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NAACP’s Roslyn Brock ’99: Lessons on Diversity- Roslyn M. Brock Kellogg School, Value Proposition, Civil Rights Movement, Hurdles, Sign Language, First Step, Diversity, Workplace, Affirmations

Value Proposition

Civil Rights Movement

NAACP’s Roslyn Brock ’99: Lessons on Diversity- Roslyn M. Brock

NAACP’s Roslyn Brock ’99: Lessons on Diversity- Roslyn M. Brock

I believe that storytelling is one of a marketer’s best tools. I’ve always been passionate about storytelling and use it every day but especially at work, because stories are memorable, they are personal, and most importantly, they sell. Board Member, Storytelling, How To Memorize Things, Around The Worlds, Tools, Marketing, Party, Instruments, Parties

How To Memorize Things

Around The Worlds

In conversation with Julie Roehm

I believe that storytelling is one of a marketer’s best tools. I’ve always been passionate about storytelling and use it every day but especially at work, because stories are memorable, they are personal, and most importantly, they sell.

CoolBrands People

CoolBrands People

Influencers Around the World

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? As business leaders continue to grapple with the Technology Evolution and Revolution that has accelerated through mobile technology and the internet, yet another capability has come front and center: Blockchain Technology. Already there is significant misinformation and misunderstanding as to what blockchain is and is not. While it is an enabler of cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency transactions, it is not Bitcoin. Block And Tackle, Mobile Technology, Blockchain Technology, Financial Institutions, Supply Chain, Cryptocurrency, Insight, Business Leaders, Revolution

Block And Tackle

Mobile Technology

Blockchain Technology

Financial Institutions

Business Leaders

Jay Millen - Blocking and Tackling

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? As business leaders continue to grapple with the Technology Evolution and Revolution that has accelerated through mobile technology and the internet, yet another capability has come front and center: Blockchain Technology. Already there is significant misinformation and misunderstanding as to what blockchain is and is not. While it is an enabler of cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency transactions, it is not Bitcoin.

CoolBrands People

CoolBrands People

Influencers Around the World

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? As business leaders continue to grapple with the Technology Evolution and Revolution that has accelerated through mobile technology and the internet, yet another capability has come front and center: Blockchain Technology. Already there is significant misinformation and misunderstanding as to what blockchain is and is not. While it is an enabler of cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency transactions, it is not Bitcoin. Block And Tackle, Mobile Technology, Blockchain Technology, Financial Institutions, Supply Chain, Cryptocurrency, Insight, Business Leaders, Revolution

Block And Tackle

Mobile Technology

Blockchain Technology

Financial Institutions

Business Leaders

Jay Millen - Blocking and Tackling

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? As business leaders continue to grapple with the Technology Evolution and Revolution that has accelerated through mobile technology and the internet, yet another capability has come front and center: Blockchain Technology. Already there is significant misinformation and misunderstanding as to what blockchain is and is not. While it is an enabler of cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency transactions, it is not Bitcoin.

CoolBrands People

CoolBrands People

Influencers Around the World

Annette Azan - "Through our imagination and dreams" Imagination, Insight, Believe, Dreams, World, Fantasy, The World

Annette Azan - "Through our imagination and dreams"

Annette Azan - "Through our imagination and dreams"

Annette Azan "Fashion has allowed me to take risks" Take Risks, Insight, The Creator, Words, People, Fashion, Moda, Taking Risks, Fashion Styles

Annette Azan "Fashion has allowed me to take risks"

Annette Azan "Fashion has allowed me to take risks"

Coverage by CFO Europe Magazine - Karyn Ovelmen Everything Must Go, Looking To Buy, Interview, Success, Europe, Positivity, Magazine, Let It Be, Celebrities

Everything Must Go

Coverage by CFO Europe Magazine – Karyn Ovelmen

Coverage by CFO Europe Magazine - Karyn Ovelmen

"Executive search is evolving" - Christine Hayward - IIC Partners Executive Search, People, Fashion, Moda, Fashion Styles, People Illustration, Fashion Illustrations, Folk

Executive Search

People Illustration

Fashion Illustrations

"Executive search is evolving" - Christine Hayward - IIC Partners

"Executive search is evolving" - Christine Hayward - IIC Partners

Speaking in Warsaw at the IIC Partners global meeting – Janice Reals Ellig | Janice Reals Ellig Warsaw, Big Ben, Around The Worlds, Mansions, Group, People, Travel, Viajes, Manor Houses

