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In this interview published in the latest edition of EWEA's Wind Directions magazine, Ana Aguado, CEO of Friends of the Supergrid, explores how this can be done.

The Realtor campaign's $ 2 - million fundraising goal is now met and DeLeeuw presented the final roundup of donations to Diane Boyle, CEO of Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Not exact matches

(«Five dollar cap and $ 5,000 high - tops,» is how his friend Mike Cannon - Brookes, CEO of software maker Atlassian, describes Smith's couture.)

«We started getting complaints from users about seeing too many political stories shared by their friends, probably due to all of the Trump - related scandals,» says Jonathan Abrams, Nuzzel's CEO and co-founder.

This kind of gatekeeper need not be a wildly successful CEO, but instead be a group organizer, an advisor, a family friend.

«He saw the whole industry shifting in a dramatic way to the cloud and it was clear to him that this was the wave of the future,» says Sam Jadallah, long - time friend and CEO of consumer product startup Tyto Life in Burlingame, California.

Small employers often hire family members, neighbors, and friends, and requiring these employers to then jump through the same hoops as a multinational corporation whose CEO resides 1,000 miles away from the majority of her workers is counterintuitive and wildly inefficient.

It is not uncommon for a board to learn about the CEO's fundraising activities by having a friend forward a press article announcing a raise or the «leak» of a fundraising.

Deluce has friends in high places: the former CEO of the Port Authority who helped him get Porter off the ground, Lisa Raitt, is now the federal minister of transport.

«Gwen was an extraordinary and special person — one of the nation's leading lights in journalism, a gracious and inspiring colleague, and a warm and steadfast friend,» Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of the flagship public television station WETA in Washington, said in a letter to staffers.

«The First Meta team is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and CEO Autumn Radtke,» the company said in a statement on its website.

Whether it's coaching a kids» sports team like the CEO of Insureon, playing a regular game of pickup soccer like celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, or extending a standing invitation to your friends for a Sunday evening supper like Huckabee, all the successful people profiled in the book plot out their weekends in advance (though not every minute; just a few «anchor events,» as Vanderkam dubs them) and make active use of the hours they have.

«It is difficult to ask people to move away from family and friends to get a job, but it has been a reality of life for generations,» wrote one CEO.

Moreover, «he has developed a generation of musicians,» says longtime friend and American Express CEO Ken Chenault.

What Lazy CEOs like my friend do is figure out the key point of constraint to success as quickly as possible as a way to make the best possible decisions.

Reviews include employees» opinions on some of the best reasons to work for their employer, any downsides, advice to management, and whether they'd recommend their employer to a friend, as well as ratings on how satisfied they are with their employer overall, their CEO, and key workplace attributes like career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture, and values.

He isn't motivated by money, says friend Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle.

«We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd - Frank because, frankly, I have so many people, friends of mine, who have nice businesses who can't borrow money,» Trump said at a meeting with CEOs.

Costolo, the former CEO of Twitter, had hoped that Chorus would help motivate people to exercise by signing them up into teams of friends.

The chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway was also joined by the company's Vice Chairman Charles Munger and Buffett - friend Bill Gates.

That June, a friend put Lipsitz in touch with Greg Selkoe, CEO of the popular streetwear website Karmaloop.com, who quickly picked up the line of quirky, patchwork wares.

I've been advised to do it forever, by well - meaning friends: Why do you persist as a Rogers salaryman when you could contract your services as the CEO of Inkless Words Inc.?

He dropped out of the university in 1995 to join friends, including former Uproxx CEO Jarret Myer, in forming Rawkus Records, an independent hip - hop label that his father's News Corp. would buy in 1998.

«I've got all these opportunities,» McManus remembers telling his good friend Bob Manning, a fellow entrepreneur and an experienced CEO of other people's companies, «but I can't take advantage of them.

And most CEOs didn't look too far when it came to starting their companies: 35 percent of survey respondents said partners and co-founders had been work colleagues, followed by 33 percent who said they started up with a close friend.

«Every business has something they can offer, whether it's a product or service at a discount, or extending [deals] to friends,» says Kristen Wood, CEO of The Ten Spot beauty bars.

For example, my friend Joshua Long turned his knowledge of Infusionsoft, ClickFunnels and other marketing systems into a full - fledged consulting business, where he helps CEOs identify existing opportunities in their businesses.

Her first client was a longtime friend named Steve Adelman, CEO of SAA International, a small company that wanted help bidding on warhead design work.

It requires a lot of capital, patience, and ability to navigate the regulatory requirements,» acknowledges CEO Mike Cagney, a former Wells Fargo trader who co-founded SoFi with three Stanford Business School friends.

As Elliott ramped up its pressure on Arconic, friends and colleagues of Kleinfeld, along with board members of Arconic, reported more suspicious run - ins: Others who live near the CEO were followed to a local restaurant by strangers who then approached the couple; they claimed to be considering investing with Kleinfeld, but first had a few questions.

