Life, Leadership, and Money Matters
Ruth DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites to track how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing the planet. Ruth DeFries has worked throughout the tropics, including the Brazilian Amazon, India, and other…
This year, 202 was full of surprises. During the month of March, hell broke lose. Due to Covid-19 most portfolios went down. How ever, after about one month, when people re-evaluated their position and considered the financial help from the government, some companies started to soar, in particular the technology…
This has been a great month and a record year. The podcast, blog, and YouTube channel continue growing. Every month we get more traffic, more downloads, more views. I have to be honest. The real reason for this growth is that I have no social life. Covid-19 has interrupted all…
As we head towards a brand new year, it’s important to consider the position of your company right now and where it needs to be in the future. In doing so, you should also explore the challenges that could impact your company in the coming months and years. Let’s explore…
It is very common that in a few months it happens that expenses get out of control. Sometimes we don’t have planned how much we can spend and sometimes the expenses can get out of hand. It is for situations like this that making a personal budget could give us…
About Mike Smerklo Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly-traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in value, he has a deep understanding of the hard work, dedication,…