Rolling Out — Getting the Story Right.

Rolling Out — Getting the Story Right.

I am a difficult man to figure, I admit.  It does not help that I am not ‘trying’ to fit into some pre-defined stereotype or pre-defined ‘box’ of understanding.  I am not trying to ‘master an existing game.’ I am genuinely trying...
Detroit Regional Chamber commends U.S. Treasury, Operation HOPE, on Freedman’s Bank Building Renaming in Washington, D.C.

Detroit Regional Chamber commends U.S. Treasury, Operation HOPE, on Freedman’s Bank Building Renaming in Washington, D.C.

I am honored to be partnering with Sandy Baruah, CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Mike Duggan and other leaders in Detroit around our Detroit Uplift 2020 initiative, focused on bringing a partnered network of more than 60 HOPE Inside and HOPE...
Happy New Years World. Introducing 2016

Happy New Years World. Introducing 2016

   I just like that ring — brining in 2016. The clock has not yet formally turned past midnight here on the east coast, but to all of our west coast friends, and those friends and colleagues around the world, where the clock has already turned past...
The Coca-Cola Company Commits $1 Million to Operation HOPE to empower Women & Girls.

The Coca-Cola Company Commits $1 Million to Operation HOPE to empower Women & Girls.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lisa M. Borders, Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation, recently announced a $1 million contribution to Operation HOPE to provide financial education to women and girls primarily living in the southeastern United...
Just in from the Coca-Cola Company: A New Passion for Empowerment

Just in from the Coca-Cola Company: A New Passion for Empowerment

View Caption Immediately after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, plans for an interracial celebratory dinner in still-segregated Atlanta were not initially supported by the city’s business elite. It was the CEO of The Coca-Cola Company...
How we Rebuild our American Shrinking Middle Class?

How we Rebuild our American Shrinking Middle Class?

In 1971, the Middle Class was 61% of the U.S. population.  Today, the Middle Class is estimated to be at 49.9%, or less than 50% of the American population for the first time in my lifetime.  This is not only not good news for America, I suggest that it is also one of...

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