Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 23, 2022Renee Plato of MDSolarSciences: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty IndustryBe determined, Use common sense, Know your target audience, Accept that time is not on your side, and Competition is fierce. As a part of our series about “Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty Industry”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Renee Plato. Renee…Business12 min readBusiness12 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 23, 2022Green Tech: Ian Leysen of Datadobi On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact On The EnvironmentAn Interview With Jilea Hemmings — DatadobiStorageMAP allows customers to focus on unstructured data management, giving them a detailed insight into their carbon footprint. For instance, between 80% to 90% of all data is unstructured and is not actively managed, leading to endless cloud and storage usage, with the associated environmental impact. …Tech8 min readTech8 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 23, 2022Mei-Lon Jimenez of Chica Beauty: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty IndustryPersonalization. Get to know your customers by talking to them, conducting surveys and asking questions. Listen to their concerns and then deliver products that better their everyday lives. Before we launched our first product, we spent a year asking our target market about their beauty routines and learned what their…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 23, 2022Social Impact Tech: Dr Daryl Collins of Decodis On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact…This technology helps us not only “hear” the respondent, but also we can listen to more people at once, which makes research happen faster and cheaper. In recent years, Big Tech has gotten a bad rep. But of course many tech companies are doing important work making monumental positive changes…Social Impact9 min readSocial Impact9 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 23, 2022Social Impact Tech: Matthew Nash of The Blackbaud Giving Fund On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive ImpactWe work to safeguard donations as they move from an individual to a nonprofit. For the individuals donating and the nonprofits receiving funds, we prioritize safety on several levels. We use security precautions to help protect the money at all stages. In recent years, Big Tech has gotten a bad…Social Impact13 min readSocial Impact13 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 18, 2022Chenxi Wang: 5 Things We Need To Do To Close The VC Gender and Racial GapWith Jilea Hemmings — Established venture capitalists should actively mentor and sponsor women investors. Promoting the brand of women VCs, exposing them to opportunities that otherwise may be difficult to access is a great way to equal the playing field. As part of my series about “the five things we need to do to…Business8 min readBusiness8 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 18, 2022Phil Croskey of MD Energy Advisors: ‘Diverse Team = Diverse Perspectives, Experiences, Approaches.’Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. People tend to hire people who are like them, be intentional in going outside your comfort zone when hiring and promoting. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Phil Croskey. Phil brings more than 20 years of executive and managerial experience to his roles as…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 18, 2022Dr Tiina Meder of Meder Beauty: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty IndustryHealthy skin looks beautiful and happy people look beautiful. Everything that makes you happy and helps your skin stay healthy makes you feel truly beautiful. Healthy lifestyle, practice of mindfulness, various and healthy diets, loving friends and family and a good skincare all are part of it. As a part…Business7 min readBusiness7 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 18, 2022Carrington M Carter of East Chop Capital: ‘Diversity Across Executive Teams and Companies Results In Representation That is More Reflective of the World’Diversity across executive teams and companies results in representation that is more reflective of the world. It also allows more people to relate because diversity, especially at the top, is such a visible demonstration of what success can “look like.” I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Carrington McKinley Carter. …Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Published in Authority Magazine·Oct 18, 2022JoAnn “JoJo” Emale of Maskee: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty IndustryHave a plan! Wake up with a vision but turn it into a viable and measurable plan of action. That way you can see quickly what is and isn’t working for your business. As a part of our series about “Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
