So much to learn from this world class leader. To name a few: 1) be obsessed by customers rather than competitors 2) be grounded and focus on outcomes rather than being taken away by stock price, money, and reputation 3) sleep early and enough 4) prioritize your family - he still does dishes at their home and makes breakfast for his family (Wow to those ones)! …see more

Three features of the future of healthcare: invisible, seamless and predictive. This is what we work for: https://lnkd.in/gPA-DYx Our vision about the future of healthcare can only become reality if we work together with a community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers and enthusiastic medical students. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #wearable #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice …see more

Good on Chipotle expanding parental leave and PTO to leadership in the organization. A benefit to support working caregivers would be a great next step. https://lnkd.in/ebXb3uc #caregivers #employeebenefits

Led by the incredible entrepreneur Julia Cheek , our SoGal Ventures portfolio company Everlywell is launching the first at-home COVID-19 testing kit on Monday! This will largely address the testing kit shortage in the US which is costing lives every day. Providing affordable, convenient lab testing has always been Everlywell’s mission and today this is more important than ever as the US faces unprecedented challenges providing tests for COVID-19. Yesterday, Everlywell announced the first solution in the U.S. to enable at-home collection, overnight sample delivery, and teleheath diagnosis for COVID-19. In 10 days, the Austin-based team of 90 built this solution with PWNHealth, fulfilment centers, and lab partners. Everlywell was also ranked as one of the best startup employers in the US. As an investor, I’m in awe of our portfolio companies that exhibit so much resilience, strength and excellence, especially at a time that none of us have experienced before. Thank you for committing to helping people in need with relentless innovation. 🙏 #startup #femalefounders #venturecapital …see more

Delighted to share my first #ReadingWithRichard Literati book is Mandela’s Way by Richard Stengel. This book looks at Madiba’s incredible life and legacy while sharing 15 important lessons he has taught us. It’s a truly wonderful read. If you sign up to join our reading club at https://lnkd.in/dvy8Xn9 , you can receive your own copy and more of my thoughts on the book too. …see more

Happy Women’s Entrepreneurship Day! ⁣ ⁣ A study done this year showed that 83% of women have been inspired by hearing other women talk about their successes 💁🏽‍♀️ but 69% of women would rather minimize their successes than share. 🙅🏽‍♀️ ⁣ ⁣ See the problem? 🙃 It’s much harder to be what you can’t see. ⁣ ⁣ Tag a woman you admire who you wish shared her achievements more! Our girls need you. 💪🏽⁣ ⁣ #womenpreneurs #culture #entrepreneurship …see more

Very proud of my son Ethan Hughes who will be starting his apprenticeship tomorrow with James Beswick of Beswick Refrigeration. Its great to see Ethan go out into the world as he's really keen to learn a practical trade. Ethan, myself and Katrina Hughes realise how fortunate he is to get this opportunity and we are all very grateful to all the staff who met Ethan initially and decided to give him this chance. #workethics #proudmoments #brsrefrigeration …see more

In this visual representation of your life, you are at the center of the three domains. Like every valuable thing, you require maintenance and care, which takes time. Just as you wouldn’t blow off a meeting with your boss, you should never bail on appointments you make with yourself. Sleep, healthy meals and time spent reading or listening to an audiobook are all ways to invest in ourselves. Taking care of yourself is at the core of the three domains because the other two depend on your health and wellness. If you’re not taking care of yourself, your relationships suffer. Tensions are high and there’s a lot of anxiety about the future right now. With so much uncertainty looming around the coronavirus pandemic, it’s more crucial than ever that we invest in ourselves. What are some ways you’ve invested in yourself recently? #Indistractable #Investment #Domains #Relationships #Health #Wellness …see more

I have to share the social love with Chick-fil-A Corporate .... #ThankYou Right before I walked into a conference call with Chris Mahl Evan McGrath and Enrico Palmerino ... I was a little surprised and overwhelmed... #icollectcows #radicalcpa #taxseason surprise! #bots #valentinesday Christopher Padar MBA CSSBB sent the surprise... #chickfila …see more

My June 15th conversation with City of Fort Worth , Texas community activist Opal Lee is the highlight of my year so far. There’s nothing more sobering than having a Zoom Video Communications call with a 93-year-old woman who has more energy than you. Her wisdom, clarity, strength and purpose is incredibly uplifting, and her determination to have June 19th declared a national holiday in America is just what the doctor ordered for this nation’s current cycle of racial turmoil. My chat with Ms. Opal left me thinking I still have a whole lot more work to do in this world. You can read about her campaign to walk her way into the history books at opalswalk2dc.com . And you can read my National Geographic story about the history and relevance of #Juneteenth here: https://lnkd.in/dT595an #AfricanAmericanHistory #slavery #freedom #EmancipationProclamation …see more

One of the most resounding lessons I learned from my father was the importance of dreaming https://virg.in/SDf

Do you ever find yourself trying to concentrate and you can't seem to focus? Why are we so distracted these days? And is the technology the root cause of the problem, or is there something deeper going on?

