Weekend Laughs: Student Debt

Weekend Laughs is a series of weekend posts that inspire conversation through laughter… ENJOY! Student debt is a huge concern for the vast majority of the Millennial Generation. John Oliver’s rant on student debt and for-profit colleges. A down to earth, and real, argument facing most of us today.

Remembering Homaro Cantu

At TED2011, chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche of the Chicago restaurant Moto showed us the unique alchemy that kept diners in their restaurant chuckling as they ate: champagne grapes, maki rolls printed on paper, a Cuban cigar that tastes like a Cuban sandwich, nachos that are actually dessert. Bouncing with enthusiasm, Cantu sold us……

John C. Whitehead

John C. Whitehead was the former chair of Goldman Sachs who set an ethical standard as to what a banker was and still should be today. In reading the articles below, both posted on New York Times’ DealBook, you see a moral standard that we can all take a few notes from. Whitehead’s Storied Career…

Millennial isn’t a generation it’s a mindset

I regularly hear people in corporate business talk about “millennials” or “Generation Y” as if they’re an alien race. The visage of anyone preparing to inflict traditional training or marketing on a millennial audience, is one of a wide-eyed scientist dissecting a new species. It’s become so prevalent in conversations across the company I work…

REPORT: 15 Economic Facts About Millennials

In October of 2014, the President’s Council of Economic Advisers published 15 Economic Facts About Millennials, which takes a look at the impact the millennial generation has now and in the future on the economy. Introductory note (page 3):  Millennials are also the generation that will shape our economy for decades to come, and no one understands…