by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 28, 2019
LeBron James, the NBA superstar named the ‘athlete of the decade’ by USA TODAY, is also a powerhouse on social media. Under the handle @kingjames, LeBron has 54 million followers on Instagram alone. He has another 44 million on Twitter and 22 million on Facebook....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 5, 2019
I learned a new term this weekend: Yoga babble. It’s a phrase that explains something I hear all too often when it comes to corporate mission statements. I just didn’t have a good way of describing it—until now. What is yoga babble? “It’s as if my yoga instructor went...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 4, 2019
A day after I finished reading a new book about American revolutionary war writer, Thomas Paine, a 16-year-old Swedish activist named Greta Thunberg gave an impassioned speech at the United Nations on the topic of climate change. Her angry, tearful speech went viral,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 2, 2019
Bill Gates made his fortune in the world of operating systems and computers, but it’s an “antiquated” system that he credits for his knowledge. Gates carries a tote bag full of books “everywhere he goes.” Books are so critical to Gates’s life, the tote bag plays a...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 26, 2019
“Most people want to know they’re working toward a goal that is concrete, important, and lasting,” says Joel Peterson, the chairman of JetBlue Airways and a Stanford business school professor. I caught up with Peterson recently to talk about the new, expanded edition...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2019
Thirty-five years ago, Brian Grazer learned a valuable tip for pitching ideas. The secret sent his career soaring. Once you learn the tip, your pitches–and your career–might never be the same. Grazer, the co-founder of Imagine Entertainment with partner Ron Howard,...
