Sentences with phrase «traditional building among»

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Instead of following the curriculum of what might be a more traditional conference, ICON places emphasis on building a community among attendees.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

While traditional heavy industry is declining, the service sector (made up of office workers and computer operators, fast food and restaurant workers, health care workers, bookkeepers, optical workers, and building custodians, among others) is rapidly expanding.

John complemented this traditional message with commitments to raise the profile of overseas aid among younger voters and also to build a stronger society as the best defence against crime.

Al - Radi used the project to foster traditional building skills among a cadre of workers whom she hopes will rescue the region's heritage.

Virtual school experiences over the past decade have shown that effective virtual teachers have qualities and skills that differ from traditional face - to - face teaching, such as building and maintaining a sense of trust and community among individuals who will never meet face to face.

Among them were the purposeful disruption of traditional teaching, the promotion of rigorous participation in analysis of effective teaching strategies, and the building of learning communities through apprenticeship models.

Among the influential members of NAACP's 64 member board: Hazel Dukes, whose long (and often infamous) tenure as head of its Empire State affiliate included teaming up with the AFT's United Federation of Teachers in an unsuccessful effort to stop the Big Apple from renting space in half - empty traditional school buildings to charter schools.

Our custom creative and marketing program is squarely aimed at building advocacy among passionate fans outside traditional marketing channels.»

They were traditional authors capitalizing on years of reverted rights to backlists and the reputation already built among fans for solid work.

I started off (after my traditional years) in Option # 1, letting the money build up, then we slowly started hiring help as the money increased, and now, except for my magazine, Smith's Monthly, we have full - time employees building a business that publishes our books and stories, among other projects.

The Layang Layang Island Resort was built out of tropical hardwood in the traditional long - house design making it unique among dive resorts and a little quirky.

Baan Karonburi Resort is a prime beach front resort in the center of Karon Beach.The hotel has stairs which lead you to a traditional open Thai lobby.The exterior is designed in a traditional Thai style architecture.The hotel is also known for its very friendly and polite staff.There are 99 rooms among 2 building, each 4 stories high.The hotel offers elegant rooms and suites decorated with a modern Thai style.Along with a relaxing atmosphere, room amenities include air conditioning, flat screen LCD TV with satellite channels, an in - room safe, a coffee and tea maker included in the minibar and refrigerator.

Since the mid-1990s, Suh has built full - scale «house» motifs using semitransparent cloth to create, among other dwellings, the traditional homes of his birthplace, and his apartment in the United States, in a series of stunning soft sculptures attracting considerable comment.

Building on his breakout body of stylized, just - left - of - surrealist tableaus, he fills his new work with elegant hodgepodges of traditional Modernist devices — supine nudes, fractured space, and tromp l'oeil details among them.