by Admin | Mar 28, 2016 | Profiles
You don’t get anywhere in this business without having a high-quality reputation.” ~ Thomas Weisel After graduating from Stanford University and Harvard Business School, Thomas Weisel began a high profile business career in San Francisco at the beginning of the...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2015 | Companies, News, Profiles, Women of Business
2015 has been a great year for startups. As technology becomes more and more ubiquitous, there are an increasing number of unicorns, companies valued at $1 billion or more. This year, only 39 companies in the world have achieved such a coveted status, or .07 percent...
by Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | News, Profiles
Oscar de la Renta, one of the most legendary fashion designers of all time, passed this Monday at 82 years old. De la Renta’s health was described earlier this month by the New York Times as “precarious,” and sources say he died of complications related to cancer. De...
by Admin | Oct 14, 2014 | Profiles, Women of Business
Many lists detailing the highest-paid business executives and self-made billionaires disproportionately feature men. However, 30-year-old Elizabeth Holmes has disrupted those lists with her title as the youngest female billionaire in the world. At the age of 19,...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2014 | Companies, Profiles
George R. Roberts is a self-made billionaire, and has consistently ranked on the Forbes 400 list and is current co-chairman and co-CEO of KKR, a private equity firm based in New York. He graduated Claremont McKenna College in 1966 before attending the University of...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Companies, Profiles, Women of Business
ClassPass is a monthly membership for exercise lovers who want to eliminate the monotony of the gym. ClassPass offers access to ten different classes per month at dozens of gyms and studios throughout New York City, L.A., Boston and San Francisco. At $99 a month, the...
