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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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My dad has always enjoyed days spent swimming in the ocean, followed by hearty dinners at nice restaurants. I bucked her attempts to put me in stylish clothes and instead opted for baggy T-shirts. Back to the beach. Back to warm weather. The day before, my mom had been giddy at the prospect. Now she was nervous, on-edge, rushed.

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Ep 231: Maggie Olson – Former Chief of Staff at T-Mobile and Founder of the CoS Certification Course

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She recently was Chief of Staff to the President of T-Mobile’s business group. With the unique ability to walk into an unfamiliar business, quickly learn and assess how to improve the team and execute lasting changes, this is exactly what Maggie has been doing year after year throughout her career.

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This 27-Year-Old Left a Promising Architecture Career to Revamp Her Family’s Struggling Hotel Business

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When I wasn’t waiting tables or… learning about all these customers, I was exploring this building,” Nelson explains. Shortly after Nelson arrived at the University of Idaho, she learned that Papa Lance had suddenly fallen ill with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and died.

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The Warehouse: Where Coworking Meets Inspiration In The Heart Of New Orleans

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The Warehouse coworking space in New Orleans is located in a vibrant neighborhood in a warehouse that is more than 150 years old, with a multitude of plants and natural light. Membership includes 24/7 access, printing, and conference room time, as well as access to a kitchen, lockers and an attached restaurant/lounge with live music.

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Women in Wine: 4 Sommeliers Shaping the Future of Mexico’s Wine Industry

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Read on to learn more about a few women trailblazers in Mexico’s wine industry. During one class session, I noticed several classmates were absent because they were applying at Le Cirque Restaurant, and the restaurant’s quality and fame at the time caught my attention, so I also went to apply,” she says.

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Adapting to Change in Your Entrepreneurial Journey with Mike Evans

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In this episode, he tells Brilliant Thoughts host Tristan Ahumada why we shouldn’t be ashamed to quit and how to define what success means to us. Progress didn’t come easily to Evans, at least not at the beginning.

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In the Spirit of Giving Back: Socorro Tequila’s Philanthropic Efforts in Jalisco

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The business partners didn’t want to leave. We don’t scream it from the mountains,” Irving says. “It’s Antinori, who has an intimate relationship with Dallas dining and has sold plenty of spirits in the restaurant industry, jokingly says he’s been drinking it just as long. Everything else we had to learn.”