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☆ Harvard-trained expert shares her No. 1 strategy for getting people to trust you: 'That's what I would do'
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
If you want to be successful, fostering trust with others is a great way to start. But leading by example isn't the best way to do so, says a Harvard-trained leadership advisor. Building that type of deeply ingrained connection comes from a single strategy, Mumby says: active listening. Chances are, you're a mono-tasker — if you think you're doing two things at once, you're probably task-switching or completing tasks in rapid succession, neuropsychologist Cynthia Kubu told the Cleveland Clinic's health blog in 2021. For it to really be effective, you need to make it a regular practice, she says: One uninterrupted conversation won't garner someone's trust overnight.
☆ How a 28-year-old former fork lift driver used TikTok to build a multimillion-dollar business
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Duke Alexander Moore is the founder of Duke Tax, a membership-based tax service for creators. He uses social media to build his business, "[TikTok] took me from zero to seven figures," he said. "That's how I originally got involved with taxes," Moore explains, "because at an early age, I was self-taught: taxes, bookkeeping and write-offs, just learning all that jam." "I'll never forget, I saw this one tax video [on TikTok]," Moore says. Many creators don't realize they're running a business; they owe money and are eligible for deductions, just like any other business owner, Moore says.
☆ A New York couple who saw their cupcake empire soar to a $66 million business in 2011 before going bust paid $350 to revive the brand
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Jason and Mia Bauer, who founded Crumbs Bake Shop in 2003 are now back with an online cupcake store. Crumbs Bake Shop, a hugely popular cupcake store founded in 2003, has been revived by founders Jason and Mia Bauer. They bought back the brand last year — seven years after it filed for bankruptcy, the New York Post reported on May 2. "We felt we left it in the hands of people who would grow it," Jason told the New York Post on Tuesday. "Fast forward to 2023, and we now have the ability to communicate with our consumers via social media without having to be in a physical store," Jason told the media outlet.
☆ A real-estate investor shares the 3 tips for seasoned pros that helped him build a $2.7 million portfolio in just 4 years — including leveling up one's goals and finding ways to scale
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
As seasoned real estate investors know, at a certain point buying rental properties becomes child's play. But reaching the big leagues requires some diversification, such as investing with real estate syndicates for bigger windfalls, or outsourcing day-to-day real estate operations to property managers to maximize time and efficiency. In a previous interview with Insider, Rivers shared his top three pieces of advice for beginning real estate investors. But he's also got some great insights for more seasoned real estate investors to help them diversify their holdings and reach the next level. But as they find their footing, at a certain point real estate investors must clearly define their goals.
☆ 'Plagiarism machines': Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski Lisa Richwine | Dawn Chmielewski | Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (Reuters) - Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. The Writers Guild of America is seeking to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in writing film and television scripts. A spokesperson for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which is negotiating the contract on behalf of the studios, did not comment. The dispute over AI is one of several issues that led Hollywood’s film and TV writers to strike Monday, marking the first work stoppage in 15 years. Screenwriter John August, a member of the WGA negotiating committee, said writers have two concerns regarding AI.
☆ Researchers just created the largest-ever database of how we interact on Zoom. Here are their tips for making everyone like you on video chats.
  + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
The result is the largest-ever database of one-on-one Zoom conversations. And while the average loudness of speakers didn't change across bad or good conversations, the "good" talkers varied their decibel levels more than the "bad" talkers did. The machine found that women rated as better Zoom conversationalists tended to be more intense. Good conversationalists are those who appear more engaged in what their partners are saying. Studying Zoom calls may help us have better conversations on Zoom.
☆ Science has finally figured out how fast and loud you should talk on Zoom
  + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
The result is the largest-ever database of one-on-one Zoom conversations. It may shed new light on what we talk about when we talk about talking today — the conversation of the future. And while the average loudness of speakers didn't change across bad or good conversations, the "good" talkers varied their decibel levels more than the "bad" talkers did. The machine found that women rated as better Zoom conversationalists tended to be more intense. Good conversationalists are those who appear more engaged in what their partners are saying.
☆ Nikki Haley invited Disney World to move to South Carolina and took a shot at DeSantis, but the theme park is stuck in Florida
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Disney World sued DeSantis to keep control of its self-governing status in Florida. Nikki Haley said the theme park should move to South Carolina instead. The dig didn't escape Never Back Down, the super PAC that's supporting a DeSantis presidential run. Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in April 2022. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesDisney can't moveDespite Haley's overtures, Disney World is stuck in Florida, Richard Foglesong, the author of the book "Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando," told Insider.
☆ Why America's childcare system is crumbling and its workers are begging for help
  + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Childcare workers earn less than half what the average US worker earns — and many are quitting. One Montessori school has seen people quit and had to raise tuition in order to cover staff pay. Almost all of the childcare workers in this story asked to be referred to by first name only, out of fear of professional repercussions. And childcare workers specifically in child daycare services make an average of $12.40 an hour. Sinead, a 24-year-old childcare worker in West Virginia, makes even less than the national average for childcare workers, with pay of $9.50 an hour.