There might be a hint of Evan Spiegel — the Snapchat CEO who turned down Facebook's $ 3 - billion takeover offer in 2014 — in Green's interest in forging his own path, but Brown says it's a sign of the self - determination his friend has always had.

In late December of 2001, ImClone founder and CEO Sam Waksal tipped off family and friends that his company's new cancer drug, Erbitux, was about to be rejected by the FDA.

The Wisconsin Republican commented in response to a Trump friend, Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax, who suggested Monday night that the president was already thinking about «terminating» Mueller from his position as special counsel.

I called up my friend, Matt Bershadker, the president and CEO of the ASPCA, based in New York City, and asked him if he would be up for some pint - sized networking.

Mark met with the CEO of Toyota and asked, «Why isn't my car my friend?

Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax and a friend of Trump, did tell ABC News This Week that Trump considered the Daniels story a «political hoax.»

Of course, it's not a perfect system; for example, cross-play between your PlayStation and your friend's Xbox is currently impossible — though Fortnite's CEO Tim Sweeney says it's not only imminent, but «inevitable,» getting at the importance of this aspect of gaming to the industry as a wholOf course, it's not a perfect system; for example, cross-play between your PlayStation and your friend's Xbox is currently impossible — though Fortnite's CEO Tim Sweeney says it's not only imminent, but «inevitable,» getting at the importance of this aspect of gaming to the industry as a wholof this aspect of gaming to the industry as a wholof gaming to the industry as a whole.

His strengths go beyond business... as a person, as a friend, a family man and a mentor, he's someone we can all look up to,» said Jeff Connally, president and CEO of Austin, Texas - based CMIT Solutions.

(David Pecker, American Media's CEO, is a close friend of Trump's.)

«Military families move often and live far from family and friends,» said Kathy Roth - Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families.

Money transfer companies are incredibly important because they help people get money to their friends and loved ones,» said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple.

As a former Third Point employee told journalist Nicholas Stein in 2007, Loeb «believes that if you embarrass a CEO in front of his friends at the club, make him feel like people are talking about him, you can exert change on his company.»

As CEO Tim Cook and team unveiled the iPhone X, iPhone 8, Watch Series 3 and 4K TV at a special reveal event, a number of tech friends and foes braced for stock shocks.

To Adam Sah, co-founder and CEO of Best Friend Wholesale & Mercantile, a San Francisco - based specialty grocery store chain, offering the digital currency bitcoin as an alternative payment solution for customers seemed like a no - brainer.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduces a new feature designed to get you out of the friend zone.

Circle of friends: Cambell's Silicon Valley connections include, clockwise from upper right: Ning's Marc Andreessen, Apple's Steve Jobs, Google's Eric Schmidt, Venture Capitalist Al Gore, Numenta CEO Donna Dubinsky, and YouTube's Steve Chen and Chad Hurley.

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast in Hotel Courtyard 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Tom Russo, Patner, Gardner, Russo & Gardner [USA] Topic: «Be Right Once» 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Justin Fuller, CFA, Stock Analyst, Morningstar [USA] Topic: «Morningstar's Ultimate Stock Picker's Portfolio» 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Megh Manseta, Investor, Manseta Family Office [India] Topic: «Buffett Munger Principles in Emerging Markets: An Indian Perspective» 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Charles Mizrahi, Managing Partner, CGM Partners Fund LP, Author, Getting Started in Value Investing & Editor, Hidden Value Alert [USA] Topic: «How To Lose $ 1 Million By Investing In Stocks» 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in Hotel Courtyard (sponsored by Morningstar) 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Piet Viljoen, Portfolio Manager, RE-CM [South Africa] Topic: «Compounding: Your Only Friend in the Investing World» 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sees Chocolate Break 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Todd Green, Portfolio Manager, First Manhattan [USA] Topic: «Reflections on 25 Years of Investing» 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Al Ueltschi, Founder & Chairman, FlightSafety, Warren Buffett CEO Topic: «Building a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The Story of FlightSafety» [watch video interview] 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Optional Tour: Shuttle bus from Ayres Hotel LAX to FlightSafety Training Center ($ 45 shuttle and BBQ buffet dinner fee per person) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner and Tour of FlightSafety 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Shuttle bus from FlightSafety to Ayres Hotel LAX

For this, we'll turn to my friend Brian Chesky, the CEO and co-founder of Airbnb.

Richter has been thrust into the spotlight as he takes over for Emil Michael, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's close friend and ally, at one of the most tumultuous times for the company.

«It is with a heavy, but hopeful heart that I share with you that it appears our friend, brother and founder will soon be home with the Lord,» Jim Liske, CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries, which Colson founded, said in a statement.