FIVE THINGS WEā€™RE OBSESSED WITH ā€“ DEC. 19.

From dictionaries to pugs ā€“ here are the five things that weā€™re buzzing about this week at Minerva.   Merriam Webster announced that ā€œCultureā€ is this yearā€™s Word of the Year.   According to ShopperTrak tomorrow (aka Super Saturday) will be the biggest shopping day of the year. Bad news for the folks in our […]

Five Things Weā€™re Obsessed With ā€“ Dec. 12.

Hereā€™s the rundown of the five things we canā€™t stop thinking, talking and tweeting about this week. #ICYMI. Instagram Just Keeps Growing and GROWING. On Wednesday Instagram announced it has 300 million monthly active users, making it more popular than Twitter (which has 284 million). The social media site will also begin rolling out verified […]

Minerva celebrates the World Cup games

If youā€™re on the team, play to win even if the odds are against you. That is what John Brooks did in the 2014 World Cup game against Ghana. ā€œThe goal was not only scored by a player who has hardly assured a spot on the team, it came in a game where Team USA […]

Stories from the NCAA Championships

Yesterday marked the beginning of the first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament – perhaps the greatest long weekend in sports. The tournament always produces great stories, and many of them focus on the coaches. It may be a legendary coach like Rick Pitino, who survived personal tragedy and scandal and took Louisville […]

Recap: 9 Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games

As theĀ Sochi 2014 Winter GamesĀ conclude, we congratulate all athletes on their achievements! Check out the entire 9-part series on Businesses Lessons We’ve Learned From the Olympics: 1. Stories matter. 2. You can’t win without great coaches. 3. Success is a process. It’s not an overnight victory. 4. Passion and grit. It takes more than determination. […]

Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games: Inspiration

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Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games: Innovation

[blockquote text=’Hereā€™s to the Olympic competitors that have triumphed through great adversity, who have faced defeat and who have gotten up each day to start again with renewed vigor. We will be watching. We will be cheering you on. We will be captivated by your stories, we will feel your losses and we will celebrate […]

Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games: Add Value

[blockquote text=’Hereā€™s to the Olympic competitors that have triumphed through great adversity, who have faced defeat and who have gotten up each day to start again with renewed vigor. We will be watching. We will be cheering you on. We will be captivated by your stories, we will feel your losses and we will celebrate […]

Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games: Risk is Essential

[blockquote text=’Ā Hereā€™s to the Olympic competitors that have triumphed through great adversity, who have faced defeat and who have gotten up each day to start again with renewed vigor. We will be watching. We will be cheering you on. We will be captivated by your stories, we will feel your losses and we will celebrate […]

Business Lessons Learned from the Olympic Games: Perseverance Pays Off

[blockquote text=’Hereā€™s to the Olympic competitors that have triumphed through great adversity, who have faced defeat and who have gotten up each day to start again with renewed vigor. We will be watching. We will be cheering you on. We will be captivated by your stories, we will feel your losses and we will celebrate […]