Around The Worlds

Speaking in Warsaw at the IIC Partners global meeting - Janice Reals Ellig - CEO The Ellig Group

Speaking in Warsaw at the IIC Partners global meeting – Janice Reals Ellig | Janice Reals Ellig

Meeting Joaquim Bacardi - “Welcome to Casa Bacardi,” Joaquin says as I enter his office. “Please take a seat,” while pointing at a large wooden table with leather chairs. He resembles Al Pacino in Brian De Palma’s ‘Carlito’s Way’, a distinguished look with an unmistakable Latino influence. Bacardi, Leather Chairs, Take A Seat, Table, Leather Dining Chairs, Bacardi Cocktail, Tables, Desk, Tabletop

Leather Dining Chairs

Bacardi Cocktail

Joaquin Bacardi - "We're a family business, we take full responsibility for ‘people’ and the ‘planet’."

Meeting Joaquim Bacardi - “Welcome to Casa Bacardi,” Joaquin says as I enter his office. “Please take a seat,” while pointing at a large wooden table with leather chairs. He resembles Al Pacino in Brian De Palma’s ‘Carlito’s Way’, a distinguished look with an unmistakable Latino influence.

"Meeting Heela in New York" I arrive at New York’s Kennedy Airport around noon and get a cab into Manhattan. We’re here to meet Heela Yang Tsuzuki, a successful entrepreneur who is making her way to the top in the global cosmetics industry. “She has everything to be successful,” I say to myself. “She has financial experience after working at Goldman Sachs,” I read from my iPad screen. “She acquired marketing experience at L’Oreal and Clinique." Kennedy Airport, Goldman Sachs, Cosmetics Industry, Manhattan, Entrepreneur, Ipad, New York, Meet, Marketing

Kennedy Airport

Cosmetics Industry

Meeting Heela in New York

"Meeting Heela in New York" I arrive at New York’s Kennedy Airport around noon and get a cab into Manhattan. We’re here to meet Heela Yang Tsuzuki, a successful entrepreneur who is making her way to the top in the global cosmetics industry. “She has everything to be successful,” I say to myself. “She has financial experience after working at Goldman Sachs,” I read from my iPad screen. “She acquired marketing experience at L’Oreal and Clinique."

As I walk towards the newsstand I see somebody I know, browsing through the international newspapers. It’s Jean-Baptiste Santoul, Henkel Ben... Innovation Challenge, Global Cooling, Water Scarcity, Challenge Me, Time Magazine, Storytelling, Closer

Innovation Challenge

Meeting Jean-Baptiste Santoul at Amsterdam Airport

As I walk towards the newsstand I see somebody I know, browsing through the international newspapers. It’s Jean-Baptiste Santoul, Henkel Ben...

Meeting Cynthia Chua in Singapore - We’re about to meet one of the most successful businesswomen in Singapore: serial entrepreneur Cynthia Chua. We’re sitting in one of her creations, Common Man Coffee Roasters, a coffee shop where they roast the coffee on the spot. We’ve both got our iPads out and are browsing the internet to learn more about Cynthia’s background, two steaming cups of blackest Robusta roast coffee in front of us. Men Coffee, Coffee Shop, Steaming Cup, Coffee Roasting, Ipads, Business Women, Singapore, Entrepreneur, Cups

Coffee Roasting

Meeting Cynthia Chua in Singapore

Meeting Cynthia Chua in Singapore - We’re about to meet one of the most successful businesswomen in Singapore: serial entrepreneur Cynthia Chua. We’re sitting in one of her creations, Common Man Coffee Roasters, a coffee shop where they roast the coffee on the spot. We’ve both got our iPads out and are browsing the internet to learn more about Cynthia’s background, two steaming cups of blackest Robusta roast coffee in front of us.

Meeting Jose Miguel Sokoloff - "We are talking to Jose Miguel Sokoloff, global CCO for Lowe and partner of Lowe-SSP3 Bogota. Jose has been using creativity to try and help solve the guerilla war that has been raging in his home country Colombia for decades." Be The Boss, Guerrilla, Romance Novels, Rage, Presidents, London, Shirt Dress, Sexy, People

Meeting Jose Miguel Sokoloff in London

Meeting Jose Miguel Sokoloff - "We are talking to Jose Miguel Sokoloff, global CCO for Lowe and partner of Lowe-SSP3 Bogota. Jose has been using creativity to try and help solve the guerilla war that has been raging in his home country Colombia for decades."