☆ I work for a nude cruise. It's liberating — but there are rules. Passengers can't get too excited, and clothes must be worn to dinner.
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Brooke Morton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
I'm a cruise organizer for Bare Necessities Tour and Travel, a nudist cruise company. I spend all year as part of a team planning our two sailings: a February trip aboard a big cruise ship called our Big Nude Boat, which has 3,000 passengers, and a smaller cruise in summer. Now I'm vice president of sales for the two Bare Necessities cruises. Entertainers and staffers on a Bare Necessities cruise wear clothes. On our Big Nude Boat with a little more than 2,100 passengers, about 70% of guests on board are repeat guests.
☆ I spent 10 years studying what makes us happy in life—here's the No. 1 thing I overlooked the entire time
  + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Gretchen Rubin | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
The smell of eucalyptus, for example, always reminds me of the 10 lovely months I lived in San Francisco. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Marloes De Vries for CNBC Make ItSmells can also boost awareness, too. When I'm in a situation that makes me anxious, like being backstage before giving a big talk, I hold a pen. When I took my laptop to a small neighborhood library to write in its quiet workroom, for example, I got distracted by someone's cough. Just as you do periodic sweeps of your home to clear clutter, you can clear clatter, too.
☆ Amazon's worker safety hazards come under fire from regulators and the DOJ
  + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
In 2021, Amazon's injury rate was almost 1.5 times the industry average. Jennifer Crane works through pain at an Amazon warehouse in St. Peters, Missouri, after hurting her wrist in October. Amazon worker Jennifer Crane at her house outside St. Louis, Missouri, in 2022. OSHA also cited Amazon for 14 record-keeping violations, finding that the company failed to properly report worker injuries and illnesses. If you're rushing, you're going to make mistakes and someone's going to get hurt."
☆ Sen. Feinstein requested to temporarily have someone replace her on the Judiciary Committee amid health concerns, but Republicans could prevent that from happening
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace her on the Judiciary Committee. Without her in Washington, DC, Democrats have been unable to confirm as many Biden judges as preferred. Feinstein currently sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Democrats hold 11 seats compared to the Republican Party's 10. Feinstein released a statement saying that she asked Schumer to have a Democrat temporarily replace her on the Judiciary Committee until her health concerns subside. If Republicans in the Senate prevent the committee change from happening, it could lead to even more pressure from Democrats for Feinstein to resign.
☆ Amazon Union President Chris Smalls Seen Fighting Worker in Video
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +27 min
On the night of December 5, the president of the Amazon Labor Union pummeled another union member. Some longtime Amazon Labor Union organizers decided to begin organizing on their own, without Smalls. All three said they believe in Smalls' mission and support the goals of the Amazon Labor Union, but worry about Smalls' ability to lead. Amazon Labor Union members consoled each other after the union lost the vote at its second warehouse, LDJ5, last April. One purpose of the organization appears to be to raise funds for the Amazon Labor Union, according to its certificate of incorporation.
☆ Fake images of Donald Trump and Pope Francis caused a stir. Here's 4 ways to tell if an image is AI-generated.
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Fake images of Donald Trump's arrest and Pope Francis in a coat recently fooled the internet. AI experts shared four tips to identify deepfakes including reverse image search and fact-checking. The more subtle ones like Pope Francis can "slowly just chip away at our trust in visual media and make it harder to navigate the truth." Try a reverse image searchIf all else fails, Ajder suggested using a reverse image search tool to find the context of an image. Ajder recommended Google Lens or Yandex's visual search function for reverse image search capabilities.
☆ Dietitians hate the term ‘superfood’ and wish you’d use this instead: 'One food is not going to be a cure-all'
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
But many dietitians wish the term would go away. "I don't really resonate with the 'superfoods' idea," says Felicia Porrazza, a registered dietitian nutritionist. "One food is not going to be a cure-all. Diana Ushay, registered dietitian at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Erica Leon Nutrition, agrees. "Also, I don't think you can really call something a superfood if it's not accessible to everyone of all budgets."
☆ This 51-year-old pays $725 a month to live in a 'tiny home on wheels’ in someone's backyard—take a look inside
  + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Jen Gressett | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
When I saw a trend of tiny houses on social media, I was immediately intrigued and decided to go for it. Today, I live in a 520-square-foot house with a modern farmhouse interior, and I have a community of 160,000 followers on Instagram, where I share tips about the tiny house lifestyle. How I built my tiny home on wheelsIn 2019, I bought a tiny house shell from a local builder for $45,000. So I reached out to a different builder, MitchCraft Tiny Homes, to take over the project in June 2020. Photo: Jen GressettYour tiny space can be whatever you want it to be.
