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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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In 2008, pregnant actress Jessica Alba was washing new baby clothes with a detergent her mother recommended and broke out in hives. Further spurred by her own history of severe childhood asthma and allergies, and after learning many baby products contain harmful chemicals, she decided to build a clean and natural products brand.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. Many crew members found work at grocery stores and restaurants. In 2008, World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els and his wife Liezl Els went public with their son Ben’s autism diagnosis. It’s hard to see something you don’t understand.

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Gigi Gorgeous: How to Stay Grounded When Social Media Is Your Full-Time Job

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Gigi joined YouTube in 2008. Gigi faces challenges everyone can learn from. Tiny joys like taking a hot shower or grabbing lunch at a nice restaurant can shift your mood. Now she has nearly 3 million followers on her beauty and lifestyle channel. Here’s how she stays grounded before millions of watching eyes.

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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

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Smith says his heart broke a little to learn the story of a Pizza Hut in Springdale, Arkansas. Upon being told the restaurant didn’t offer such a meal, she explained that her husband was in stage four cancer and had lost his appetite—except that he now craved a meatball sandwich. Stock prices fell, Perry says. That is the bad news.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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By any definition he’d reached undeniable success in music by 2008, and he seemed to have a reasonable blueprint to sustain it. You’re going to see restaurants, clothing, new products and more music.”. Eventually Jay-Z relented. He recorded a verse for Khaled’s next album as well, and also became Khaled’s manager. A furniture line.

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Hundreds Give Value for FREE

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Starting with the generous sponsors: Avitae, Nickles Bakery , Stancato’s Italian Restaurant and the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center. Well, this past weekend at Podcamp Cleveland EVERYONE was giving away stuff for free. They donated space, food and beverages for the few hundred who came to present and participate.

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

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Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. I’ve got 26 restaurants within a mile of me, and many are on the same three streets! (in