Name It

One of the best pieces of business advice I ever got happened years ago and has always stayed with me.

At Harvard’s Kennedy School we were told…

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Ellen Weiss
Ninety Seconds to Impact

September has always meant end of summer and back to school. It's also the timing of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City and that means a few weeks of intense viewing…

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Ellen Weiss
Authenticity, the New Luxury

“I truly believe that authenticity is the new luxury” says Sharon Tal, creative director for Israel’s high fashion line Maskit (pronounced mah-SKEET). Sharon’s personal passion is embroidery, something she used to design for Alexander McQueen in London. She explains that embroidery, fabrics or trim that are made by hand will be one-of-a-kind no matter what—

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Ellen Weiss
To Flip or Not to Flip

Whenever I’m around people who bring up their worst fight with a spouse or partner, my mind always goes back to a time early in my marriage that I’ve dubbed the “pancake episode”. This is not going to rank up there with arguments you may have heard or had over money, children or sex. After all, It’s just flour, egg and milk.

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Ellen Weiss