miniature wooden timepieces by Valerii Danevych
We’ve seen our fair share of wooden watches in the past, but nothing prepared us for the work of watchmaker Valerii Danevych, which we saw at while visiting Baselworld 2013. Working from his hometown in Kiev, Ukraine, Danevych comes from a long line of cabinetmakers and has been refining his craft of miniature joinery since …
top 10 states where teenagers can’t find work
For the past four and a half years, teen unemployment has exceeded 20%. As of April 2013, 24.1% of teens seeking jobs were unable to find work, according to a report released this week. This is the worst environment for teens seeking a job on record, according to nonprofit public …
America’s most profitable products
frequently rely heavily on just one product for the majority of their sales and profit. That’s true for some of the most iconic brands, including Coke, Marlboro and the Apple iPhone. Because each product represents such an outsized share of their respective company’s revenue, the products’ tremendous margins are the …
why i quit my high paying Wall St. job to work at Chipotle
Two years ago, Vijay Brihmadesam had a cushy finance job at a private equity firm in Palo Alto, Calif. But that all changed after Brihmadesam ran into Jason Pate, a former classmate at Duke University. The two happened to be on the same plane and struck up a conversation about …
McDonald’s requiring college degree and experience
McDonald’s used to be the place to start out with your first job, usually after school, the place where you learned how to fry hamburgers, make shakes and all about how much the government took out of your pay. You can still do that today but, according to Mail Online on April …
summer jobs get easier to find
Know someone who’s still looking for a summer job? It might not be glamorous, but Fortune says hourly work at retailers, restaurant chains and other companies could be easier to come by this year than it’s been in a while. A survey of 1,000 employers by job site Snagajob found that …
inspiration: million-dollar teens
Julliette Brindak launched her tween social networking site Miss O and Friends (anInc. Coolest College Start-Up in 2011) when she was only 16. The site generated 10 million monthly visits, a 20-fold traffic increase since the site launched in 2005. Procter & Gamble, an early investor, valued the company at $15 million. When …
8 ways to instantly improve your public speaking
Want to become a top-paid executive? Better work on your public speaking. This highly valued communications skill is also among many people’s top fears – 74% of people suffer from speech anxiety – but it’s one that can be conquered. Here’s how: prioritize preparation. Showing up prepared is the No. 1 way to …
