The Board of Directors of CEOWORLD magazine announce the appointment of its newest External Advisory Board (EAB) Member, Lisa Veneziano, who officially joined the board in November. Lisa has joined the board as an “independent” member. Aside from Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, CEO and Editorial Director, all CEOWORLD magazine’s External Advisory Board (EAB) members
Image: Oceanco Aside from being one of the richest men in the world, Jeff Bezos now boasts the biggest sailing yacht in the world. A sprawling 417 feet yacht with three masts, known as Y721 was first spotted in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in West Netherlands and consists of three enormous decks. Bezos chose yacht builder
Wegmans Food Markets, headquartered in Rochester, New York, has lived by its slogan for decades: Employees first, customers second. This value statement, expressed often by the late founder, is on most employee business cards and company materials. Many stores even have it as a plaque inside the main door. What makes this inside-out value statement so
Image: Sotheby’s Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been auctioned for a total of nearly US$110 million after being on display for more than two decades in a Las Vegas hotel. The pieces were owned by MGM Resorts and were featured in the Bellagio Hotel’s Michelin-starred French and Spanish eatery, Picasso. The restaurant is inspired by
Go into Ken Frazier’s office—his new office, a far smaller one since he took on the role of executive chairman following a decade in the CEO chair at Merck—and he’ll show you the photos. Six in all: his son, his wife, his daughter, one with him and former President Barack Obama, one with Warren Buffett
Simon Sinek is best known for popularizing the concept of knowing your WHY, which he described in his viral TED Talk. That talk went on to become the second most-watched TED Talk of all time! Years later, his interview on millennials in the workplace broke the internet with over 80 million views in its first week. This
Each year, brands spend over $600 billion (and counting) to convince us to buy their products. Yet, as consumers we have become insensitive to most advertising. This excerpt from Brand Hacks – How to Build Brands by Fulfilling the Consumer Quest for Meaning aims at helping CEOs understand why consumers don’t care about (most) brands
Avigation Big Eye in titanium (2021) The demand for modern watches with retro styling has outlived the expectations of many industry observers. And when a design is backed by the brand’s own heritage, as in the case of Longines, the appeal can only be magnified. To be sure, Longines is hardly unique amongst the Swiss
Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce is taking a trip down memory lane, by reflecting on its Black Badge legacy with three commissions from prominent clients throughout four decades in its 117-year long history. The desire for self-expression is intrinsic in all humans. This is one of the reasons why clients are so drawn to Rolls-Royce — offering
Conversations among corporate executives are changing. When I talk to other CEOs, we still discuss the digital transformation of their businesses and how to meet the needs of their stakeholders amid economic uncertainty, but there is a new focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs. Instead of discussing ideas for the future, C-suite executives
Have you ever struck up a conversation with another executive at a conference or a reception and then noticed as that executive seemed to have a knack for working the room? In other words, that executive was seizing the moment and maximizing his or her interactions with the other attendees at the event. Cameka Smith
Image: Luxury Lounge Radio Have you ever thought about how music is able to create your mood, guide you to the right path of inner calmness and outer success? The creators of Luxury Lounge Radio are confident that music is the key to oneself, which will help open unknown parts of consciousness, bringing new colours
As the severity of the global supply chain disruption crisis continues to grow, corporate boards will need to work with management to develop their strategy to deal with any adverse impacts the disruptions could cause if they continues into 2022 as some analysts are now predicting. They will then have to determine the best way
The reduction of greenhouse gases has become a critical target for businesses around the world, and the way forward is through assessment, measurement and the transformation of operations. Many organizations have set aggressive net-zero goals in recent months, some shooting to cut their emissions 50% by 2030 and some going for net-zero by 2040 or
The global pandemic has changed how companies evaluate their real estate portfolios. This massive shift happened relatively quickly. It started with the rise of remote work and is being perpetuated (and sometimes complicated) by the need for enterprise-wide return-to-work plans. C-suite executives have had to grapple with these new circumstances and make important decisions about
