by Christine Moukazis | Feb 1, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
The Great Resignation trend is still staying strong. Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs at record rates, with around 4 million leaving in some months. This is a positive development, as people no longer feel compelled to remain stuck in a dead-end job that...
by Christine Moukazis | Feb 1, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
In 2021, all eyes were on tech, cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Under the radar, Wall Street had a banner year. Trading, initial public offerings, SPACs, deal making, mergers and acquisition and wealth management did extraordinarily well during the pandemic. Some of the...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 31, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
A dirty, little secret of recruiting was exposed on social media. An internal recruiter for a Fortune 100 electronic manufacturing company proudly posted that she offered a candidate $85k for a job that had a budget of up to $130k. Her rationale for giving the lower...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 31, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
President Joe Biden told United States federal agencies to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, like NFTs. Biden maintains that regulating this fast-growing industry is so important that it’s become a “matter of national security.” It’s an...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 31, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
While Meta and other companies are creating virtual and augmented realities online, Sandbox VR is bringing an immersive metaverse experience to a location near you. The Hong Kong and Silicon Valley-based company, founded by CEO Steve Zhao, created technology that...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 28, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
President Joe Biden is planning an executive action for federal agencies to regulate cryptocurrencies, digital assets and bitcoin, as he contends this is a matter of national security. He’s striking at a time when the crypto sector, along with the stock market, is...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 27, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Hopefully, the Omicron surge will be the last Covid-19-related wave. Wishful thinking would be that the pandemic turns into an endemic and we are closer to returning to our lives. It would be rational for many people to put the pandemic out of their minds, especially...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 27, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
The r/antiwork subreddit on the widely popular Reddit platform had more than 1.7 million members who refer to themselves as “idlers.” The group is self-described as the home for “those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 26, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
When Zach Sims started Codecademy in 2011, he was searching for a way to make coding more accessible and easier for people to learn. Fast forward to 2022, the mission remains the same, but now learning tech skills is critical for people to keep pace with the...
by Christine Moukazis | Jan 26, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
In 2017, when William Quigley started an NFT platform, he wasn’t known as the “King of NFTs.” Instead, his Wall Street and tech friends wondered, with a little concern, what he was doing. In the early days, the Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) had around 400k members....