Innovation
-
Deepak Chopra on Responsible Tech Use
This is a great interview by Geoffrey A. Fowler featuring Deepak Chopra at CES 2019. Who would’ve thought a yogi would also be a techi… https://wapo.st/2skoetB Source: Washington Post
-
TED Talks: Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work
One of my students [hi Michelle!] shared this TED Talks by Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals. Fried’s theory is that the office isn’t actually a good place to work, and that M&Ms are the real problems in the modern office today. “What?” you ask. Watch the video and hear what this brilliant software…
-
Korean Air: An Experience Other Airlines and Companies Should Study and Replicate
Never have I experienced the level of care, consideration, thoughtfulness, attention to detail, and efficacy from an airlines until meeting the amazing Korean Air team. You can tell from the moment you step up to the counter to check in your bags, that they are here to serve you. Korean Air is celebrating their 45th…
-
Some Scary Yet Awesome News from Natasha
This is the first time in a long time that I have started a journey in my career where I’ve been scared. It’s such a huge thing and I’m scared. But dang it I’m running with it anyway! My parents didn’t raise a punk, so I’m putting on my big girl trunks and doing this!…
-
Life is Like American Football
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA Today in my Breaking Bread post I shared a prayer that used a football analogy, and I think that this conversation is appropriate to use outside of a spiritual or religious setting, to include our personal and professional lives, regardless of your religious or spiritual beliefs. So I’m sharing a…
-
Do You Know Who Invented the Products You Use?
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA I love learning new things. So I get excited when I learn facts about people, products, things and places that I sometimes take for granted, for instance, I use Crest toothpaste, sometimes drink Folgers coffee, I like to pop in Bounce fabric softener in my laundry, and before I stopped drinking…
African American doctors, African American executives, African American innovators, African American Inventors, African American scientists, American historical facts, American History, Biz, Black historical facts, Black History, Black History Month, Bounce laundry, Bounce laundry freshener, Crest toothpaste, Crush, Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman, Folgers coffee, P&G, Patents by African Americans, Procter and Gamble, Safeguard Soap, Sr., Tuskegee Institute, Wilberforce University -
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stella & Dot, and Me
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s also my birthday month. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stella & Dot will be donating 100% of net proceeds from their Breast Cancer Awareness boutique line to the Noreen Fraser Foundation. Last year Stella & Dot raised $185,000 to help the Foundation fund a lab at…
-
While Others Question Her Net Worth I Salute Her Journey and Accomplishments
By Forbes calculations ($660 million), Folorunsho Alakija, is not wealthier than Oprah Winfrey. But the Forbes calculation has been disputed, with the number $3.3 billion replacing it and topping Oprah’s $2.7 billion. Now here’s the deal, I honestly don’t care who has a higher net worth. I am just proud to highlight another woman, of…
-
My Response to John Hope Bryant’s Article “If Bill Gates Were Black”
By Natasha L. Foreman, MBA I wanted to share my thoughts regarding John Hope Bryant’s brilliant article that was posted on and by Bloomberg BusinessWeek today. I also wanted to have a healthy dialogue with those individuals who showed their lack of critical thinking skills before they reacted, and quickly responded in the negative,…
-
Investing Time in Self is Critical
By Natasha L. Foreman, MBA I needed this loooonng retreat to recharge, rebuild, refocus, reconnect and recommit to my goals and to my life. I can’t give to family, my businesses and to my community if I’m totally drained mentally, emotionally and physically. I can’t practice what I preach if I’m feeling bankrupt on the…
-
Natasha’s Thought of the Day: Dream Big!
Children are huge dreamers before adults destroy their imaginative spirits and tell them to start thinking smaller, to start being “realistic”. The huge dreams of a child is exactly where God wants us to be. There is no fear connected with dreaming big and setting goals to attain what we desire. There is fear in…
-
Natasha’s “Discipline and Focus” Quote of the Day 12.15.11
“I learn the lesson and move forward, not dwelling on what once was because I’m too focused on what I’m doing now and how it can impact my future. I’m not concerned with those I once encountered who I walked away from because if they were meant to be in my life today God would…
-
Natasha’s Management Quote of the Day 12.14.11
“Look I don’t want to reinvent the wheel, let’s just do a little spit and polish, and spruce it up a bit…let’s combine my thoughts with what you worked on and make this a masterpiece…” Natasha L. Foreman (while working on details for a 2012 project). Copyright 2011. Natasha L. Foreman. All Rights Reserved.
-
Natasha’s Thought of the Day: My Definition of a Coward
A coward is a hilarious yet pitiful sight to see and experience. A coward hides behind aliases, anonymity, avatars, masks, lies, and other people. A coward yells loudly behind mommy’s dress and daddy’s coat, but never stands out and speaks up for the world to see. A coward spits venom like a serpent but is…
Natasha 