I wish more people understood this 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Story is everything. In the 60s a Harvard Psychologist, Robert Rosenthal, approached a school in California. Basically saying, “hey, I have this test I can give your students to help you identify which students are special.” The kids were then separated into two groups “average” and “special”. A year went by and the test was incredibly accurate. The “special” group blew the other group out of the water in everything from: test scores, curiosity, happiness, etc. Even the teachers were happier. The thing is, that test was 100% bullshit and the students were chosen at random. So 1). A good story can help sell anything. And 2). Pay attention to the narratives that you’re telling yourself. Because stories have the power to create reality. #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 #entrepreneurship #marketing …see more

Constituting yet another illustration of the massive gap between Main Street and Wall Street, and in the midst of massive liquidity injections into financial markets by central banks, Bloomberg estimates that the top 15 earning hedge fund managers made $23 billion in 2020. #markets #hedgefunds #investing #investors …see more

Graphs about how tech changes are always interesting, charts about how behaviors changes are alway fascinating. A lot going on here. One also can't underestimate whether people are lying more as they are more concerned about "data" Or maybe we just have way more boring kids now …see more

One of the most unfair things about the battle between legacy businesses & startups isn’t the different cost bases, but market expectations. One has to deliver quarter on quarter profit increases, the other can spank someone else’s cash on user acquisition until bought. When we say "why didn't P&G make Dollar Shave Club?", we need to be aware that they've reduced the profitability in a sector, while making losses each and every year.  Many startups business goals is to be sufficiently irritating for long enough to be bought by a frustrated incumbent. …see more

Awkward and nervous. I was asked to speak at the National Speakers Association of Wisconsin... And there was nothing more intimidating than presenting in a room filled with professional speakers! You see, at a recent keynote, I recieved my first negative review that said... "She's a bit too much." It hit me like a knife to the heart. This person didn't like the energy I brought. Would I have to pretend to be someone else? Dilute my essence? Quiet down and step back? After already committing to this engagement, I had to do something... So I hired a consultant to master the art of delivery and combat imposter syndrome. What an impact we made!!! Jacy "I-milk-cows-on-skis" Imilkowski (she/her) is IN-CRED-I-BLE! If you feel weak in one area, ask for help. Hire a professional or reach out to a mentor. What are you working on? Are you learning from the pros? Thank you Susan Young , Cheri Neal and Roger Wolkoff at the National Speakers Association for bringing me in to talk about the new era of social media! #professionalgrowth #education #socialmedia #chantelshares …see more

Big surges in cases in US, Europe and Canada. But significantly lower mortality rates. If you’re reporting on this, critical to mention both.

Finally had time this weekend to sit down & begin reviewing for my TEDx Talk coming up in two weeks. I also officially finished my first week with SelfScore this past Friday. Thought it'd be a great time to do a brief reflection of the week so far on my transition from Fortune 500 to the startup space. Earlier this year, instead of coming up with NY's resolutions I developed themes to live by—two of those: embracing risks & creating impact. To this end, I decided to move away from blue chip companies to develop my experience with startups, an area I've been wanting to pursue for awhile (more in a future post). I also wanted to find a startup that is purposeful while also creating a meaningful impact. I ultimately found SelfScore, a fintech startup that's dedicated to helping young people gain access to credit & financial literacy. Pumped to be heading the charge in evangelizing & designing a world class financial literacy program for such a deserving, yet underserved population. Looking forward to all the great work ahead Kalpesh Kapadia Pat Nicholson ! It's incredibly fulfilling when your career is aligned with your values & ability to make a difference. Hoping to explore this topic further in the coming month with a long-form post. More updates on TEDx coming up soon as well! …see more

One couldn't ask for more. At a fireside chat on Bandhan Bank's 2nd Anniversary in Kolkata, former RBI Governor D Subbara was at his candid best. He said farm loan waiver inflationary and not deflationary as perceived by certain quarters and the ordinance to arm RBI to intervene in bad loan solution should have a sunset clause. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Bandhan founder, said the bank has kickstarted the IPO process. …see more

