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When management consultants go into a workplace to review the processes and systems the company has in place, they like to ask: “Why do you do it this way?” When the answer is: “We’ve always done it this way,” a light goes on in the consultant’s brain. We often do …

Welcome back, filmmaker. Previously we discussed how to lay the groundwork for setting up your festival journey and preparing yourself for success. Now it’s time to get ready to cash in those chips and actually figure out which festivals you’ll be attending and how to maximize your opportunities once there. …

As I was starting to craft this article, “The Oscars Slap” occurred and drew viewership and astounding media buzz. Humor gave way to violence, as well as long conversations about what constitutes “funny” these days. Taking the Topic out of Hollywood I recently made what I thought was a snarky …

As one of the few female co-owned non-alcoholic breweries in the United States, I can’t help noticing that there are too few women-owned breweries and female CEOs in the country. What makes this even more interesting is that women were in charge of fermentation and brewing during the time of …

Over the past two years, the U.S. has pulled ahead as one of the most valuable cannabis markets in the world, with projections estimating the U.S. market to be worth over $90 billion by 2026. However, even in this period of remarkable growth, female leadership has dwindled to all-time lows. …

In late 2021, Impossible Foods announced a record-breaking $500 million investment round to fuel the future of plant-based protein ahead of an anticipated IPO in early 2022. The decade-old startup is gaining ground on rival Beyond Meat, a publicly traded company that’s experienced some stock market fluctuations due to the …

Folks, life is about turning stubbornness into grace through gratitude. In life, we’re constantly faced with situations outside our control that could trigger us, make us fear judgment or make us feel ashamed that we might not be able to come to terms with it. You can deal with that …

Whether you represent a student, blue- or white-collar worker, parent or someone hoping to find themselves regardless of age, it’s merely a shift in mindset that you can commit to today that can change your life forever. Today, I sit as a founder, CEO, COO, vice president, manager, publicist, music …

Taxes, job creation, potential medical treatment for seizures and veterans with PTSD, ending the racist War on Drugs and mass incarceration from pot possession arrests, developing rational control over pot products — these are all excellent and relevant reasons to support cannabis legalization, which more than 90% of Americans do. …

Our consumption of media has slowly shifted over the last few decades, thanks to the steady rise in internet usage. This shift has largely moved from an ownership model to one of rentals through streaming services — whether it be music, movies, television or, more recently, games. However, this shift …