Amidst a hostile environment of harsh words, shaking fists, toxic hubris and an uncertain future, a message of hope, humility and the possibility of a brighter days ahead. Recently, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz addressed the 2017 graduating class of Arizona State University. At a time when some in leadership demonstrate their struggle to deal…
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“Arizona is young and daring. She is not tied to precedent, to convention, to other states’ ways of doing things…. She is bent on making her own ways, and in her own way. Her mistakes will be her own, and her triumphs likewise.” George Wharton James, Arizona, the Wonderland, 1917 I moved to Arizona in 2005, at the…
What is going on in Casa Grande? Don’t look now, but there is more treasure in that Arizona desert. A major announcement by Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey, proudly claimed that Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle company from Menlo Park California, has chosen Casa Grande, Arizona as its site to build their electric vehicle manufacturing plant. The company plans…
Hopefully by now you’ve heard that I have made the leap into a new career in real estate and I am working with one of the world’s most recognized real estate Brands, Russ Lyon | Sotheby’s International Realty. To ensure I do everything I can to keep you aware, informed and most importantly, INSPIRED, I…
I have been living in Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona for over 11 years, and I can honestly say that it is never boring; especially if you can take the heat. If you can’t, just travel a little north of Phoenix and it will be just as awesome in many different ways. I can also attest…
“Arizona is young and daring. She is not tied to precedent, to convention, to other states’ ways of doing things…. She is bent on making her own ways, and in her own way. Her mistakes will be her own, and her triumphs likewise.” George Wharton James, Arizona, the Wonderland, 1917 That quote couldn’t describe Arizona’s…
I invite you to join the Phoenix Chapter of the World Future Society on April 19th, 2016 to listen to our guest speaker Dan Sarewitz, co-director of the Consortium for Science Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. Dan Sarewitz will be speaking about The Crisis in American Science Mr. Sarewitz’s work is focused on revealing the connections between…
Innovation and transformation across almost everything we know, fills the future landscape with exceptional opportunity as well as some tough challenges. While our eyes are fully focused on forward progress, I am reminded that there can be great value found in lessons from the past. This lesson is found in an unlikely example: not everything is at…
As I watch the build up to the U.S. Presidential election, I find myself shaking my head a lot. The sound bites can be deafening, sometimes mind-numbing and as worrisome as they can be at this point in the campaign. I often find myself cringing and anxious to speak out. Candidates, news stations and voices on…
We are plagued by fear of missing out and as a result are always on, always connected, always pulled in some digital direction. How can you look inward and listen to your self when you experience this distraction?
A few short months ago, I was experiencing some significant changes in my life. I was no longer with the company where I spent the last 25+ years of my life. While that transition was happening, my oldest daughter was starting college. Our paths were changing in significant ways and although I wasn’t sure what…
