How The Marek Group’s Tami Marek-Loper Leads with purpose By Tami Marek-Loper In his book, “The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary,” Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., brilliantly laid out the essence of the brand’s success—a sociology-inspired concept known as “third place.” The concept refers to another place outside the home and work that people could gather and …

How (and why) to radically innovate your company By Jennifer Morrell PostcardMania’s latest pivot has been almost entirely technology based. You read that correctly—its latest pivot. Before you get to the dynamics of the latest retooling of the company that Joy Gendusa started in 1998 with just a computer and a phone, it is important to chronicle just how many …