Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on May 03 , 2016 - 03:00 pm For his 1974 book, Working, renowned oral historian and radio broadcaster Studs Terkel spoke with dozens of working-class people across the United States about what they did for a living and how they felt about their work. The first interview of the [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Mar 03 , 2016 - 01:30 pm Hitting it big in the fitness industry takes chutzpah and persistence, but the only things guaranteed to keep you on top are results and happy clients. Orangetheory® Fitness (OTF) has all four in spades. Founder Ellen Latham’s signature workout sparked the business [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 01 , 2016 - 02:00 pm Independent publishers are by nature outliers, but one in particular stands out: Jim Blasingame. The self-made, multi-media personality has a lot to say about the publishing industry, the crux of which is this: Write books. Publish them yourself. Keep the money. But [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jun 26 , 2015 - 10:00 am In the last days of life, heart-to-heart conversations come easy for some, not so much for others. Lynn Devlin witnessed firsthand the fear that kept patients and their families from talking honestly about their illness, death, and the days after. After losing her husband [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 20 , 2015 - 03:00 pm Books are powerful messengers for your customers. The written word is one obvious way, but the packaging of words subconsciously tells your buyer much more about you and your company. It’s not just making your words pretty. Packaging is a sophisticated design [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Dec 03 , 2014 - 02:00 pm The dearth of fresh, engaging engineers has American manufacturers sweating bullets. Two men believe it is high time for a higher ed engineering revolution. In their book, A Whole New Engineer: The Coming Revolution in Engineering Education, David E. Goldberg and Mark Somerville [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jun 16 , 2014 - 03:00 pm James R. Peters takes the title Financial Expert to a new level. How does he do so? He holds impressive degrees in financial services and managerial finance, as well as the titles CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner). He [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Mar 26 , 2014 - 01:00 pm Susan Alpert’s company, Susan Alpert Consulting, seeks to make the unbearable a little more bearable. “I started my company because people have a great need for assistance after they have lost their partner or their aging parents. Most of us aren’t prepared [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 06 , 2014 - 11:00 am Lisa Bodell's book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution, is more than just a provocative and exceptional business book. Lisa is CEO of futurethink, an organization that provides innovation research and training programs for businesses that seek [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jan 23 , 2014 - 12:00 pm Mitch Lewis has a remarkable story, a story he has chosen to share through a book. Like so many others, Lewis felt as though he was “stuck” in his middle age. He evaluated his day-to-day life, from his position as an executive [...]