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Evoking an opulent era with heady scents

One of Teri Johnson’s early childhood memories was traveling to St. Louis to see her glamorous aunt, who had once lived in Saudi Arabia. “Whenever I would visit her, I would run into her boudoir and smell her perfumes from around the world,” Johnson says. Her aunt, who traveled throughout the Middle East and Europe, […]

Five must-have tools to boost your website engagement

Want to create a buzz about your business and boost website engagement? Then you need to get creative with incentives for your customers. I am passionate about time-management so, for my site Productivity Theory, I created a free mental focus challenge, complete with short, daily exercises to help readers make the most of their limited […]

Five relationships you’ll form at a coworking space

While many entrepreneurs are lone wolves, the value of making connections in the business world cannot be understated. Whether it’s at networking events or at the office, forming relationships is the best way to set yourself up for success. Fortunately, when you’re working in a coworking space, you’ll be surrounded with like-minded entrepreneurs that are happy […]

Transforming lives by teaching young people to code

For Maurya Couvares, learning to code was a game changer. “I was working in a law firm’s pro bono department, responsible for reporting out data on our pro bono programs,” she remembers. “And I was using clumsily using Excel to understand the data. A friend told me that if I learned to code, I could […]

Five WeWork members you need to know

Love beauty products? Then you’ll want to know more about Soko Glam, which recently sponsored its second annual Pop-Up Charity Sale at WeWork Nomad. All the featured products were handpicked by co-founder Charlotte Cho, author of The Little Book of Skincare. All proceeds benefitted Caring Kind, a nonprofit focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia. Jamie Gray, […]

Away from the crowds, this diamond guy’s business sparkles

Neil Press has had a lot of jobs in his life, from snowboarding instructor to hedge fund recruiter. It turned out that diamonds were his real passion. “I’m a diamond guy by trade,” says Press. “I do ‘privates,’ which is what they call private showings in the industry. People come to me looking for that […]

Why you shouldn’t take business personally—except when you should

It is easy for me to rattle off the reasons I decided to start a PR firm 12 years ago. At the time, it made all the business sense in the world: I had spent years leading public relations campaigns and I was looking for the next challenge. I had (and still have) ambition to continually improve […]

At New York City’s Union Square, the celebrating lasts all year long

If you’ve ever visited New York City during the holidays, chances are you’ve visited Union Square’s Holiday Market. But what you probably didn’t know is that the Union Square Partnership keeps the area around 14th Street vibrant and thriving all year round. I recently spoke with Jennifer Falk, executive director of the Union Square Partnership, about […]

After 30 years, I’ve finally learned I don’t have to hate my job

The most surprising thing I learned about money is that what I did to earn it didn’t have to make me unhappy. I’m feeling fortunate to learn that’s the case. I’ve learned what I do to earn an income can actually contribute to my happiness. It took me 30 years of working to realize this. […]

I was tired of getting towed, so I created a smarter way to park

I arrived at Chicago’s WeWork Fulton Market this morning at 3:30 AM. I swiped my digital key card to get into the building, walked up the stairs to my two-person office on the third floor, and worked peacefully until the rest of my nine-person team arrived at 8:30 AM. I moved to Chicago from Mumbai, […]

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