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Ted Leonsis: The Business of Happiness

Ted Leonsis’ latest book, The Business of Happiness, released February 8th.  The book’s fulcrum is his famous 101 list, 101 things he wanted to achieve before he died that he wrote down after a scary plane experience 25 years ago . “At the time, I thought that ticking items off my list would make me [...]

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Clayton Christensen’s Disruptive Prescription for Healthcare

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen has developed a model that explains the market chaos that follows a game-changing innovation in any particular field.  Using examples from the steel, computing, chemistry, and financial industries, he explains the three enablers that make an innovation game-changing: technology, a cost-effective business model, and a “complete vertical commercial system.” [...]

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Knight Kiplinger speaks at Potomac Officers Club

His name is synonymous with personal finance. For over two decades, Knight Kiplinger has been been known as one of America’s most respected economic journalists and business forecasters. This past Thursday — as the government reported more unemployment claims had been filed that week than at any other time in the past 25 years —  [...]

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Ted Leonsis on CNBC Urges Companies to reboot

Local Tech Leader Ted Leonsis interview on CNBC Following the 4th largest single day fall in points on the Dow Jones Industrial average, Ted Leonsis appeared on CNBC’s morning edition of Squawkbox. Leonsis believes that the growth of online media will outpace more traditional methods as we see “consumers become merchants.”  According to a CNBC interview, Ted Leonsis, [...]

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Ted Leonsis: 6 Tips for companies to weather the financial crisis

These could charitably be called uncertain times. Among those feeling the heat of the financial meltdown are Washington, DC area companies that face the tricky task of balancing their existing customer base with business development. So, how can companies weather the financial storm and still see their businesses grow? For answers, we went straight to [...]

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