Displaying 7 Posts written by Annette Richmond

The Diversity Metric

Diversity and Inclusion (D & I) have become buzzwords in recent months but the benefits of workplace diversity have been clear for years. Data shows companies that hire for and promote D & I are stronger than those who don’t. Racial and ethnically diverse companies are 35 percent more likely, …

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Black in Arts

Records were broken at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2020, when Black performers received the most acting Emmys in major categories in one night, seven. From the outside, it would appear that the Emmys organizers are making an effort to diversify, but let’s look a little deeper. …

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Press Trips, Covid, and Influencer Media

As we continue to struggle during this pandemic, we’ve begun to accept that travel will never be the same. Destinations, travel businesses, and travel content creators struggle to define a new industry standard, all while keeping their brand top of mind for consumers who aren’t currently traveling.  In the past, …

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Play It Forward

Art influences society. It’s a visual preservation of our history that documents our changing opinions. As a society, we hold art in such high regard, but the same can’t be said for artists. Nearly all industries have been negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, but none have been more devastated …

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The In-Crowd

Do you miss having spontaneous conversations with strangers? There’s an app for that! Clubhouse is the new audio-only, invite-only, iOS app that’s disrupting the digital marketplace. Since in-person networking events are currently canceled, Clubhouse has stepped in to fill that niche. But is this app purely a product of the …

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Brave Story: Giovonni Santiago

The Brave Story series features different personalities that have demonstrated courage and commitment to a cause, an initiative, or movement. We share their stories hoping that their journey and the lessons they learned along the way can serve as motivation and inspiration to us all in whatever path we choose, …

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