Think a career track means only one destination? Well… you’re wrong. Listen to how Maryann Fernandez arrived at Philanthropy Indaba:
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Carla Holtze and Kimberly Skelton used business school as an excuse to do what they already wanted to do: create a social website that roughly imitates the experience of having your best friend give you the thumbs-up or thumbs-down in the dressing room. Thus was born WingTipIt.com.
But starting a company isn’t easy – especially when it involves learning new technology in a relatively new industry. Watch them talk about what’s worked and what hasn’t:
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Maryann Fernandez is the founder of Philanthropy Indaba – an organization that makes giving an unforgettable experience for philanthropists of all ages. She sat down and told us a little bit about an awesome documentary film trip to Ghana that Indaba has put together for the next generation of philanthropists.
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Even experts in investor behavior make stupid mistakes sometimes. Let’s all learn from Frank Murtha, financial psychologist at MarketPsych:
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Frank Murtha from MarketPsych returns with some insight about how that annoying habit from high school follows most people into their grown-up financial lives. If you’ve been jumping off bridges after your friends up until now, maybe this will convince you to stop:
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Insurance is one of the least interesting things we can think of. We don’t even like typing the word. But you know what? There are some really good reasons why it’s really important.
Allow Jessica Serbin, Senior Vice President at Willis, to school you in less than two minutes:
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Bruce Sellery is cleaning up Canada, one bumbling financial amateur after another. He’s a journalist, an author, a public speaker, and a consultant. His “thing” is figuring out what you really need and want in order to set up your financial life in the best way possible. (Sound familiar?)
Please enjoy this Skypetastic interview, beamed to us LIVE from Bruce’s HQ in Canadia:
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Frank Murtha is a psychologist with MarketPsych who specializes in investor behavior. Or misbehavior. Or misconceptions. Well, all of that. His job is to study how people make decisions with their money, and to help us understand (and avoid) common mistakes.
He stopped by to talk to us about how a crashing stock market changes the way investors invest. (Hello, recession of 2008!) Pretty interesting stuff. Check it out:
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Gilt City is one of Gilt Groupe’s overachieving children. But instead of offering its members haute couture at a discount, G.C. serves up local luxury experiences (a gourmet meal here, a spa there) at special prices.
Team TILE visited their New York office recently, and Gilt City president Nathan Richardson was kind enough to sit down and chat with us for a few minutes.
Nathan has had a wild career, and it seems like his only regret is not learning Mandarin in high school. Impressive. He has some advice for you, so check it out:
What do you do when your fancy degree gets you a job answering the phone and filing papers for someone else?
Amanda Pouchot and Kathryn Minshew from prettyyoungprofessional.com have some helpful advice.