I received the news of Crate and Barrel’s plans to move to an expanded store from nearby Crabtree to Southpoint with mixed feelings. While I was excited to hear they were bringing their amazing furniture lines into our area, it’s not exactly in my neighborhood anymore. So I was happy to accept an invitation to […]
I’ve been spending a lot of time at venture conferences this year. And while my stated goal of attending was to meet potential clients, I’ve actually come away with more insights than business cards. If you’ve never attended a venture conference, it’s sort of a huge speed dating event with bright enthusiastic entrepreneurs on one […]
Today Emily received the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award. She shared the stage with a prestigious group of local professionals, including Luke Roush of TransEnterix. Check out this year’s recipients on the TBJ‘s website and read our announcement here.
Former N.C. First Lady Mary Easley’s brief employment at N.C State University recently resulted in four involuntary departures – hers, the chancellor’s, the provost’s and the chairman of the board of trustees. Read more about the details about this story. While the feds explore whether Mary Easley’s husband, former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, violated any […]
I was so impressed last weekend with the crisis communications executed by Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. After watching him speak for just five minutes, even I knew what his key messages were. Today I have been working with our client TriSure to share some important communications to help their clients prepare for Hurricane Hanna […]