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Slim & Husky’s Uses Their Artisan Pizza as a Means for Social Change and Community Empowerment

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Slim & Husky’s origin story Gray recalls the time the friends started their first business together—The Green Truck Moving & Storage Company—in 2010. “We Since 2018, they’ve offered $1,000 PREAM scholarships to S+H employees who are graduating seniors carrying a 2.5 It was, of course, far from it. GPA or higher.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). With the U.S.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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In 2010 she launched the nonprofit TechGirlz, offering workshops on topics including coding, podcasting, 3D printing, programming and robotics. Students find mentors, a sense of community and a place to find answers to their questions. The ratio of women in its computer science program jumped to nearly 50% in 2018.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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Hard to believe, but in 2018, only roughly 3 percent of US employees worked from home, reports management researcher David Burkus. This doubled to age 80 by 2010. In this chatty, conversational guide, Reffkin explains how reaching out to potential mentors and overcoming your fears of failure are two things — the book has more!

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