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How Entrepreneurship Can Help Resolve the Wealth Gap
According to research done by the World Inequality Database, the 400 richest Americans own more of the country’s wealth than 150 million Americans in the bottom 60% of the wealth distribution. Between 1987 and 2014, the bottom 60% saw their share of the nation’s wealth fall from 5.7% down to 2.1%, that's a cut of more than half of the bottom's national wealth. With... -
Mountain Movers: Faith Driven Start-Up Empowered by Change
USE CHANGE TO FUEL GROWTH Life transitions can be difficult to adapt and adjust to. New beginnings are full of unknown variables, making them fearful for many people to face. Jeffrey Narcisse founded Mountain Movers U.S., based on the principle of focusing on people and helping them realize the importance of change, the positives that come along with it, and the new potential for... -
Corporate Philanthropy Has Turned Into A Game of Smoke and Mirrors
Are They Giving Because They Care? Or Are They Hiding Something? Anand Giridharadas, writer, conference circuit veteran and former McKinsey consultant, has been exposed to business leaders’ efforts to take on active roles in solving social issues. While on the surface this may seem like a selfless act, done out of goodwill and a desire to help others, Giridharadas argues that these acts are... -
Bacrim: Cultural Roots Defining A Brand
The word "BACRIM" is originally a Colombian term used to describe the array of criminal groups and enterprises that spread across the country. It is short for "banda criminales", which translates to "criminal bands", and it was given to the third generation of the Colombian drug trafficking organization. Doesn't sound like the best organization to name your brand after right? Bacrim's founders seem to... -
We All Say We Want Change - But What Are We Actually Doing?
It is important for our communities to see themselves as a whole, coming together to lift one another up. Unfortunately, we often lose sight of togetherness and instead, find ways to isolate ourselves, choosing to stick to specific groups, pass judgement on younger generations, and divide instead of unite. We need to start realizing that our youth are our future. Instead of standing idly...
