In addition to being a global business leader with expertise in banking, capital markets, and digital assets in her own right, Lisa Pollina regularly engages in conversations with world-class CEOs and top-tier executives addressing the most pressing issues they face. Her interviews delve into the minds of these visionary trailblazers…

Whether economic stresses or the COVID pandemic, times of crisis befall people of all walks of life and organizations of all kinds. Whether personal or professional, challenging situations, big and small, can overwhelm you and cloud your vision, making you feel like there’s no path forward. What clears that path…

As we catapult toward the next fiscal year, questions continue to emerge about how this year will perform compared to the last two years of economic disruption, which were catalyzed by a global pandemic and worldwide political unrest. How can businesses best understand their relationship to the wider economy and…

Mismanaging business risk can lead to a host of negative outcomes, from financial shortfalls to cybersecurity breaches and reputational ruin. The complexities of risk management continue to compound as the kinds of business risk continue to expand. In fact, a recent study identified 20 different categories of business risk —…

Michael O’Keith Smith, a positive change maker and charismatic community leader with over 40 years in the hospitality industry with Hyatt Hotels Corporation was recently awarded the ADL A.I. Botanic Torch of Liberty award. The recipients of this award are honored for their incredible accomplishments and impact which is consistent…

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” –Michael Jordan, NBA legend Building a successful team is more than just finding the a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. Recently, I read an article published by New York Times titled “ How to Build a…

Be Flexible — How you handle ambiguous circumstances says a lot about your comfort with creativity as well as your ability and willingness to see opportunities to step up and lead in times of uncertainty. Run your own Race — Trying to follow the precise path or taking the exact…

No doubt we’ve all grown weary from reading endless articles about the current talent drain in agencies. It is tiring, and quite frankly, depressing to constantly read about broken agency models. Staff turnover. The great resignation. We all get it. Loud and clear. Rather than continue to lament on the…

The last two years have presented several challenges in every industry. Although normalization is trying to be restored, the pandemics impact on businesses cannot be ignored. Recently I read an article by Steven Minsky ( CEO at a risk management firm) who recommended a series of ways to convert panic…