Business

In 1997, Judd Zebersky flew to China with no manufacturing experience and a clear intention learn how toys are made, then build a company around it. What he built over the next three decades was not only one of the world’s leading toy companies but also one of the more […]

Thomas Priore has taken Priority from a regional payments company to a nationally recognized commerce enablement platform through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisition, and consistent investment in the technology infrastructure that allows the company to serve an expanding range of merchant and business customer needs. His leadership of […]

Door-to-door sales has a long history in American commerce, and for good reason: it works. Personal, face-to-face interaction with potential customers generates trust, enables real-time objection handling, and creates the kind of human connection that digital marketing channels struggle to replicate. Grit Marketing has built its entire business model around […]

Children’s author Greg Soros has devoted more than 16 years to a question that sits at the center of early education: what should a child’s book actually do? His answer has remained consistent throughout his career. A well-crafted children’s book should accomplish two things it should reflect the child reading […]

Wealthy families often make the mistake of evaluating financial advisors the same way they evaluate a portfolio: by past performance metrics and credential lists. Michael Gold, founder of Gold Family Wealth and a well-regarded wealth advisor based in Westport, Connecticut, argues that this approach leaves out the factor that matters […]

When natural gas prices collapsed after the 2008-09 financial crisis, Kelcy Warren faced an existential threat to his company. Energy Transfer was, by his own account, “99.9 percent natural gas-driven” a dangerous position as prices fell from $8 to $2 per million cubic feet. His response would eventually define the […]

Defense contractor HX5 operates across more than 70 government locations, providing research and development, engineering, and mission operations support to NASA and the Department of Defense. The people those programs require are hard to produce at scale: STEM professionals with advanced credentials, active security clearances, and direct experience inside government […]

The career structure that most professionals inhabit — employment, teams, managed workloads — is largely absent from the world of barristers. For those who practise at the self-employed Bar, independence is not a perk but a defining condition of the work. Emily Windsor, a chancery barrister who has also served […]

Greg Soros presented a methodical framework for creating engaging children’s characters in an interview with The Future of Things. His approach centers on clarity, emotional consistency, and repeated testing with young audiences to ensure immediate recognition and connection. He begins each character with a simplified visual concept, focusing on a […]

Dr. Andrew Jacono is a New York-based facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who emphasizes anatomically precise, evidence-informed surgical techniques. Double board-certified in facial plastic surgery and otolaryngology head and neck surgery, he operates a Manhattan and Long Island practice that merges high-volume clinical care with academic research and surgical education. […]