The Spirit Within!
When Judd Zebersky founded Jazwares, he built charitable giving into the company’s structure from the start. Jazwares Cares, established at the company’s founding, has donated millions of toys over the years and maintains active partnerships with children’s hospitals, Title I schools, and nonprofits including Make-A-Wish, Toys for Tots, and Ronald McDonald House. The organizational commitment […]
Accountability is the quality that makes all other organizational virtues sustainable. Without it, standards erode; training investments are wasted; and the culture that leadership works to build is gradually replaced by the path-of-least-resistance behaviors that emerge when people know their performance will not be honestly assessed. Grit Marketing’s partnership with Aptive Environmental has succeeded in […]
Conservation philanthropy tends to focus on habitat, species, and pollution but Colcom Foundation approaches these issues from a different angle. The Pittsburgh-based organization, founded in 1996 by Cordelia S. May, situates ecological degradation within a broader frame: the growth of human population and its cumulative pressure on natural systems. A Founder with a Long View […]
Yazan Al Homsi has built a distinctive presence in North American venture capital from his base in Vancouver — one grounded in a personal story that spans continents and in an investment philosophy shaped by exposure to genuinely different economic contexts. Born in Saudi Arabia and now firmly established in British Columbia, Al Homsi brings […]
Building a company that lasts — one that develops genuine competitive advantages, maintains quality and culture through growth, and retains relevance as markets evolve — is the most demanding challenge in business leadership. Thomas Priore has approached this challenge at Priority with a clear philosophy: that lasting companies are built through sustained investment in the […]
What separates businesses that endure from those that peak and decline is rarely a function of market conditions or competitive dynamics alone. More often, it reflects the quality of the organizational culture, the depth of the talent development investment, and the genuine commitment of the leadership team to building something that outlasts their own tenure. […]
Private equity has long been associated with a particular rhythm: acquire, improve, exit. 3G Capital has challenged this rhythm at every step. The New York-based firm’s long-hold strategy represents a fundamental departure from the conventional buyout model—one that prioritizes compound value creation over rapid return of capital, and genuine business building over the financial optimization […]
When a college student receives a failing grade or a GPA that falls below expectations, the emotional and practical consequences can vary dramatically depending on their background. For first-generation college students — those whose parents did not earn a four-year degree — the psychological fallout from poor academic performance is often more severe and more […]
Conventional wisdom holds that the best leadership training happens at the biggest companies. Michael Polk’s experience tells a more nuanced story. Polk spent years at the top of large public organizations, including senior leadership roles at Kraft Foods and Unilever, followed by his tenure as CEO of Newell Brands. Over the course of that career, […]
The December 2023 Hart Energy Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Houston recognized 50 individuals who shaped the oil and gas industry over the past half-century. Among the honorees was Kelcy Warren, the Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer, who built one of the country’s largest midstream networks from a Texas startup with fewer than two […]
