Innovators Archive
Fathers Day: What Rich and Famous Dads Teach Their Kids
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Kids, Personal Development, Videos
Tags: caraccioli, dads gift, dads. dads and money, jim rogers, Mary Talks Money, Rogers, schilling, steve forbes
Living Brilliantly
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Kids, Lifestyle, parenting, shopping
One of the great things about my job is that each day I get to dip my toe into a new world. With every story I cover, I meet new and often interesting people and for just a few hours, I get to live in their world. This week I spent time with author and... (more...)
Tags: brilliant frugal living, caraccioli, craigslist, hagopian
Forget the MBA Spend an Hour with Vince
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Sports Business, Videos
Tags: caraccioli, mcmahon, wwe
Life After the Great Recession: A Conversation with Steve Forbes
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Featured, Innovators, Investing, banking
Recently I sat down for a conversation with Steve Forbes. The head of the Forbes publishing empire is not shy about sharing his opinion about the markets or about his investment style. In part one of our conversation I asked him about life and investing... (more...)
Tags: bailouts, bubbles, caraccioli, forbes, Great Recession, Investing, steve forbes, too big to fail
Baby its Cold Outside: A Smart Strategy for Lowering your Energy Bill
Posted by Mary | Filed under Energy, Green, Innovators, Lifestyle, housing
When I first met Jackie O’Neil in 2006, I was blown away by her understanding of green building. She built two net zero energy homes (for herself and her sister) and was able to do it for the price of non-green new home. So when I planned to stop... (more...)
Paying it Forward
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Videos
Richard Caruso has won a few accolades in his day– including Entrepreneur of the Year. For anyone who has a terminal case of intellectual curiosity– his story is for you. Thanks for visiting! -Mary Read More →
Tags: caraccioli, caruso, integra
US Open Tennis: Arthur Ashe’s legacy
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Videos
My favorite end of summer ritual is going to the Flushing Meadows for the U.S. Open. The hallmark of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is Arthur Ashe stadium. Named for the great player and a guy- who got it. Ashe understood that most kids... (more...)
Tags: aayte, arthur ashe, caraccioli, us open
Why Jim Rogers Left NY for Singapore
Posted by Mary | Filed under Innovators, Lifestyle, Videos, asia
Commodities Guru Jim Rogers tells me why he moved his family full time to Asia. His timing was great. He sold his mansion on Riverside Drive at the price peak of NYC real estate. Jim’s children have had Mandarin speaking nannies from the time they... (more...)
Tags: commodities, jim rogers
Bolt Bus vs Amtrak
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Innovators, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, shopping
All Aboard the Bolt Bus in rainy NYC Lucky me– I live within one day’s drive of 25% of the nations’ population. It can be a convenience for sure, but living along the I-95 corridor is no picnic if you actually have to drive it. I can... (more...)
Tags: amtrak, bolt bus, bus to nyc, transportation
Staples Founder: Tom Stemberg
Posted by Mary | 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