Stephen Lussier by CoolBrands - Stephen, who had been working for De Beers from a US-based ad agency, seemed the guy for the job: young, educated and up for an adventure. He decided to take the challenge and move to the UK; for a year or two. Today, 30 years later, he’s still here. So our question was: what happened? Moving To The Uk, Suit And Tie, 30 Years, Around The Worlds, Challenges, London, Adventure, Guys, People

Moving To The Uk

Around The Worlds

Meeting Stephen Lussier in London

Stephen Lussier by CoolBrands - Stephen, who had been working for De Beers from a US-based ad agency, seemed the guy for the job: young, educated and up for an adventure. He decided to take the challenge and move to the UK; for a year or two. Today, 30 years later, he’s still here. So our question was: what happened?

Meeting Peter Fisk - “The world around us is changing,” he says. “Power is shifting from west to east, large companies to small ones, mass markets to niches, business to consumers. It’s time for business leaders to change their thinking. It’s time to press the reset button.” He pauses to let his words sink in. Business Leaders, Reset Button, Mass Market, Global Warming, Sink, London, Change, World, Sink Tops

Business Leaders

Meeting Peter Fisk in London

Meeting Peter Fisk - “The world around us is changing,” he says. “Power is shifting from west to east, large companies to small ones, mass markets to niches, business to consumers. It’s time for business leaders to change their thinking. It’s time to press the reset button.” He pauses to let his words sink in.

Meeting Nazish Munchenbach - As we wander through the collection, Nazish tells us a bit about her background: born to Indian parents, lived in Pakistan, the States, Germany and France. “And then I landed in Rio thirteen years ago,” she says with a smile.“You know, until I came here I always felt different, I never felt I belonged. But then I came to Brazil and here everyone is different, and so it meant I finally felt at home.” Cosmetic Companies, New Product, Wander, Pakistan, Brazil, Parents, Germany, Around The Worlds, Felt

Cosmetic Companies

Around The Worlds

Meeting Nazish Munchenbach in Rio de Janeiro

Meeting Nazish Munchenbach - As we wander through the collection, Nazish tells us a bit about her background: born to Indian parents, lived in Pakistan, the States, Germany and France. “And then I landed in Rio thirteen years ago,” she says with a smile.“You know, until I came here I always felt different, I never felt I belonged. But then I came to Brazil and here everyone is different, and so it meant I finally felt at home.”

Rodrigo Aquim by 'CoolBrands Influencers' - Rodrigo laughs but then turns serious. “You know, people don’t really know the taste of real chocolate,” he says. “Q is about discovering chocolate. We use no additives – no sugar, no milk, no artificial sweeteners… People think that by using only the cacao beans, chocolate will be too bitter. But this isn’t true, it’s about selecting the best beans and using only the cacao near the kernel of the bean – that’s the taste of real chocolate!” Luxury Chocolate, Chocolate Brands, Best Beans, Catering Business, Cacao Beans, Bitter, The Neighbourhood, Around The Worlds, Milk

Luxury Chocolate

Chocolate Brands

Catering Business

The Neighbourhood

Around The Worlds

Meeting Rodrigo Aquim in Rio de Janeiro

Rodrigo Aquim by 'CoolBrands Influencers' - Rodrigo laughs but then turns serious. “You know, people don’t really know the taste of real chocolate,” he says. “Q is about discovering chocolate. We use no additives – no sugar, no milk, no artificial sweeteners… People think that by using only the cacao beans, chocolate will be too bitter. But this isn’t true, it’s about selecting the best beans and using only the cacao near the kernel of the bean – that’s the taste of real chocolate!”

