Michael Polk built a reputation over decades leading some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, holding senior roles at Kraft Foods, Unilever, and Newell Brands before stepping away from public company life in 2019. That retirement did not last long. A year later, Polk returned to work […]
Writing honestly about a child’s inner life takes more than good instincts, according to children’s author Greg Soros. It takes research, patience, and a willingness to treat young readers as people who can detect a false note in a story just as easily as an adult can. Real Struggles, Real […]
Not every oil and gas company survived the 2008 financial crisis intact, but Gulf Coast Western emerged from that period stronger than before. The Dallas company, founded in 1970 by Thomas H. Fleeger, had already built a base of operations across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi by the time the recession […]
When children’s author Greg Soros talks about representation in books for young readers, he is careful to distinguish between surface-level inclusion and something more substantive. His “mirrors and windows” framework, developed over more than 16 years of writing for children, makes that distinction explicit: true representation means reflecting not just […]
The energy industry took stock of Kelcy Warren‘s career in 2023 when Hart Energy inducted him into its inaugural Hall of Fame class. Warren, who co-founded Energy Transfer in 1996 and has led the company as executive chairman ever since, was recognized as a defining figure in midstream energy during […]
Facelift surgery carries a paradox: the procedures most visibly advertise themselves in the patients least likely to want that. Tight, pulled skin and visible scarring have long marked facelift results. Dr. Andrew Jacono spent years developing an approach that disrupts that association, producing results patients describe as natural without anyone […]
Few executives have seen the CEO role from as many angles as Michael Polk. The former head of Newell Brands spent decades leading major public corporations before pivoting to a smaller, private equity-backed company. The difference, he says, is substantial. Polk came out of retirement in 2019 to lead Implus […]
When Quanta Services acquired Probst Electric, the transaction was not simply a financial exchange. The deal included provisions that kept Karl Studer engaged with the business after the ownership transition — a structural recognition that his ongoing involvement had value that the acquirer wanted to retain. This kind of continued […]
Rejection is the defining feature of door-to-door sales work — more than any other sales channel, it involves a continuous stream of direct, personal refusals that would demoralize anyone who had not developed a specific and deliberate relationship with being told no. Grit Marketing has built a training culture that […]
When Hart Energy compiled its inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2023, Kelcy Warren‘s inclusion reflected a straightforward assessment of his place in the industry. As the founder and executive chairman of Energy Transfer, Warren has overseen the growth of a company that now operates more than 130,000 miles of […]