In 2016, more people than ever will be utilizing the sharing economy, such as Uber and Airbnb. This trend is ushering in some very positive cultural shifts. By relying on mutual rating processes and transparency through increased online presence, the sharing economy...
Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist of Bank of America, delivered a keynote this morning entitled “2015 Eastside Economic Forecast Breakfast” hosted by Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. To begin, Joe presented data points which demonstrated that the US economy has...
Last week, I was invited to be a guest speaker for an Entrepreneurial Marketing class at the University of Washington. There were twenty business major undergraduates in the class plus a few MBA students. I enjoyed the interaction with the students who asked me many...
Recently, I joined the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. At the meetings, there were financial folks, business coaches, insurance agents and more. The membership structure is different from BNI, where only one member represents one profession in a group in order to avoid...
Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in at your workplace? The culture of any group has certain characteristics that mold people’s behavior. You can choose to “accommodate” by fitting in; however, over time, you lose your authenticity and become someone you are not....
One of my favorite quotes reads : “Writing, to me, is thinking through my fingers”~ Isaac Asimov. It speaks to me. While I write, I think, reflect and have fun. One of my managers once said to me “English is your second language, it must be hard...