When pitching an idea to high-level influencers he doesn’t know personally, Alan See, the chief marketing officer of CMO Temps, has found that two things will happen before he hears a “yes” or “no.” “The influencer is not going to investigate your solution,” says See. “At this point, they don’t care what you’re selling.” Instead, they’re going to look you up on social media to see “if there is a danger in not calling you back,” says See.

According to its latest figures, Moody’s donated a total of $4.9 million in 2013. Raymond McDaniel’s commitment to philanthropy has benefitted Moody’s overall business. The company saw its revenue increase from $3 billion in 2013 to $3.3 billion in 2014. 

This is the success story of a son endeavouring to build his father’s empire.

Jen Wolfe started her own law firm when she was only 28 years old.

The toughest 24 hours of John Calia’s life unfolded off the coast of Maine in the middle of a winter storm.

A Naval Academy graduate, Calia served in the Navy for five years in the 1970’s. On this particular trip, Calia’s squadron set off into the Atlantic Ocean to test the durability of minesweeping equipment in the intense cold.

On June 7, 2013, Debra Fine experienced first-hand how one single person can alter the entire outcome of an event.

StaciTubbs.CEO

"Moments of crisis are opportunities"
"From call center to successful CEO"

Based in Dallas, Staci Tubbs serves as a chair for the CEO Organization, Vistage and is the CEO of her own business. At school she was a young scientist - studying biology and chemistry at Cornell.

The business card, once the networking star, is having trouble keeping pace in the lightning-speed digital world. These days the flimsy paper rectangle feels like it is better at collecting dust in your office drawer, rather than passing on contact information that leads to meaningful business relationships. Business cards only relay a small amount of basic information, can’t stay on top of social media and are easily forgotten. (How many times have we all reached for ours, only to realize we left them at the office?)

RyanHolmes.CEO

Hootsuite founder and CEO Ryan Holmes grew up on a Canadian potato farm without electricity. He has since gone on to build the world's most widely-used social media relationship platform. Today, his company Hootsuite has more than 10 million users and is used by 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies.