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December 16, 2014

4 Ways to Use Self Promotion Without Looking Like a Turd

I’d like to begin this article with the simple observation. I love the fact that I used the word ‘turd’ in the headline and you have chosen to read this. You are an amazing...
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December 16, 2014

CyberVaR: Quantifying the risk of loss from cyber attacks

What is cyberVaR? CyberVaR, or cyber Value at Risk, is a risk estimation method that provides top management with a single risk number and a statistical probability to...
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December 13, 2014

The Art of the Pitch...

The mark of an effective communicator is someone who can take a complex idea and convey it with simplicity, brevity and credibility. So, what’s the secret to becoming an...
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December 12, 2014

A CNN Heroes Special Set to Air Tomorrow

We are thrilled to announce "Rescuing the River: A CNN Heroes Special," is set to air tomorrow, December 13th at 6:30 pm, CST, featuring speaker Chad Pregracke. Be sure to...
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December 12, 2014

Top 10 Tips for Succeeding at Business

Richard Branson: The Founder & Chairman of the Virgin Empire, TED Speaker
By Richard Branson
The Founder & Chairman of the Virgin Empire, TED Speaker
I’m often asked how I got to where I am, and how the Virgin brand achieved all that it has. While there are no shortcuts to success, certain attitudes and actions can help. Here...
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Topics:   Entrepreneurs
December 10, 2014

How to Have The Courage to Succeed

No matter what your dream is, whether it's to be the best Dad or the best Mom, the best husband or the best wife, the best employee or the best boss, the best salesperson or the...
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Topics:   Olympics
December 08, 2014

Personal Finance Books are the Gift That Keeps Giving

Every year, someone asks me what financial books I recommend as holiday gifts to teach children or young adults about money, to help somebody prepare for retirement — or for...
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Topics:   Finance
December 08, 2014

Turn Ferguson Tragedy Into Change

"Creativity, Inc.," a book by Pixar and Disney Animation President Ed Catmull, is aimed at teaching leaders how to foster collective creativity. Perhaps more precisely, it's...
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December 05, 2014

President Obama's Executive Action on Immigration is Unconstitutional

Yesterday, I was invited to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the unconstitutionality of President Obama’s executive action on immigration. As I told Congress,...
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December 02, 2014

Speakers Named in INC Magazine's "Top 10 Best Business Books 2014"

By Ryan Giffen
Vice President
We're excited to see some of our speakers named in INC Magazine's 10 Best Business Books for 2014. Read below for the entire list: Written by Geoffrey James Every year, I...
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December 02, 2014

Gift Cards No Longer Seen as Presents From The Lazy

My husband and I were talking with our children about what they wanted for Christmas. All of them are in their teens, and any pretense of Santa has long been gone. The holiday...
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Topics:   Finance
December 02, 2014

Tom Koulopoulos and Jon Gordon land Best Business Books of 2014

Eric Woodie: Marketing Director
By Eric Woodie
Marketing Director
Inc.com just named their 10 BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2014 and we wanted to congratulate speakers Tom Koulopoulos and Jon Gordon on making the list this year! You can check out...
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