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Ron Finley, the Self-Proclaimed Gangsta Gardener, Found Purpose Fighting Food Poverty in South LA

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As a teenager, Finley’s clothes never fit right, and he could not unsee how fashion specifically was not available in shapes and sizes inclusive of people of color. I wanted my clothes to fit so well they’d levitate,” Finley says. In fact, one 2010 report showed South L.A. So he decided to sew outside of the lines, too.

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They’re Back: Boomerang Employees on the Rise for Good or Bad

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of all job switches” in 2021, up from under 2% in 2010. months in 2010. I left to manage a pricing team at Kroger’s grocery stores and then managed a team for a clothing retailer,” Stripling says. “I Workers are returning to their former employer more often than in the past and often after a shorter time away.

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted by its female artisans who are building new lives for themselves and their families—and 100% of the Penh Lenh’s net sales are reinvested into the brand’s social mission to provide fair and dignified employment, skill training and educational opportunities for its artisans. Photo courtesy of Nuzzie.

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Nibbles and Yum-Yums: July 23, 2010

Eat Your Career

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Now, I’m no fashionista, but I like serious discounts on fabulous clothes like any fabulous woman would.

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Would You Risk Your Life to Save a Stranger?

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Homeless in New York City, it was Tale-Yax alone who saved a woman from a knife-wielding attacker before he was stabbed himself, then left to die on a sidewalk while two dozen people indifferently walked by in April 2010. But these people do seem to be cut from a different cloth. But we also possess an inner hero.

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Spring Cleaning

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Spring Cleaning Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Cleanup Knitter , Life of the Virtual Assistant After referring to self as “Cleanup Knitter&# in my last post, it felt as though I should work a little harder to earn that title.

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In the hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in coaching, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness, and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body and mind. With his StreetLevel Leadership website and mindset training, Davis has been able to mold professionals. Elena Cardone. Anaida Deti. Dany Garcia.

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