Meeting Benjamin Cano - Inside, the hotel is a mixture of vintage chic and modern furnishings, with a series of airy terraces and courtyards linking the different rooms and suites to the dining and lounge area. As we settle on the terrace and admire the view of the lights on Cantagalo in the early evening and Pão d’Açucar in the distance, Benjamin appears. Courtyards, Terraces, In The Heart, Lounge Areas, A Boutique, Distance, Around The Worlds, Lights, Dining

Around The Worlds

Meeting Benjamin Cano in Rio de Janeiro

Meeting Benjamin Cano - Inside, the hotel is a mixture of vintage chic and modern furnishings, with a series of airy terraces and courtyards linking the different rooms and suites to the dining and lounge area. As we settle on the terrace and admire the view of the lights on Cantagalo in the early evening and Pão d’Açucar in the distance, Benjamin appears.

Brand Management

Meeting Ana Couto in Rio de Janeiro

Meeting Ana Couto - “Well here in Brazil that’s not the case,” Ana says. “We’re in a different phase. Advertising is big business; the CEOs of agencies are signing autographs in supermarkets,” she jokes. Ana Couto Branding

Meeting Jim Seuss in London - We’re meeting Jim Seuss, who has just started as the new CEO of Hunter Boot. He’s asked us to come to the Hunter Boot offices, which looks more like a design workshop: the air is heavy with a smell of rubber and everywhere we look, there are boots in various stages of design, but also bags and other accessories. Hunter Boots, Offices, Workshop, London, People, Bags, Accessories, Design, Handbags

Meeting Jim Seuss in London

Meeting Jim Seuss in London - We’re meeting Jim Seuss, who has just started as the new CEO of Hunter Boot. He’s asked us to come to the Hunter Boot offices, which looks more like a design workshop: the air is heavy with a smell of rubber and everywhere we look, there are boots in various stages of design, but also bags and other accessories.

Meeting Marc Terry-Lush - We are somewhere in the English countryside, in rural Gloucestershire to be more precise and if you ask me, it’s quite an unusual place to meet our UK curator Mark Terry-Lush. “He mentioned something about a basement,” I tell Anouk. “Apparently, he converted it into a photography studio and a place to chill and organize parties every now and then…” Meeting Mark Terry-Lush English Countryside, Lush, Basement, Chill, Organize, Around The Worlds, Parties, Meet, Studio

English Countryside

Around The Worlds

Meeting Mark Terry-Lush in Gloucestershire, UK

Meeting Marc Terry-Lush - We are somewhere in the English countryside, in rural Gloucestershire to be more precise and if you ask me, it’s quite an unusual place to meet our UK curator Mark Terry-Lush. “He mentioned something about a basement,” I tell Anouk. “Apparently, he converted it into a photography studio and a place to chill and organize parties every now and then…” Meeting Mark Terry-Lush

Meeting Philip Thomas, CEO Cannes Lions - Phil considers the question for a moment. “Well there’s lots of things of course, the festival is constantly growing, every year we attract more delegates, and every year we see that among the delegates there are more CMOs and CEOs. That’s a fairly new development. La Croisette, World Congress, Daily Inspiration, Cannes, Writer, Lions, In This Moment, People, Speakers

Daily Inspiration

Meeting Phil Thomas in Cannes

Meeting Philip Thomas, CEO Cannes Lions - Phil considers the question for a moment. “Well there’s lots of things of course, the festival is constantly growing, every year we attract more delegates, and every year we see that among the delegates there are more CMOs and CEOs. That’s a fairly new development.

Looking For People

Meeting Stephanie Hancock in Singapore

“I’ve been around,” says Stephanie with a smile, “I guess I am curious by nature. I love seeking out the new and I’m fascinated by people, brands, food, fashion, movies, books and anything new really… Even though I’ve been settled in Singapore for several years now, I think I’ve retained my global – or at least regional – curiosity.”

“I used to hate advertising,” Pete says. “The idea that you’re using your power of persuasion, only to sell stuff to consumers.” “Interesting comment from an advertising expert and speaker at the world’s most important advertising festival,” I say. “What changed?” Maarten Schäfer (CoolBrands) and Pete Favat - Arnold Worldwide Sell Stuff, Consumerism, Cannes, Hate, Advertising, Things To Sell, Sayings, World, People

Meeting Pete Favat in Cannes

“I used to hate advertising,” Pete says. “The idea that you’re using your power of persuasion, only to sell stuff to consumers.” “Interesting comment from an advertising expert and speaker at the world’s most important advertising festival,” I say. “What changed?” Maarten Schäfer (CoolBrands) and Pete Favat - Arnold Worldwide