As originally posted on 960ThePatriot.com: Friday, June 10 June 2016: It is dusk in south Chandler, a sprawling city of roughly 250,000, whose dwellings spread out and punctuate the East Valley’s dry, flat desert landscape. As the sun begins its descent, the horizon turns into a deep hue of red and orange. Yet even as the sun is fading, there’s no sanctuary from the heat but going indoors, and it is here, in a beautiful home in an affluent neighborhood, that Christine Jones, a former executive of GoDaddy, has come to beg for votes, not money. Jones is seeking to represent Arizona’s … [Read more...]
Farming, Family and Succession — Woman Game Changer Hamilton turns gaze toward family orchard in latest novel
As posted on JournalTimes.com: ROCHESTER — Place, especially the rural pockets of America, plays a big role in the novels of Jane Hamilton. In her latest novel “The Excellent Lombards” the author has turned her gaze toward a subject and a place with she is intimately familiar — life on a family apple orchard in Wisconsin. Published this April, the novel focuses on life at the orchard, and the questions each character faces, as the time comes to determine the future of the family business with regard to the next generation. Raised in the historic and well-heeled … [Read more...]
Small Business Trends Posts Review on Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers
As posted on SmallBizTrends.com: Summary "Ingredients of Outliers: Women Gamechangers" is exactly what the title suggests, stories about professional women who changed the "rules of the game" about success in their fields. This book features interviews with these powerfully motivating women who want to "pay it forward" by sharing a little of their journey to changing the world. There are people who succeed at something and there are those whose success turns everyday people into superheroes. We call these people “outliers”, a term from the field of statistics and … [Read more...]
Woman Game Changer Sharon Guynup Uncovers the Latest on Thailand’s Controversial Tiger Temple
Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple is losing its tigers. By Sharon Guynup PUBLISHED JUNE 2, 2016 on News.NationalGeographic.com The monastery and popular tourist attraction, the focus of allegations of animal abuse and trafficking for 15 years, was raided this week by authorities who planned to remove all 137 tigers held at the temple, three hours northwest of Bangkok. The tiger attraction gained worldwide attention as a place where visitors could pet, feed, bathe, and walk the cats around on leashes, snapping selfies along the way. It has been a gold mine to the monastery, … [Read more...]
Woman Game Changer Anand Mahindra invests in women’s platform SheThePeople.TV
Originally posted on The Economic Times MUMBAI: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has invested an undisclosed amount in digital storytelling platform for women, SheThePeople.TV, founded by journalist Shaili Chopra. Mahindra has invested in his private capacity in the video platform, which is building a much-needed digital media space and ecosystem for women achievers, and is dedicated to championing and promoting their success stories. "Women need a space that quenches their intellectual hunger, engages and empowers them with relatable content. With Shaili as founder, possessing … [Read more...]
Too Few Women Game Ghangers At The Top: Book on female empowerment in GCC paints bleak picture
Originally posted on The National by Tahira Yaqoob. Women achievers such as mountaineer Raha Moharrak are seen as the symbol of female empowerment in the GCC. But a new book sheds light on a stark disparity between the number of women graduates and those going into jobs. They come from all walks of life – electrical engineers, mountaineers, business executives and entrepreneurs. But there is one thing that unites the women depicted in a new book,Game Changers: How Women in the Arab World are Changing the Rules and Shaping the Future. It’s a fierce determination not to be held back by … [Read more...]