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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

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At 29, she was the epitome of the American Dream, having come to the United States from Peru as a child, Morales was a college graduate, a homeowner living in Garfield, New Jersey, who held a sales and development management position at Blinds To Go. Look how popular Mexican food, Asian food, Italian food restaurants are.

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Nikki Guard and Her Team of Culinary Queens Lead the Charge at Denver’s Guard and Grace

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At the helm is Nikki Guard, a seasoned veteran in the restaurant industry and the co-owner and beverage director of TAG Restaurant Group , which she operates alongside her husband, co-owner and executive chef Troy Guard. Today, Nikki sees success in the restaurant business as more than just financial gains.

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Can We Beat The Great Gloom? It’s Going To Take A Lot More Than Cushy Office Perks

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A Tired Old Song As Dr. Gleb Tsipursky brilliantly argues in his recent article , bungling the RTO dynamic can have deleterious effects on a company’s leadership bench over the long term. Can’t Hide the Gloom In her recent Fast Company article , “If you hate your job, you’re not alone. Rewiring Management Let’s be frank here.

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Meditation Apps: Workplace Fad Or The Key To A Happier Workforce?

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Headspace for Work provides teams with access to a range of resources designed to help manage stress and improve focus. Not “an equal substitute” for medication or therapy Although meditation apps may help employees manage feelings of stress both in and out of the workplace, they are just one of many tools employers can leverage.

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A Q&A With Brian and Jamie Ratner, the Founders of CertifiKID

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Jamie: I was in charge of security management at a law firm, and I had a blog on the side related to food and fitness—just what my interests were. I stumbled upon the company Groupon when it was first starting and I loved the concept, but it was all spas and restaurants. We’ve had a Facebook Live series with Tan France.

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The 4 Core Patterns That Lead to Financial Freedom

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Manage your tax burden. Not many successful restaurants have only one item on the menu. This article was published in November 2018 and has been updated. Conventional wisdom suggests you need to take big risks to achieve big returns. But the best investors don’t fall for it. Financial Freedom Playbook.

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Redefining “Amenity” in the Workplace

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This article was originally written by Mariana Giraldo of Perkins&Will’s for Work Design Magazine. Provided that a workplace is well located (a topic worthy of its own article), the community at large provides unmatched opportunities for staff to relieve stress, to create new connections, and to spark new ideas.