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Amazon’s NFL Black Friday Strategy

How many of us have changed our shopping habits and turned to online during the pandemic? I know that I have used amazon more than ever this year to order items that I may have ventured to one or more stores to acquire. Physical retail locations have long dominated Black Friday with over 84.2 millionContinue reading “Amazon’s NFL Black Friday Strategy”

3 Tips to Improve Your Resume

Applying for your dream job and need to make sure your resume is perfect? ✅STAND OUT! If you’re in sales/recruiting – most salespeople will write that they may cold calls, book meetings/interviews, attend meetings…etc. But did you overachieve these targets which led to your success? State this with the results of overachieving. ✅ PROBLEM SOLVE.Continue reading “3 Tips to Improve Your Resume”

4 pillars to a strong Job Description

✔️The skills the candidate needs – what does a successful candidate need to know and be able to do?✔️The impact the candidate will have – what results will the successful candidate’s work have on the company, the public, or the world? ✔️What success looks like in the first 6+ months – If hired, what isContinue reading “4 pillars to a strong Job Description”

3 steps to better interviews as a candidate

Research the company – Everyone should know the basics of the company they’re interviewing for. Did you know their core values or core purpose? What do you know about their culture or charitable contributions? Take the time to research their website as well as their social media to understand their core function and also what they value. Then demonstrateContinue reading “3 steps to better interviews as a candidate”

Amazon’s Big Black Friday Wager…on Football

How many of us have changed our shopping habits and turned to online during the pandemic? I know that I have used amazon more than ever this year to order items that I may have ventured to one or more stores to acquire. Physical retail locations have long dominated Black Friday with over 84.2 million shoppersContinue reading “Amazon’s Big Black Friday Wager…on Football”

What is Deadpool up to?!?!!?

The actor with a net worth of $150 million replied to a tweet about his interest in buying the Sens, talked about it on Jimmy Fallon and then showed up to the game last night. With the team sale expected to push towards the $1 billion mark with multiple parties interested, Ryan Reynolds has positionedContinue reading “What is Deadpool up to?!?!!?”

Lessons from October

As the leaves change color, the nights get longer and the temperature gets colder it is sometimes difficult to keep yourself motivated. But you shouldn’t wait until New Year’s to make positive changes that we often call resolutions! Here are some items and media that have motivated me as of yet this month. What I’veContinue reading “Lessons from October”

Go Read Tuesdays with Morrie

Self-help books are all the rage these days, but I was gifted a classic biography that taught me so many lessons on life and living it the right way. There have been so many reviews and articles written about this book but let me add a few lessons I took away. I highly recommend thisContinue reading “Go Read Tuesdays with Morrie”

Business Lessons from “The Club”

I’m not much of a soccer (or football) fan but the business lessons that I gathered from the reading of this book over the weekend are plentiful… here are 3 I learned while finally learning the history of the English Premier League from this incredible book. If you’re amongst the elite, find others like you. Continue reading “Business Lessons from “The Club””

MLS, Apple TV and streaming sports

It’s been a busy week for sports business news – Lebron’s a billionaire and LIV Golf launched but the biggest news may have come from Major League Soccer. The league announced a 10 year, $2.5 billion streaming deal with Apple, the first professional sports league to sign such an agreement with a streaming platform. As part ofContinue reading “MLS, Apple TV and streaming sports”