Harvard Business Review: How Midsize Companies Can Use Data to Compete with Digital Giants
By Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass, Harvard Business Review The pandemic has changed the business environment dramatically, both for B2C and B2B companies. Consumer behavior has shifted from in-store to online, and to a significant extent, it will not shift back. The flood of home deliveries has bankrupted scores of firms who traditionally relied on […]
The Post-Pandemic Playbook for Small Businesses
By Meredith Schmidt, Entrepreneur After over year of pandemic living, recent statistics suggest we’re inching closer to a new normal. Vaccine doses are on the rise, travel is picking up and states are starting to reopen. Heck, even the Olympics are back. Optimism is the current trend in the business world too. Hiring and consumer […]
Flying Car Completes First-Ever Flight Between Airports –Then Transforms Back into a Sports Car in 3 Minutes
By Andy Corbley, Good News Network Let the bells ring out in every direction from Toledo to Tokyo. Flying cars—the vision of transportation from science-fiction writers—may finally be landing in the modern world. In a test flight, a Slovakian pilot drove what appeared to be an exotic sports car up a runway in the city […]
Here’s Where to Find Fourth of July Fireworks Shows in Southern California
By Marla Jo Fisher, OC Register Independence Day is transitioning back to normal this year. We won’t all have to sit home and miss fireworks, because lots of venues are reopening and offering events. Note that some changes are afoot due to remaining COVID-19 safeguards. Events are July 4 unless otherwise noted. Los Angeles County […]
Disneyland Fireworks Return in Time for Fourth of July
By Brady MacDonald, OC Register Disneyland is bringing back fireworks this summer in time for the Fourth of July holiday celebration after the nighttime shows were put into hibernation while the Anaheim theme park was shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic and beginning a phased reopening. “Mickey’s Mix Magic” will be presented nightly at Disneyland beginning […]
CBS National: Triplets Celebrate Simultaneous Pregnancies, to Deliver at MemorialCare Hospital
By CBS News The Tran triplets were born just four minutes apart, and now the Orange County sisters are celebrating another milestone. Gina, Nina and Victoria will deliver a trio of babies over the next four months — two boys and a girl, CBS Los Angeles reports. “I’m actually the oldest by four minutes and […]
7 Ways to Ignite Employee Engagement and Boost Your Bottom Line
By Angela Kambouris, Entrepreneur Covid-19 has changed the way we live and work, bringing unprecedented levels of panic and confusion to our communities and professional lives. When psychological fatigue rises to the forefront of work environments, tokens of appreciation can play a critical role in jump-starting employee motivation. Positive reinforcement can create a feeling of […]
CSUN, CSUF, Cal Poly Pomona Each Receive $40M Donations from Billionaire MacKenzie Scott
By FOX 11 Los Angeles LOS ANGELES – A host of SoCal charities, arts institutions and universities were among the financial beneficiaries of MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of philanthropic donations, which this time totaled $2.739 billion and went to 286 equity-oriented organizations. The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged to give away the […]
Harvard Business Review: Amplifying Your Colleagues’ Voices Benefits Everyone
By Kristin Bain, Tamar A. Kreps, Nathan L. Meikle, and Elizabeth R. Tenney, Harvard Business Review Most of us have had the frustrating experience of being in a group that overlooked certain people’s ideas or didn’t give credit to the right person. In a recent study documenting this phenomenon, researchers sat in on 78 […]
Guy Fieri Awards Grants and Scholarships to Southern California Restaurants and Students
By Fielding Buck, OC Register Celebrity chef Guy Fieri announced grants to up-and-coming restaurateurs last week during an online award show. “Guy’s Restaurant Reboot Presented by LendingTree” streamed via social media Saturday from a set in Napa Valley. The program included several celebrities, including Shaquille O’Neal and Rob Gronkowski as well as chefs such as […]