Image: Zenith The Zenith Defy Extreme Desert is the first special edition of this most extreme of mechanical chronographs, limited as it is to just 50 pieces worldwide, and we might end up referring to it as the Falcon’s Eye. If that is too literal, we have another suggestion… Believe it or not, the desert
Productive dialogue is the ability for leadership teams to challenge, debate and discuss their most important issues in a manner that progresses the issues and leaves minimal relational scars. Fostering productive dialogue is a rare practice in most organizations because it requires hard work and commitment on the part of each leadership team member and
Fractional Chief Financial Officers (CFO) are in high demand these days. A fractional CFO is a highly qualified business finance professional that your company can hire on a part-time basis. Small to medium-sized businesses are often at a disadvantage due to smaller budgets and not enough work to occupy a full-time CFO and have difficulty
Image: Porsche The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS has officially been confirmed. Straight off after a test drive at Nürburgring. Porsche development driver Jörg Bergmeister went for a little spin with the car on the 20.832km and 20.6km loops with a time of 7 minutes and 09.3 seconds for the former, and 7 minutes and
By rethinking how employees work companies can reduce the amount of office space they need, driving lower costs and a better employee experience. For many organizations, the results of the pandemic-driven shift to remote work have been better than expected. This has prompted leaders across industries to rethink how and where their employees work for
Whether you’ve always had a remote workforce or had to adopt remote operations when Covid struck, it is vital to continually assess how you can work better with your remote team. This will help boost overall work output and ensure that your business is constantly progressing towards achieving its short-term and long-term goals. Following are
Consumers have made their opinions on corporate social responsibility clear. And when it comes to deciding where to direct their patronage, companies that prioritize social and environmental responsibility have first dibs. Rhett Power discusses ways for companies to adopt environmentally friendly practices as more organizations aim for net-zero emissions. Environmental concerns continue to play a
In this period of record M&A values and volumes and ample capital, board members at public companies and private equity firms may feel pressured to greenlight acquisitions, despite accelerated (and shallow) due diligence into the target company’s strategic fit. Public companies are awash in capital from record stock prices, and there’s enough dry powder for
Two significant challenges exist for leaders in maintaining the trust of their employees. One is the reality of the old saying, “The only constant is change.” The second is effective performance management in the midst of constant change. For example, in the international school setting, where schools experience a high percentage of staff turnover, the
The pressure is on for businesses to make the call on whether to mandate vaccination for their employees. With half of U.S. employers planning or considering a vaccine mandate by year end, the Biden Administration announced that government employees and contractors are required to be vaccinated by December 2021, and that employers with more than
Tech startups are filled with eager founders; the majority of them are men. Rare is the female founder—rarer still are women of color. As a female founder of two companies, a woman of color, and as a parent, I have seen young girls excel at STEM at an early age. I know it’s possible to
Void Smile Not much is known about John Paul Fauves, the Costa Rican artist who has yet to reveal his face to the public. However, even without knowing how John Paul looks like, his works are distinctive enough to warrant himself known to the world. The most striking feature would be how he collages iconic
Working while raising a child can be a challenge. Working while raising a child as a single mother brings on an entirely new list of challenges. I happen to be a single mother and have learned a tremendous amount during the process. Prior to being a single mother, I was married, and even then, it
Image: Dior Beauty Tucked on the plains of Montauroux, just off the zigzagging roads of Provence, lies the former home monsieur Christian Dior — Le Château de La Colle Noire. It is at this sanctuary that the “Miss Dior, 12 Women Artists” exhibition is happening now till November 1. Capturing and reimagining the spirit of
Matt Crisp rang the bell a couple of weeks ago opening trading on the New York Stock Exchange after an IPO for his St. Louis-based company, Benson Hill. Investors promptly rewarded the CEO of the ag-tech startup by bidding the price of its shares down by about 30% over the next two weeks. But Crisp
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