Why Your Employees Need To Get Moving

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A new study proves that over half of all workers are overweight, contributing to a less productive workplace. The office lifestyle may seem fast-paced, but the sedentary nature of deskwork is the cause of more than half of American workers’ declining physical fitness. Our friends at CareerBuilder shared with us results of a recent study indicating that 55 percent of …

Why Employees May Be Job Searching in 2014

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Workers citing job dissatisfaction as a reason to look elsewhere A new year brings new changes. For many workers across the country, that may mean a change in company. Our friends at CareerBuilder recently sent us a survey showing that 21 percent of full-time employees are looking to change jobs in 2014. Of those full-time workers, 59 percent say they …

How to Grow a Company 2,000 Percent in Just Two Years

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CEO Kevin Klock reveals how he turned TalkingRain Beverage Co. from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just 24 months. By Jaclyn Crawford Through a series of events, Klock, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Co., has made his way up the career ladder from a division manager of industrial engineering to leading a company to exponential growth, …

Say Goodbye to Frozen Pizza Forever

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Working parent Melissa Lanz shares stress-free tips for feeding your family—whether you work eight hours a week or 80. Introduction By Jaclyn Crawford If you are anything like me, when you get home, dinner is your last priority. Sure you could cook that wonderful dinner you had planned, but it seems so much simpler to throw in one of the …

The Family Recipe

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For Seattle Sutton, Founder of the Healthy Eating empire that bears her name, business is a family affair By Jaclyn Crawford This morning, as you walked into your office, you said hello to your coworkers and began work. Now imagine walking into the office and saying hello to your brothers, sisters and maybe even a grandchild. For the Sutton family, …

All Productivity Tips are Not Created Equal

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With so much advice to take in, what really works? By Jaclyn Crawford With the amount of media coverage tailored to the topic, it seems everyone has a new trick to make life simpler and work faster. I enjoy being highly organized and efficient, and am always open to learning a new way to make a task less complicated. If …

How a COO role is more than just operations: Part 2

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In part 2, Indochino COO, Sarah Veit Wallis explains how setting defined guidelines is good for the future of the company, and something she follows as well By George Bozonelos and Jaclyn Crawford Editor’s Note: Sarah Veit Wallis spoke yesterday of challenges that she faced in the first few months at a new position. Today,  she continues– with a glimpse …

How to Grow a Company 2,000 Percent in Just Two Years

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CEO Kevin Klock reveals how he turned TalkingRain Beverage Co. from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just 24 months. By Jaclyn Crawford Through a series of events, Kevin Klock, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Co., has made his way up the career ladder from a division manager of industrial engineering to leading a company to exponential growth, …

A Look Back at Issue 7

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One year ago, Forefront released the first issue. Now, we’re looking back at lessons we’ve learned. “It’s all about the team- all about helping and supporting each other, from the top down.” Mark Julien, CFO, Kronos In just my six months I have spent at Forefront, I have seen the company grow, adjust and learn as situations present themselves. And …

Don’t Let Dinner Pass You By

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Melissa Lanz, author of “The Fresh 20,” explains how amid a busy schedule she has created a plan for making eating healthy and simple Introduction by Jaclyn Crawford If you are anything like me, when you get home, making dinner can work its way to being the last priority. Sure you could prepare an elaborate meal like you had envisioned …

Seven Tips for Achieving Excellence: From the Perspective of a Health Care Executive

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How can you achieve excellence? Eric Barber,  CEO of Northeast Regional Medical Center shares his tips. By Eric Barber, with an introduction by Jaclyn Crawford We all remember those posters we saw on the walls growing up in school: The ones with a scenic picture that read “perseverance” or “success.” Those tend to be nice wall decorations, but what if …

When Graffiti and Business Collide: Creativity advice from a Graffiti Artist

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How strategic thinking with the mind of an artist can get you far in business By Jaclyn Crawford Graffiti and business are two things that usually do not intersect, but in a twist of fate for Erik Wahl, author of “Unthink” and keynote speaker, he has been able to successfully intertwine the two, answering the long-standing question: How do we …