Do's and Don'ts in your job search I see a lot [!!!] of mistakes in the past few months and in this kind of arena you should be in your best shape! These mistakes cost a lot. #Don 't- Upload a LinkedIn post that says you've been looking for a job in the past 6 months and that everyone rejects you/ treats you unfairly in the hiring process. #Why ? You are your own brand! If you are a brand you should emphasize your professional skills by sharing interesting content and showing interesting projects. You can get empathy from friends but LinkedIn isn't the place for that. #What should you do instead? Ask a friend to upload a post about you as a reference or focus on side projects and show them on LinkedIn. #Don 't- Use the "Open to work" LinkedIn frame #Why - Although it seems like a cool feature, I know recruiters who say they decline to connect requests from people with the frame in order to prevent inconvenience because they do not have jobs to offer. #What should you do instead? Open the "let recruiters know you are open to new opportunity button", it's discreet and won't show up to recruiters at your company. And yes, marketing-wise it looks much better. All of this info is based on my thoughts research and experience. Feel free to share your opinion. Good luck! #Jobs #HR …see more

Some people are like BATTERY CHARGERs! They INSPIRE you and EXCITE you in any circumstances. They never stop being POSITIVE (yet practical). Try to be one of them and surround yourself with more of those types people. Thanks Pejman Nozad for being one of those people. #batterycharger #becontatgious #bepositive

‪After decades of political institutions eroding—a process that’s accelerated under the Trump administration—you can no longer call the US political system as representative and legitimate as Canada, Germany, Japan, the Nordics. ‬ ‪More powerful, sure.‬ ‪But not as democratic.‬ …see more

This week Microsoft’s AI concluded that I look 26. I’ll take it! An overdue thank you for all the birthday wishes which poured in from all corners of the world. 🎂🙏🏽💗

Remembering those times back in March of 2019 when I hitched a ride on several World Food Programme helicopters while traveling between Goma and Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I was reporting on the #Ebola outbreak response for National Geographic , and I remember people thinking how brave or crazy it was of me to accept that assignment. But once you've borne witness to the astonishing effort and selflessness of the men and women who provide humanitarian support during the world's most profound crises, that's when you learn what true courage is. Sincerest congratulations to the United Nations #worldfoodprogramme for their well-deserved #NobelPrize for Peace. #NobelPrize2020 #NobelPeacePrize #humanitarianresponse #humanitarian #humanitarianaid #foodsecurity #foodaccess #hunger #hungerheroes #globalhealth #globaldevelopment …see more

I sure am glad I decided to work from the office this morning!! Guess who came up behind me, tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself and congratulate me on my first National Geographic story???? None other than Ann Curry, veteran former NBC journalist/anchor/host and all around class act. (I really hope she won't tell anybody how I stammered like a high school intern before I finally pulled myself together!) #fangirl #journalism #media …see more

this is a savage takedown. how can two top tier banks & what I can only assume is a small army of marquee auditors, law firms & other consultancy firms sign off on such an IPO. let alone SoftBank obv. not only is this IPO dead but lawsuits are being contemplated i bet. …see more

The result of the poll 'What would you rather choose: being correct or kind'​. In listening and being #kind, we can demonstrate that it’s right to be correct but also perhaps, more important, right in being kind. …see more

Day4 of #IndiaLockdown : No distance is too far to have a meaningful conversation with our founders. #KalaariFamily #COVID19 Harsh Jain , Mukesh Bansal, Sandeep Deshmukh , Annu Talreja , Swati Bhargava , Sampad Swain , Shradha Sharma , Girish Ramdas , Arjun Pratap , Gaurav Singh Kushwaha , Krishna Kumar , Sandeep Gudibanda , Ankit Ratan , Abhinav Jain , Sharan Reddy , Prabhdeep Singh …see more

On progress in flattening the covid-19 infection curve in a group of countries--step one of a multi-step approach to re-opening economies in a safe and durable fashion. It's a process that's inherently difficult, includes at times unstable trade-offs, and requires significant agility. #covid #covid19 #coronavirus #economy #infections #infectioncontrol #bloomberg Bloomberg LP …see more

Here is the first effort I am aware of to rank US Business schools on combined MBA, EMBA and Executive Education rankings, by Financial Times. So proud Wharton came out no 1. http://on.ft.com/2A0DJNh

#Success is essential and elemental to our living. But success should be used as a tool for our self-discovery to lead a more fulfilling and meaningful life. The first step is to isolate the myths from the facts. Here are 7 pointers for success that every entrepreneur should know: #Entrepreneurship #Startups …see more