With the rise of the Web3 ecosystem, internet users have a new opportunity to gain employable skills as well as the transformative potential to enhance economic mobility. Rakia Reynolds, founder of Skai Blue Media, joined Adweek’s Women Trailblazers Summit to share the importance of high-quality education around crypto and how she continues to break barriers…Read More
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Breaking new ground in the entrepreneurial landscape is no easy task under normal circumstances. But throw in a global pandemic, and many entrepreneurs may have thrown in the towel. Not Jasmine Foster. After working for a decade in retail buying and CPG brand building, where she was a champion of diversity and fought for representation…Read More
This week an inquiry into the lies of truck and bus maker Hino Motors revealed why the brand doctored emissionsdata on gas-guzzling engines over the last 20 years. Their excuse: company culture. Hino Motors, a Toyota Motor Corp affiliate, was found in March to have falsified data related to the carbon emissions and fuel performance of four engines – a deception that dates back to at least 2003. Unfortunately, emissions scandals are nothing new. The Hino company is 51% owned by Toyota Motor Corp. Image credit: Hino The company joins the ranks of big dirty liars Volkswagen and Stellantis, who…
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Amazon has been running a series of spots across Europe encouraging consumers to buy gifts and objects using its platform that will help make their dreams come true. Top line Ahead of Prime Day, the retail and entertainment giant has been running three 20- and 30-second spots which each present a main protagonist having a…Read More
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As it continues to restructure its executive teams, Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) has revealed the leadership team tasked with the responsibility for running its operations across the U.K. and Ireland under recently appointed general manager Antonio Ruiz. This also includes content, ad sales and marketing. The team will include Katie Coteman, who was made vp…Read More
The sprawling media company Red Ventures, home to dozens of publishers including Bankrate and Lonely Planet, announced on Thursday that it has hired Karthic Bala as its first-ever executive vice president of data product tech for CNET, a move that signals its desire to enhance its already sophisticated marketing strategy. Prior to joining Red Ventures,…Read More
If you happen to be among the 444,000 Instagram followers of L.A.-based Camden “Cammie” Scott, you know the sort of content the perky creator is likely to drop into your feed. She breezes through topics like health, wellness and wardrobe. But the 31-year-old really likes to talk about skincare. An average Instagram video will feature…Read More
Every year, tens of thousands of people get into a famous college of their choice. It’s not unlikely that someone will get in, it’s simply not certain that you will.
But someone will, so getting isn’t a miracle, it’s simply a long shot.
If you add a pound a day to the leg press machine at the gym, it’s possible to have the ability to press 250 pounds within a year.
It’s difficult and grueling, but not a long shot.
Neither of these outcomes requires a miracle. The first might have low odds, and the second requires persistence.
But a miracle is something that’s never happened before, and is not to be counted on.
