entrepreneurship
Heart of a Lion: The Harsh Reality of Entrepreneurship
Magnuson Hotels | February 17, 2021
By Thomas Magnuson There are a billion different reasons which drive people to become entrepreneurs. Some people are driven by a desire to help people and some people just want to go for money. I don’t think Jeff Bezos thinks about money at all and I don’t think Bill Gates did either. I truly think Jeff Bezos was consumed with efficiency and providing more things at a lower cost. I think Bill Gates’ dream was putting a computer on every desktop in the world and imagining the increased standard of living if everyone could have open access to education. Whatever the reason, the reality is the same for everyone, whether it’s rom...
Indicators Show Travel and Hospitality Businesses Are Picking Up
Linchi Kwok | June 18, 2020
By Linchi Kwok Places are easing coronavirus restrictions. Travel companies are reopening their business with enhanced sanitizing measures. People are ready to travel again. Do you see early signs of recovery? Here are some positive updates, although it is still too early to claim it is business as usual. TSA The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported that 430,414 people passed the security checkpoints at airports on Monday, June 8. That was about five times the record low traffic day of 87,543 in April and accounted for 16.27% of the air traffic in the same weekday one year ago at 2,644,981. It is worthy to...
Gaming The System: A Story on Entrepreneurship, Personal Development & Risk
James Houran, Ph.D. | November 17, 2015
By James Houran, Ph.D. and Keith Kefgen As a global advisory firm, we constantly meet new and interesting professionals. Occasionally some individuals offer innovative perspectives or hold such unique positions that we are keen to hear their insights and profile their experiences in human interest stories – that is, case studies that speak to broad issues of development, leadership or culture-building. To this end, we are eager to introduce Christina Lindley as one of the most interesting people we met this year. Google her name and a story unfolds about this young, successful business woman who has apparently learned the secret f...
