By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)

It’s one of those “I’m a little bit country, he’s a little bit rock & roll” situations…except switch out country for charmingly off-beat and rock & roll for high-octane explosive ass-whooping and you’ve got a recipe for movie night at my apartment. Read More-->

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by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)

In a former life, for many years, I was a retail sales girl.

It’s a career that relies heavily on relationships. Relationships with clients. Relationships with vendors. Relationships with the other members of the sales team. It’s about product knowledge and trust. It’s about knowing who your customer is and relating to them in a personal way.

And it’s a different game now that it ever was before. Read More--> now that it ever was before.

By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)

Northern California’s Silicon Valley is the beating heart of our industry.  Ever since Stanford University planted its high-tech seeds in the San Francisco Bay area at the beginning of the last century, we saw a fast and furious growth in technological innovation that forever changed the way we live.

And while innovation has since spread its roots to other parts of the country and even the world, the spirit of Silicon Valley carries on, with the passion and ambition that only comes from dedicated computer nerds and friends with deep pockets.  Here are our top five Silicon Valley ones to watch. Read More--> now that it ever was before.

By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)

Let’s pretend you’re an alien from outer space and tomorrow is your first day visiting earth.

And you’ve got your entrance music and your “I come in peace” speech ready.

You park your ship and lower the bridge–you’re anxious, but ready to take that one small step for aliens.

…And are soon disappointed to learn that frankly, no one gives a damn.

Before you get down on yourself, you probably should know that tomorrow is truly the worst day for an extraterrestrial landing.  Tomorrow, friend, is iPad day. Read More--> now that it ever was before.

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)

What happens when you take a bunch of engineers, put them in charge of the company and don’t give them any business guidance except “Question everything”? Nine times out of ten, you get anarchy. The tenth time you get Google, the company that has defined digital (and mainstream) culture for the past decade and quite possibly the most successful startup of all time.

Ken Auletta, the NEW YORKER’s masterful media columnist tries to decipher the magic formula that built this digital phenomenon in his new book GOOGLED. It’s a comprehensive and in-depth look at a company that’s barely a decade old. Auletta was given complete insider access to the company and all it’s principals and the result is a multi-faceted profile of the search giant. Read More-->.

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga.com)

You’ve come up with a brilliant strategy. One that covers all the bases and guarantees success if it’s properly implemented. Now you’ve got just one problem. How to you get your team to execute?

That’s the subject of Daniel Pink’s new book, DRIVE, the Surprising Truth About Read More-->?