Hiding Fees in the Transparent Age is Just Bad Business

I have a confession: I love to tip. I know the practice is problematic in many ways – from increasing racial inequity in compensation to making sexual harassment from customers more difficult to root out, to allowing the service economy to skirt our already inadequate minimum wage laws even further. But hiding fees in the transparent age is just bad business.

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Mastering Human and Business Development

These are not haphazard handshakes as a result of standing next to someone at a party. They are intentional connections that come from a place of trust and energetic resonance. I aspire to take disparate friends, relatives, and co-workers from near and far, and connect the pieces, remove the friction, and nurture relationships that inspire great people to pursue great projects. Whether that’s MedTech investors, IT scale or cost/carbon reduction services,  innovative addiction treatment approaches, or charitable efforts for the cryptocurrency community…

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The Ties That Bind – Interpersonal Relationships Amended For The New Century

So-called relationship experts will advise you to marry your best friend. On its face, this seems to make good sense. After all, who wouldn’t want to marry their best friend? As it turns out: most people! If you are single, think of your ideal mate. Now think of your best friend. Do these two images line up? For most people, the answer is a resounding NO. We choose friends and romantic relationships based on different sets of needs. 

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