by Whitney | Jan 30, 2012 | community, economics, education, personal
This past weekend, I attended another fantastic Educon, held annually at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Education folks- Administrators, Ed Tech people, teachers, people from public and private schools, authors, publishers, parents, and even...
by Whitney | Jan 3, 2012 | business, community, economics, finance
I was with my trainer this morning, and we were discussing post-holiday things, as is typical the first week in January. And I was struck by the following thought: We got ourselves out of the Great Depression by an expansion of productivity, consumer spending, and...
by Whitney | Oct 31, 2011 | business, community, economics, explanations, Uncategorized
Multi-level marketing is known by many names, including network marketing, direct selling, and occasionally word of mouth marketing. With the advent of social media and the ability to expand our “friendship” and network reach beyond our own physical...
by Whitney | Oct 28, 2011 | business, community, economics, education
We’re in touch economic times, and as a result, people are putting together more and more part-time businesses and jobs to make up for a full income from one job. My friend, Steve Lubetkin, calls this the Gig Economy. It seems like everyone is piecing together...
by Whitney | Sep 23, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, podcamp
My presentation for Podcamp Boston 6 is entitled Business for Nerds. As part of my presentation(s), I always try to give “take home” notes and resources to help people not only remember what we covered, but the things they can do after the session to...
by Whitney | Sep 6, 2011 | economics, education, learning
Today is the first day of school for my kids. They guys are now a junior in high school and an eighth grader, going off with a bit more enthusiasm than I expected, to be honest. Education is under fire from all fronts these days, in part because we all know, in our...