☆ I live in a $725/month luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado - take a look inside
  + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Tasia Jensen | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI live in a $725/month luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado - take a look insideJen Gressett, 51, lives in a luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado. She paid $175,000 to complete the home, and pays $725 a month to park it in the backyard of someone's house. Jen stumbled upon tiny living as an affordable option with a single income and two kids after her marriage ended. Today, she says, "happiness comes in all shapes and sizes, and it's never too late to start over and learn new things." 08:11 an hour ago
☆ Kyrgyz eco-activist's 'trashion' tackles a burning problem
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Kyrgyz artist and environmental activist Cholpon Alamanova poses for a picture in her workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan March 30, 2023. Alamanova and her team of more than 80 women use the Kyrgyz traditional patchwork sewing technique, kurak, in order to recycle the textile waste, usually burned in landfills, into colourful blankets, clothes and accessories. In doing so, her workshop has become part of a global "trashion" trend promoting the use of recycled, used, thrown-out and repurposed elements to create garments, jewellery and art. The task engenders a warming feeling that motivates her to keep doing it, says Alamanova, while helping to keep alive the tradition. Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ If you're worried about market volatility, here's how this advisor says you should handle the stress
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Andrew Osterland | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Behavioral finance tells us we are inherently bad investors, prone to making decisions based on emotions rather than evidence and self-interest. "We may think we're making rational decisions, but we're usually not," added certified financial planner Maurer, who is also a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council. By the time that most people react to events in the market, the market has already priced in the risk. "When it feels like the market is at a top, it's not unnatural to think about changing your investment strategy. "They are more likely to look through stock market volatility and do a better job investing for their future."
☆ Millennials say it's inappropriate to have a work wife but most Gen Zers and boomers are cool with it, poll finds
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Gen Zers and millennials disagree on whether it's appropriate to have a work spouse, a poll found. However, fewer than half of Gen Zers and boomers think having a work spouse is inappropriate. The study found that most Gen Zers and boomers were fine with the relationships. However, the work relationships could also serve to fill "a void that exists in someone's romantic relationship," she said. Rhodes added: "There is a tendency for people to have an emotional affair with their work wife or work husband when things are not really going well at home."
☆ Ukraine's tech entrepreneurs fight war on a different front
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Michael Kahn | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
It's an example of how some startups in Ukraine's dynamic tech sector are switching to pursue military projects. Pavlo Kartashov, director of the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF), a government-backed organization that seeds technology startups, told Reuters his group resumed funding in October. Demand from the government has driven the shift to military technology, but most of the entrepreneurs who spoke to Reuters said that patriotic duty also played a role. "There are much more ideas in military technology," said Krasovsky, the founder and chief executive of Swedish-Ukrainian Sigma Software Group. Groups like the Polish-Ukrainian Start Up Bridge - a Polish-government backed venture - offer emerging Ukrainian tech companies small grants to fund basic business needs and a co-working space in Warsaw.
☆ Hacker Stole My Phone, Credit Card, Identity. I Set Out to Find Them.
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +22 min
They left the Verizon store and went to a nearby Apple store, where they used my Chase credit card to spend $6,370. And two, because a physical credit card had been used to make the purchases, even though I was still in possession of my card. Typically, when your credit card is about to expire, as mine was, the bank sends you a new card a few weeks ahead of time. All told, the gang allegedly stole hundreds of identities and defrauded retailers and credit card companies of $1.3 million. Whoever hacked my identity, it makes sense that they started with my credit card.
☆ Newsletters are helping these companies save money and bring a personal touch into their marketing strategies
  + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Small-business owners say email marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to reach an audience. These growing companies share how they saved money and were able to make more personal connections through email marketing. According to eMarketer, 67% of marketing professionals are investing in email marketing, and 48% of millennial consumers prefer to receive deals from brands via email. It gives businesses a direct pipeline to their audienceCollecting customer information is one of the most valuable aspects of email marketing, McNair said. "If you're not doing email marketing, you're leaving really important money on the table."
☆ After school shooting, some trans Tennesseans face backlash
  + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
[1/2] Mykul Coscia, who performs drag as Eazy Love at Play, a night club, poses for a portrait after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. Even before the shooting, many transgender Tennesseans felt villainized by their state's efforts to regulate the lives of gay and trans people, and were increasingly fearful for their safety. Police identified the Nashville shooter as Audrey Elizabeth Hale, and initially referred to Hale as female. Every time there is a school shooting, Story VanNess said she has sleepless nights: she was a special education teacher in a Knoxville school for several years before becoming the director of trans and non-binary programs at Knox Pride. "We've had another school shooting but, because this shooter was trans, that's taken a back seat so politicians can demonize trans people.
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