Category: Small Business

Chef Sharon Lykins, Senior Director of Product Innovation at Denny’s: National Burger Month

It’s time to pay attention to the delicious cheeseburger! May is National Burger Month which celebrates the humble meat that became a worldwide sensation to honor this month, Denny’s is highlighting its newest menu item, the ’Jala Bac Burger’ with jalapeños! Chef Sharon Lykins, Senior Director of Product Innovation at Denny’s breaks down how you can make delicious, mouth-watering burgers.

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Ross DeVol, President & CEO of Heartland Forward: Heartland Summit

Three hundred and fifty business and thought leaders came together in Bentonville, Arkansas for the 2022 Heartland Summit to learn from each other and take back new ideas to their cities to build resilient communities. Ross DeVol is the President & CEO of Heartland Forward and he joins me to talk about innovation happening between the coasts, and why it’s important for the rest of the country.

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Jotham S. Stein: Author of Negotiate Like a CEO

What do you need to need to safeguard yourself in business and employment? Negotiate Like a CEO outlines how employees, executives, and entrepreneurs have protected themselves in the past, and provides eye-opening advice on how to make sure you won’t get taken advantage of. Author Jotham S. Stein, has more than two decades of experience representing entrepreneurs and C-Suite executives, board members, venture capitalists, private equity principals, and investment bankers as well as less senior employees of all size companies; he describes best practices, common pitfalls, and sky’s-the-limit possibilities at any career stage, whether you’re just out of college or you’re gunning for that C-suite job.

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Mona Mahajan, Senior Investment Strategist at Edward Jones: Advice for Consumers on How to Navigate Economic Uncertainty from the Pandemic

According to a new study from financial services firm Edward Jones, Americans are at crossroads with how they view the current state of the U.S. economy. Mona Mahajan, Senior Investment Strategist at Edward Jones has results from the survey and talk about the factors that contribute to emotional investing, decision making and expectations of financial advisors.

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KATHRYN ROSS, Global Lead, Open Innovation and Black Founders Development Program, Accenture Ventures and HORACE FLOURNOY, CEO & Founder of SwayBrand: Black Founders Development Program

Accenture launched the Black Founders Development Program to help black technology entrepreneurs grow their businesses through greater access to venture capital, corporate mentorship and strategic connections. With more, Kathryn Ross, Global Lead, Open Innovation and Black Founders Development Program, Accenture Ventures

Horace Flournoy, CEO, Founder of SwayBrand, the first startup to receive investment through the program.

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Bew White, Chairman of the Board Gabriella White: A Summer Classic: The Bew White Story

In October of 2013, Bew White was at the pinnacle of his career and success, Chairman of the Board of Gabriella White and its brands, Summer Classics, Gabby and Wendy Jane found himself in the emergency room, fighting for his life. It was that moment when he thought his life would end that led him to want to share his story with the world. His biography, A Summer Classic: The Bew White Story written by Christopher Taunton, is an Entrepreneur’s Tale of Love, Life and Business.

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Carrie Freeman, Founder and Co-CEO of SecondMuse and YPO Member: Celebrating Diversity and Sustainability Global Leadership Community of Extraordinary Chief Executives Announces 2021 YPO Global Impact Award Winner

“Corporate sustainability” and “conscious capitalism” have become the new buzzwords for social good initiatives, but for Carrie Freeman, co-CEO of SecondMuse, social good is more than just a buzzword. Carrie has been named the 2021 YPO Global Impact Award winner, a prestigious honor that celebrates CEO impact that is both significant and sustainable, for her work with SecondMuse. She speaks with me about what it means to win the award and what employers can do to create diversity in the workplace.

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Carla Grant Pickens, IBM Chief Diversity Officer: Neurodiversity

The issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace remain at the forefront of the national conversation. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed and heightened glaring inequalities around the world, especially when it comes to income and employment, access to health care, protection under the law, and political inclusion. My guest today is Carla Grant Pickens, IBM Chief Diversity Officer and we are going to talk about neurodiversity and how to bring new perspective and talent to your team by embracing a rainbow of thought.

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