Meet Arlene. At 86 years young, she attended my keynote this morning in a motorized wheelchair. Her eyes lit up as she talked about how much she loves learning and how excited she is about marketing in the digital age. She has multiple businesses - including a news bureau. May we all be a little more like Arlene! ❤️🙏🏼👑 …see more

As Caribbean governments look to solutions to fuel the transition to building back better, many are rightly looking to the ocean: https://virg.in/9dH

Kevin Otiende , reading your story of humanity and selfless generosity has blessed my entire month of birthday celebrations. I vow to adopt your energy and willingness to go the extra mile to help those in need. Bless you. #compassion #leadership #education #youthdevelopment #Kenya …see more

ON GUARD: After a hard day's work Switee and her three companions are relaxing in evening. They don't care about monetary policy and inflation targeting but what they know well is: Don't allow anyone to target the Reserve Bank of India's headquarters on Mint Road, Mumbai. …see more

Celebrating my 4 year work anniversary with TransUnion today. It is such a privilege being a part of this global organization and leading our portfolio of businesses across Africa. We continue our focus on solving the problems that matter most in our current environment, leveraging our talented people and global solutions to help realize Africa’s potential. Photo from my last trip to Kenya. #transunion #business #innovation #lovewhatyoudo #dowhatyoulove #informationforgood #makingtrustpossible …see more

A behind the scenes look at how Agilyx is solving the problem of plastic recycling: https://lnkd.in/dQK9F6q https://virg.in/EDa

We bemoan the fact that technology is becoming more pervasive and persuasive and complain that our devices are "hijacking"​ our brains. Hoping and waiting for tech companies to change their products or for your boss to finally respect your time may take longer than you're willing to wait. Distractions may not necessarily be your fault, but they are your responsibility. Click below to read my article on how to equip yourself to manage your distractions. After reading, be sure to share your thoughts in the comments! #Indistractable #Tech #HumanBehavior …see more

Success = Opportunity meets Brilliance It is indisputable that when it comes to getting opportunities, randomness has a big role to play. Hence we must wear our #success with #humility .

It's likely that the very best people and the precise type of people you need most, are the hardest people to work with. And Vice Versa. As younger people enter the workforce, this is only going to become more apparent.  Pretty much all notions of work come from the command and control structure of armed forces centuries ago, tweaked for the needs of industrialists in factories 200 years ago. They needed people to be cogs in a machine, to be easily replaced, to be specialists, to be opinionless. Companies need to make the most of people, not the same of people. This means flexible working hours, working from home, embracing passions and side projects. It means people with width, and oddness, who can do 8 different things and need to.  We need to accept that literally the only thing that matters is outputs, not process or location, or presenteeism, or even how hard you worked. I'm not saying you need to employ hard people, far from it, I'm saying working with and around the best people will be hard. …see more

Generally speaking. The metrics we can measure most easily- are the ones that matter the least. The metrics we can change the fastest - are the ones that matter the least. The metrics we can measure most precisely - are the ones that matter the least. The metrics that we can attribute change to the most easily - are the ones that matter least. So by all means track things like Social Sentiment, Click Through Rates, but don't ever think they have any real importance except as a very vague disconnected proxy for the brutal things that matter like impact on sales, brand awareness, or net promoter score that are not found easily. …see more

If there is anything that years of working in venture capital AND with startups has taught me it’s this: The game has not been the same for small businesses. The big guys get access to advisors, insider information, capital — the list goes on. And the little guys? Left to google their way through it. Small business is at the heart of entrepreneurship, and it’s about time things changed. That is why I am so excited to be working with Ureeka , a community totally devoted to leveling the playing field for entrepreneurs. From access to capital, insider information, and an A-list team and methodology that I personally use with my portfolio. With Ureeka I am giving you my exclusive playbook. These are the strategies, knowledge and coaching I use to help businesses in my portfolio thrive. For the first time ever, YOU will get the VIP treatment that big companies take for granted in my exclusive bootcamp. This is what the future of business looks like! Sign up today and transform the trajectory of your business: https://lnkd.in/gGrkThh #kevinolearyvip #ureekaolearyplaybook #mrwonderfulcertified …see more

The world of psychedelics is creating an entirely new asset class for investors. MindMed is a publicly traded company discovering, developing, and deploying psychedelic inspired medicines to alleviate suffering and improve health. LSD is illegal for recreational use, but can it cure depression, ADHD, substance abuse, and other mental afflictions in a medical setting? And lastly: should YOU be investing in the psychedelics industry? …see more

Thanks Lisa Abramowicz. Fascinating to think that—if vaccine deployment allows for meaningful economic reopening, the fiscal package go through, around half of household excess savings is spent, and the Fed continues with its current policy stance—the resulting injections could amount to some 20% of GDP just this year. #economy #fed #federalreserve …see more

They survived The Great Depression, WWII, Vietnam, 9/11, Financial Crisis, Social Media(!), and 6 pandemics. And probably a divorce or two. I always want to be the dumbest person in the room. Now we're all in virtual rooms so it's trickier. But the people in the attached graphic have been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale. To read their advice is invaluable to me as I try to struggle and muddle my way through my own fears now. But right now it's important to find the advice that works and stick to it. . . #writing #living #lifesyle …see more

I spend 7-8 hours per day on Zoom meetings and it creates digital fatigue. I chuckled that Eric S. Yuan, CEO of Zoom, faced Zoom fatigue! 2020 has really made me realise the challenges of #WorkingAtHome . #MentalHealth …see more

In the last few months and also in facing the future ahead of us, undoubtedly we have situations we never anticipated. And face them, conquer them we must. I am a big fan #Tolkien . I often take inspiration from situations and passages in #LOTR . …see more

Join me live TODAY at 11:00am ET, with Anthony Scaramucci . “Elections are over, what’s next for markets?” Register here https://bit.ly/3eGDvvQ . Follow O'Shares ETFs for more.

I’m not grumpy. I just care. I’m not pessimistic, I am often skeptical. I’m very optimistic but get frustrated by the delta between the vast potential of human imagination and ingenuity, the incredible possibilities of new technology, and the total lack of thought in most aspects of the modern world. The laziness, the risk aversion, the endless compliance as we seek safety in careers by hiding. And I can’t stand the average quality of the utter banal self promotional, brand building, humble brag nature of much of this site. …see more

Days like this are the worst for creators. 👇🏽😥 We recorded 10 or so videos yesterday and I barely got through a single take. That hasn't happened to me in a while and I'm supposed to be a "professional". It's so easy to get in your own head. So easy to get frustrated. But regardless of where you are at in your life, you're going to have those "off days". This is what I do: 1). Breathe. Remind yourself your human. Most of the time "Done is better than best." 2). Remember why you create in the first place. 3). Get after it the next day. You don't have to be perfect. Just keep showing up. #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 …see more

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