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Walk into a WorkTexas classroom on any given day and you might find students practicing welding, running conduit, or diagnosing HVAC systems. But spend a week in the program and something else becomes clear: technical skills are treated as the floor, not the ceiling. “Technical skills are about 30% of what employers want,” Mike Feinberg […]
Small and medium businesses represent the backbone of the American economy and one of the most important customer segments for payment solutions companies that genuinely understand them. New York-based Thomas Priore has built Priority Commerce with a deep appreciation for the specific challenges and opportunities that small business customers present — a perspective that has […]
Before Judd Zebersky became known for building one of the most successful independent toy companies in the world, he was a lawyer. After earning a JD from the University of Miami School of Law and launching his own firm, he made a decision that surprised nearly everyone around him. He wanted to make toys. “I […]
Colcom Foundation is a Pittsburgh-area philanthropic organization with an unusual focus: it explicitly links population growth to environmental decline and funds work aimed at addressing both sides of that equation. The foundation was established in 1996 by Cordelia S. May, a philanthropist who spent decades thinking about the relationship between human numbers and the health […]
Government systems were not built for the digital age. Across federal agencies, infrastructure designed decades ago continues to define how public institutions process decisions, manage data, and serve citizens. The result is a compounding inefficiency that affects mission performance at every level. Technology founder and former government advisor Justin Fulcher has offered a clear diagnosis: […]
The weight of vertebrate land animals on Earth tells a story that most environmental discussions skip over. Ten thousand years ago, wild animals made up 99 percent of that combined biomass and humans accounted for 1 percent. Today, wild animals represent just 1 percent, humans account for 32 percent, and livestock make up the remaining […]
Children’s literature serves a function that goes well beyond entertainment. For Greg Soros, author of multiple works for young readers, a well-crafted book can show a child that their experience is shared or open a door into a life they have never imagined. He calls this the mirror and window approach. “Some children need to […]
Within academic medicine, the surgeon who trains future specialists carries as much influence as the one who performs the most operations. Dr. Andrew Jacono does both. As Fellowship Director for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he shapes how the next generation […]
Entrepreneurship in heavily regulated industries like energy requires a specific combination of patience, regulatory intelligence, and competitive ambition that is rarer than it appears. German energy company PLAN B NET ZERO demonstrates how these qualities combine in a founder and organization that is genuinely reshaping its sector. Bradley Mundt entered the energy market with a […]
The conventional pest control conversation centers on elimination: getting rid of an unwanted presence as effectively and quickly as possible. Utah-based Mira Home has reframed this conversation around a different question: how does professional pest management contribute to household wellness? This reframing changes what the service is, how it’s delivered, and why customers value it. […]
