June 2009 Archive
My Day with the Bull Riders
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Lifestyle, Sports Business, Videos
There is something about Bull Riding that has staying power. Informal rodeos started in the mid 1880’s in Colorado and Wyoming. In the 21st Century the sport has been rebranded as the PBR. Their events are almost as corporate-logo-crazy as NASCAR,... (more...)
Tags: athletes, branding, bull riding, bulls, caraccioli, pbr, sponsorship, Sports Business
Staples Founder: Tom Stemberg
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Innovators, Lifestyle, Videos, shopping
Tom Stemberg founded office supply superstore Staples, partly because he couldn’t get office supplies on a holiday weekend. Stemberg talks to me about the origins of one of the innovations in retailing. Read More →
Tags: staples, tom stemberg
The Opportunity
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Economy, Featured, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
These are hard times… everything I thought I knew… or had planned seems to be unraveling. Investments for retirement and my daughter’s education, even my career path seems to be a mess. The economy has created challenges and has forced me to rethink... (more...)
Tags: biggest loser, consumption, contraction, Economy, fear, jobs, shopping, unemployment
Growing up McMahon
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Featured, Innovators, Lifestyle, Sports Business, Videos
You May have seen my one on one interview with Vince McMahon http://maryandmoney.com/videos/vince-mcmahon-talks-business/ He was all business in that interview. If you want to see the softer side of Vince, ask him about his family and ask his family... (more...)
Tags: hhh, linda mcmahon, mcmahon, shane, stephanie mcmcmahon, vince mcmahon, wwe
Beyond the U.S. Open: How Golf Can Make You Rich
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Lifestyle, Personal Development, Sports Business, Videos
The U.S. Open Golf Championship is, without a doubt, a Father’s Day tradition. Golf is the sport of Business. Whether its the Open or the Masters, when the Grand Slams of golf are on TV, you can expect low productivity in the executive suite. However... (more...)
Tags: golf, toger woods, us open
Leveling the Playing Field
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Lifestyle, Personal Development, Sports Business, Videos
Golf is the game of business. This program, First Tee, is fantastic because it makes the game available to kids who have limited or no access to the sport. It also helps grow the game of golf by expanding the demographics of both participants and spectators.... (more...)
Future of Fuel Series: Ethanol’s Struggles
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Green, Innovators, Investing
Almost 3 years after my visit to an ethanol plant in Central NY, the plant owners have filed for bankruptcy. The condition of the credit markets for the last six months have been incredibly difficult for many businesses. But the timing may also be a... (more...)
Tags: cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, NEB, Sunoco, Valero, VeraSun
The Future of Fuel: Cellulosic Ethanol
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Green, Innovators, Lifestyle, Videos
Almost 3 years after my visit to an ethanol plant in Central NY, the plant owners have filed for bankruptcy. The condition of the credit markets for the last six months have been incredibly difficult for many businesses. But the timing may also be a... (more...)
Faith-What is it?
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Lifestyle, Personal Development, Uncategorized
What is Faith? Is it a passive act of praying for something to happen and then waiting faithfully to see if it comes to be? Or is faith more active? Is it believing in something and working to make it happen? I don’t mean just doing a few things... (more...)
Tags: faith
Trickle Down Economics at Penn
Posted by Mary Caraccioli | Filed under Green, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, housing
There is a springtime ritual in Philadelphia, and probably at other urban campuses around the country, I call it the circle of trash. Students at the University of Pennsylvania, have done the math and have determined that instead of packing up their... (more...)
