrote the Book on What He Did Next and How You Can Too
By: Courtney Chase There is a moment that Dr. Sean Pastuch describes in Live More. Hurt Less. that will stop a lot of readers cold because it is so specific and so human and so completely different from the clinical distance that most pain management books maintain. He is walking home from a neighborhood block […]
