Check out this really interesting article by Ben Sisario in today's business sections of the NY Times about how Cee-Lo Green in partnership w/ Primary Wave has figured out how to leverage his musical talents and celebrity to generate various streams of income to the tune of $20 million dollars a year. – YG (@youngglobal)
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Ducking through a crowd of tourists at Rockefeller Center, the singer Cee Lo Green took a breather during rehearsals for NBC’s annual tree-lighting concert on Nov. 30. But between a shopping detour at Swarovski Crystal and last-minute talks with the show’s producer, there wasn’t much time to rest.
It’s a pace that Cee Lo, as he is also known, is accustomed to. In the last year, he has won a Grammy Award for a song that became a blockbuster hit despite its unprintable title (officially bowdlerized as “Forget Youâ€), become a celebrity judge on NBC’s talent show “The Voice†and, through a calculated media blitz orchestrated by his managers, broken through as a face of mainstream pop culture after nearly two decades as a cult figure.
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During Art Basel last week, I got a chance to briefly chat with David Adjaye and I walked always from our conversation not only energized, but totally inspired. Beyond being a follow Ghanaian, Adjaye is quickly redefining the landscape of what is possible in the architectural and design space. On top of that to be named Designer of the Year, provides me with an added layer of motivation to strive for excellence in all my future endeavors. Check out his
write up in the NY Times. – YG (@youngglobal)
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The Hollywood Reporter recently released their list of the top 100 most powerful women in the entertainment industry.
Anne Sweeney who is the Co-Chairman of the Disney Media Networks. Check out the enter list of women who was showing
whose boss in show biz. – YG (@youngglobal)
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Here is a really interesting article that I read on the plan. It is a very clear affirmation that economic growth and business development in the next decade will emanate from emerging markets seeking to make their mark on the world stage. – YG (@youngglobal)
Bazinga Ramallah started the way most coworking spaces do–with too much coffee. "We were building mobile and web apps and we spent our time working in cafes, but we felt we were being too unproductive. And it was too expensive," says Mohammad Khatib. So he and some friends rented a storefront and invited others to join them–a space, among the first of its kind, to foster tech startups in the Palestinian territories. But even now, nearly a year later, nobody has joined.
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