KRISTIN A. SHERRY is changing lives with her content. First, it was YouMap, now it's all about her new book, "You Love Mondays, Right?" that every leader needs to read! Snag your copy on Amazon or ask Lila Smith for other ways to score a book! Don't forget that Sam Lister , Joel Lalgee , Shannon Bowling 🎤 and I will be hosting LinkedIn Local Milwaukee next week Thursday morning... we hope you can join us! #Leadership #Milwaukee #Connect #Networking #SocialMedia …see more

The DIScomfort zone is NOT about experiencing pain. Happiness and well-being are also outside of the comfort zone. You have to travel into your discomfort to find the silver linings hidden. The mystery. http://bit.ly/2tEwKqp

A good deep dive into psychographics here (although I take issue with calling it a "dark art"). When used properly and in conjunction with demographic data, psychographics provides context around whom you are targeting which makes for a much more relevant ad experience. #marketing #advertising #targeting #psychographics #demographics #relevance #context …see more

Will We Live to Be 200 Years Old? What Happens When We All Live to 100? Is There a Limit to the Human Lifespan? I get asked about longevity too often. People obviously want to know how long they could live and what they should do to expand their life. But I always refuse to talk about it. How can I talk about longevity when I cannot even download my medical records from a healthcare institution?! In this article, I explain in details why longevity is indeed at the end of the road but why we need to tackle several issues before reaching that. #longevity #future #life #health …see more

Scientific findings explain a practical reality about brain functioning: The less you try to hold in your mind at once, the better. Memory starts to degrade whenever you try to hold a group of ideas in mind. Believe it or not, the optimal number of different ideas to hold in mind at one time is no more than three or four—not the seven, ten, or twenty many of us struggle to retain at once.

Morehouse College Honorary Degree Recipient Robert F. Smith did an extraordinary thing: he announced that he and his family would pay the debt of every graduate. He said he was part of the Class of 2019 and they all needed to start the next phase on a level field. Wow! How remarkable, especially given that there was apparently no knowledge ahead of time that Mr. (now Doctor) would make that promise. What a gift. What an act of grace. What a way of paying it forward. And Mr. Smith wasn’t a Morehouse alum! Forget how high the bar is for honorary degree recipients moving forward. Forget the feelings of relief so many there experienced. Don’t forget that Morehouse is an HBCU that has struggled financially. Don’t forget the powerful message of belief in graduates and their promising future as leaders. If I had a magic wand or billions of dollars (I don’t), I would repay the debt of every 2019 graduate of a college that is closing this year. Talk about a remarkable end. I understand the “last” Southern Vermont College graduation this weekend was moving and forward looking. I’m glad the event was so memorable. Now, here’s my other hope: that this will not be SVC’s last Commencement because other donors will see the value of small colleges. That would be a remarkable gift. …see more

What is the impact on the fight for women's rights when advertisers use feminism in marketing campaigns, but fail to live up to the ideals? I was interviewed by Samuel Scott for The Drum ahead of this year's #IWD2019 -- thank you for elevating this important message! https://lnkd.in/eFYEjTm See my new resource center on #femvertising and #fauxfeminism : www.fauxfeminism.com …see more

I was never a salesman. So when I started my first company I struggled. I heard more "no's" than I ever had in my life. But I learned and I'm thankful for that period of my life, because no matter what I'm doing professionally I will always have to "sell" myself. I interviewed Nicholas Kirchner on the Strange on Purpose podcast. His agency was just acquired and he's now the President of Margle Media. His first job was a sales job. He made 50 - 60 calls a day selling fiber optic cables. So when he branched off on his own he had the grit needed to sell. His advice: Pick up a phone and make a call. You'll get your teeth kicked in but you will learn. What was your first job and what did it teach you? #justQ 🖤 …see more