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What International Students And U.S. Universities Need To Know

May 3, 2021

The past two years have been challenging for everyone, especially U.S. universities and international students. While many people hope the Fall 2021 semester will bring a return to normalcy on college campuses, the world and Covid-19 may have other plans. To better understand the multitude of issues facing universities, employers and international ...

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Defining The Metaverse Today

May 2, 2021

How would you define the metaverse? Is it one metaverse? Is it multiple metaverses? Is the term metaverse the term we should use? Is the metaverse here, or is it being created? So many questions arise when one is asked to define the term metaverse. Defining the term in 2021 is not a simple task.  Google the term metaverse and you’ll find se...

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A New Way To Take Care Of Your Customers: Autonomous Customer Service

May 2, 2021

More and more, customers are taking control of their experience. Amazon.com is a perfect example of how a company has given complete control to its customers. They can research products, compare prices, learn from customer reviews and ratings, and more. That’s self-service at every step of the customer’s journey. Even when it comes to getting custo...

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Caitlyn Jenner Turned Her Back On Trans Kids To Get Republican Votes

May 1, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner, the Olympian turned reality show celebrity who announced her bid for California governor last month, declared her first policy position Saturday, and it is squarely in-line with her Republican base. The most famous transgender athlete in the world is opposed to transgender girls playing sports according to their gender identity. ...

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5 Lessons Of How An Entrepreneur Leveraged Marketing To Create A Large Biotech Company

May 1, 2021

In a prior article, I shared the story of Dr. Hengst, who grew up in Washington, Illinois, a population of roughly 16,000 people. From the rural countryside of Illinois, he went to a small, liberal arts college, Eureka College, and ultimately became a PhD. and multi-millionaire by co-founding, building, and selling a successful biotech firm. In...

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Amazon Ramps Up Its Logistics Integration, Threatening To Reshape The Future Of The Industry

May 1, 2021

Among other things, Amazon’s 2021 first quarter results confirm its long-standing strategy, which I first talked about early in 2018 and touched on again toward the middle of 2019: vertical integration as a logistics operator. The company revealed an 80% increase in its capital investments earmarked for logistics-related operations, both in its ...

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3 Best Back-Up Canadian Programs For U.S. Immigrants

April 30, 2021

“By way of statistics, in January 2020 there were about 75,000 immigrant visa cases pending at the National Visa Center ready for interviews. Thirteen months later, in February 2021, there were 473,000 – about six to seven times greater. The snapshot gives you an idea of how much longer the line has gotten since the beginning of the pande...

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Understanding AI And Machine Learning Concepts To Build Your AI Leadership Brain Trust.

April 29, 2021

This blog is a continuation of the Building AI Leadership Brain Trust Blog Series which targets board directors and CEO’s to accelerate their duty of care to develop stronger skills and competencies in AI in order to ensure their AI programs achieve sustaining results. My last two blogs focused on the importance of AI professiona...

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ExxonMobil’s Investor Magical Mystery Tour (Waiting To Take You Away!)

April 29, 2021

My Oxford colleague Professor Colin Mayer and I have written before about the campaign Engine No. 1, a new and small hedge fund, is waging against the oil and gas giant ExxonMobil. The purpose of their campaign is to place four directors on the board who can help the company create a business strategy that is both financially and environmentally su...

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Climate Leaders Are Aligning To Net-Zero: What Does This Commitment Mean?

April 28, 2021

Net-zero climate commitments are all the rage. Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney recently led the launch of the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). The UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) announced net-zero commitments from 43 global banks. At President Biden’s climate leaders’ summit, numerous countries were pressed a...