NEO students have fun learning about career paths

This was the fourth year for JA Field Day and the first time the event welcomed students from all four participating counties, which includes Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. My younger self would have found it hard to believe, but you really can learn about adulting and still have fun.

You can achieve distinction by creating memorable possibilities

Satisfaction comes from making a difference and the ability to exercise your curiosity to discern what is important from both a professional, as well as personal perspective. You relate and empathize with all types of people, thus establishing a connection that is genuine, authentic and trustworthy.

Corporations can use VC to find their way in a rapidly changing economy

Young startups versus the Fortune 100. Can you think of two cultures further apart? From size and market power to financial stability, these two groups of companies seem to exist in completely different universes. But the relationship between these two ends of the spectrum is changing fast.

It's decision time. Do you trust your gut?

Dolf Kahle truly believes your gut is driven by the brain’s experience. If you have been building a successful business over the years, your gut has been trained to know the right direction to steer your brain. Trust it.

Why going green makes sense from a business perspective

Research shows 30 percent of the energy consumed by commercial and industrial buildings in the U.S. is used inefficiently or unnecessarily. If efficiency was improved by just 10 percent, the collective savings would be $40 billion.

How your products are delivered is a reflection upon you

Third-party logistics (3PL) companies have to deliver freight to their customers on time and undamaged. Finding a logistics company that is capable of consistently executing and safely warehousing products requires due diligence.

How to get predictable tax results from your captive insurance program

How a captive insurance company is structured and, therefore, how it is taxed, is based on many factors. Factors include the company’s risk perspective, the goals of the program — building liquidity, filling a hole in a risk management program, building a war chest of insurance funds to combat long-term contingent liability — where the captive is based, its size and more.