Justin Nelson has spent nearly three decades in finance and reached a counterintuitive conclusion: the degree on a candidate’s resume matters far less than the person behind it. As Managing Director and Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, Nelson […]
The podcast industry spent much of the early 2020s racing toward scale. Networks announced slate deals, production houses promised dozens of shows, and the conventional wisdom held that more content meant more listeners. Greg Soros looked at that dynamic and made a different call. In 2020, the Portland-born producer left […]
Few philanthropic organizations draw as direct a line between human population growth and ecological decline as Colcom Foundation. Founded in 1996 by Cordelia S. May, the Pittsburgh-area foundation has built its entire grantmaking philosophy around the idea that overpopulation is a root driver of environmental degradation a position its founder […]
Leadership development in large corporations often looks like a program. There are cohorts, curricula, and carefully managed progressions through different business units. Michael Polk Newell Brands experienced that approach firsthand over his decades at companies like Kraft Foods, Unilever, and Newell Brands. When he moved to Implus LLC in 2020, […]
In the early 2010s, the Internet of Things was a concept that most corporate boardrooms treated with polite skepticism. Connected refrigerators and smart thermostats made for good conference keynotes, but few executives were willing to commit serious organizational resources to a market that hadn’t yet materialized. Glenn Lurie was one […]
Kelcy Warren, executive chairman of Energy Transfer and one of the most influential figures in American pipeline history, was inducted into the Hart Energy Hall of Fame in December 2023. The ceremony, held as part of the Hart Energy LIVE series, gave Warren an opportunity to thank his fellow honorees […]
Most energy providers in Germany define themselves in terms of what they supply — kilowatt-hours of electricity delivered to households at a contracted rate. German energy company PLAN B NET ZERO has built its identity around a different self-definition: a company that is establishing the Neo Energy paradigm — a […]
Many homeowners are reluctant to call a professional pest control service until they’re certain the situation is serious — a hesitation that, while understandable, often allows manageable problems to become expensive ones. Knowing the signs that require immediate pest control attention is genuinely useful knowledge for every homeowner. Some signs […]
Business success at the level that Burak Basel has achieved is rarely a solo accomplishment. It depends on a network — of investors, operators, advisors, regulators, and peers — that has been built through years of genuine relationship cultivation rather than transactional networking. The Basel Holding network spans London’s financial […]
Family businesses often face a predictable tension at the third generation: preserve what worked, or build something new. Fady and Hassan Jameel, who serve as deputy presidents and vice chairmen of Abdul Latif Jameel, appear to have resolved that tension by treating the two as the same thing. Their grandfather […]