CEO Julie Wainwright On The RealReal, Her Luxury Consignment Business
We caught up with the e-commerce entrepreneur about her journey, favorite purchases and future plans.
Navy Pier Is Closing Through Spring 2021 — What It Means for Chicago Tourism
This morning, Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier announced that it is temporarily shutting its doors on Sept 8. With hopeful plans to reopen in Spring 2021, the financial burden and impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was too much for the organization to maintain. In a press release, they cited a projected deficit of $20 million […]
Navy Pier Is Closing Through Spring 2021 — What It Means for Chicago Tourism
This morning, Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier announced that it is temporarily shutting its doors on Sept 8. With hopeful plans to reopen in Spring 2021, the financial burden and impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was too much for the organization to maintain. In a press release, they cited a projected deficit of $20 million […]
Sallie Krawcheck’s Mission: Getting More Money Into the Hands of Women
Sallie Krawcheck is one of the preeminent women of finance, having run Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and US Trust, Citi Wealth Management and research firm Sanford C. Bernstein and Co. She’s also a straight talker with a passion for empowering women through investing. To achieve that, she co-founded Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women […]
Removing the Stigma: Addressing Mental Health In The Workplace
As part of our “You Said It” Op-Ed series, we invite contributors to submit their opinion pieces. The views reflected in these pieces may not be our own. Have a submission? Contact us here. “It’s the CEO and his wife!” As the ambulance pulled up to the hospital emergency room, my husband says he could […]
Investing in Communities: Let’s Bend the Curve for Better Capitalism
As part of our “You Said It” Op-Ed series, we invite contributors to submit their opinion pieces. The views reflected in these pieces may not be our own. Have a submission? Contact us here. How we live, work and play is rapidly changing in a world transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and now is the […]
What Was It Like at Disney World on Reopening Day? We Share Our Firsthand Account on CNBC’s Fast Money
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages across the country and Florida today posted its highest numbers yet, Walt Disney World is reopening its theme parks this week. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopened on July 11 and EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios open on July 15. I’ve been on the ground in Orlando covering the […]
7 Top Apps to Identify Plants
Want to know your Sneezewort from your Monkey Puzzle Tree? You can now use your smartphone to identify plants or prove to a friend that you know that blue flower is in fact Lupine. So grab your device, because plant-identification apps can help your botanical knowledge grow. PlantSnap Free on Android, $3.99 on iOS. The […]
Women on the Rise: 13 Expert Tips from Women Leaders
Make It Better Media Group’s annual Celebrating Women on the Rise event took a different form this year — a virtual conversation between influential, national experts. Cheryl Berman, Chief Creative and CEO of unbundled Creative, and Julie Castro Abrams, CEO of How Women Lead and GP of How Women Invest, joined our own Susan Noyes, […]
Right Now Is the Best Worst Time for Estate Planning—How to Take Advantage
It wasn’t the most cheerful breakfast conversation, but it was an important one. “Mom,” one of my three kids asked while slathering jam on my latest attempt at sourdough bread. “What would happen to us if both you and Dad get COVID?” I assured my kids that we’ll probably be fine. Besides, we have a […]
