EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY POLITICS SOCIOLOGY The Modern Relevance Of George Orwell’s Ideas Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year. “Animal Farm” was followed three years later by an even bigger success: Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” In the years since, Orwell’s writing has left […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Vicki Beltz – Founder & CEO at vickibeltz.com This article was originally published here: Vicki Beltz – Founder & CEO at vickibeltz.com Vicki Beltz is committed to introducing her clients to unexpected ways of securing their wealth. What’s your story? After another market correction, I questioned ever getting to “enough.” I couldn’t afford losing what I was working so hard to save. A […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Christian Espinosa – Founder and CEO of Christian Espinosa, LLC. & Managing Director of Cerberus Sentinel This article was originally published here: X Christian Espinosa – Founder and CEO of Christian Espinosa, LLC. & Managing Director of Cerberus Sentinel What’s your story? After boredom with freelance work and a desire to contribute more, I founded Alpine Security, a cybersecurity company, in 2014. I quickly discovered in my entrepreneur journey that I […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Kelly Te – Founder & CEO of Knovo This article was originally published here: X Kelly Te – Founder & CEO of Knovo What’s your story? Growing up, tuition was necessary for me. I went from an F to an A in Mathematics, and that helped me earn a good degree and good career options. That’s when I realized that finding the right […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Paul Carr – Founder & CEO of Paul Carr Consultancy Pte. Ltd. This article was originally published here: Paul Carr – Founder & CEO of Paul Carr Consultancy Pte. Ltd. Using his background in news broadcasting, Paul Carr has taken on the challenge of training others how to deal with the media. What’s your story? Media Interview Skills Coach who loves rehearsing media interviews or press conferences […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Drew Stevens – CEO of Wisdom to Wealth Financial Advisory This article was originally published here: Drew Stevens – CEO of Wisdom to Wealth Financial Advisory Drew Stevens athletics background has informed his business life in that he aspires to exceed the goals he sets. What’s your story? I work with business owners and senior leaders of small to medium size businesses that struggle and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Raymond Cho – CEO of Globepoint This article was originally published here: Raymond Cho – CEO of Globepoint Raymond Cho started a virtual reality organisation with the aim of improving learning options, a goal made more important by the pandemic. What’s your story? Globepoint was founded in 2012 for the purpose of developing special content. We started our business with the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Louise Corbett – CEO & Founder of Exceptional Existence This article was originally published here: Louise Corbett – CEO & Founder of Exceptional Existence Louise Corbett’s belief in the power of self-belief drives her to encourage that in others. What’s your story? Originally from Australia, I have lived/worked in Italy, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong. After 15 years in the Corporate world, I set […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY STRATEGY Game Theory: Finite And Infinite Players Of finite and infinite play, only one of these modalities exists to limit play — to win, and end play for everyone. In the process, it limits our collective reach, as human beings. Finite play issues, frankly, from a broken spirit, or soul. The other, by contrast, exists to continue play — without prejudice, or end — and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS STRATEGY Business Structures Have Forever Changed – There’s No Going Back As more and more countries extend their vaccination campaigns, with the US authorities saying that 99.992% of fully inoculated people can resist Covid, the de-escalation process, the supposed return to normality after an 18-month hiatus, is underway. But what does normality mean? Within a few weeks of the first lockdowns in March 2020, forced to work […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Karl Paul – Executive Chairman of Smarter Media Ltd. This article was originally published here: Karl Paul – Executive Chairman of Smarter Media Ltd. Karl Paul’s commitment to his team is reflected in their commitment to his company’s clients. What’s your story? I always wanted to be in business from a very young age, having been inspired by family and films! I just never […] Written by Callum Laing September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Limits Of Surveillance The Singapore police are to deploy two robots, named Xavier, on the streets of the city-state, intended to detect what they consider “undesirable behavior”, such as smoking in non permitted areas, street vending, or violation of pandemic-related restrictions on gathering or movement. The robots will report any infractions to officers at a central control. The deployment, still in […] Written by Enrique Dans September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What’s A Ghost Kitchen? While the phrase “ghost kitchen” may conjure up images of haunted houses, the reality is a bit more mundane. Ghost kitchens are food prep operations with no waiters, no dining room and no parking lot – really, no public presence whatsoever. But on food delivery apps, they’re alive and well. In short, ghost kitchens are physical […] Written by Jeffrey Miller September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Amazon And Quantum Computing One of the most commonly used examples used in schools and colleges to explain the need for quantum computing is the so-called traveling salesman problem, which requires complex combinatorial optimization skills to solve the following question: “Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, what is the shortest possible route that […] Written by Enrique Dans September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Science Of Product Placements: How To Get It Right In “The Variant,” an episode from the Disney+ hit streaming show “Loki,” it’s tough to miss the barrage of product placements, with fast-paced action and dialogue taking place in front of Charmin toilet paper, Dove soap and Arm & Hammer deodorant. At one point, Loki barrels down an aisle with vacuum cleaners and fights off […] Written by The Conversation September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
