Latest Issue: January 2022

Cover Story

Employers, Employees and the ‘Great Resignation’

“When you identify a statistical trend large enough to garner its own label like the ‘Great Resignation,’ it is likely that there is more than one contributing factor,” says Eric M. Bailey, president of Phoenix-based business consulting firm … [More]

Features

An American Businessperson in a Global World

In the American business world, there is a generally accepted, and often unspoken, etiquette that most businesspeople follow: Be on time, dress professionally, use a firm handshake, make eye contact, show initiative, be respectful of one’s superiors … [More]

Could the U.S. Really Move to a Four-Day Workweek?

The pandemic is responsible for opening our eyes to the importance of “quality of life.” We were all confined to our homes in the blink of an eye, and the requirement for a drastic increase in remote work saw 42% of people working from home in 2020, … [More]

Three Hacks for Creating an Effortless Customer Experience

Most every company strives to be “easy to do business with.” But as common as that mantra is, it remains a rarity to come across a business that is consistently effortless to patronize. One reason: Most organizations aren’t detecting the pain points … [More]

Capacity Impact through Sound Leadership

"The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them." —John Maxwell … [More]

COP26 – Strategies for Decarbonization and Impact on the Built Environment

It is a known fact that there is a direct relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and global warming, and the real estate industry makes up 49% of global carbon emissions when accounting for construction and building performance. It is of great … [More]

The Best Leaders Know How to Set a Vision

Among the many challenges that leaders face is maximizing performance. How can they get the best out of their people? What can they do to grow the business? What innovative products and services can they bring to the market? Although these questions … [More]

Handling Difficult Conversations Remotely

No one could have accurately predicted that one day just about the entire world would go remote. But that’s precisely what happened when the coronavirus hit and pretty much brought everyone to a standstill. Within days of the official announcement of … [More]

STEM Sports® Audible Aids Education

STEM Sports® is committed to the educational enrichment of youth. Its focus on analog technology has empowered this commitment. Through a double-play combination of physical activity and cognitive thinking, the organization provides a comprehensive … [More]

Roundtable

Together, We Can Protect Arizona Businesses from Illegal Trade

In 2020, Arizona welcomed more than 32 million visitors to the state, and we were delighted to welcome them. Collectively, they spent $15 billion, … [More]

Economy

What Investors Should Know about Small, Minority-Owned Businesses

Overlooking small and medium-sized businesses is costing corporate America millions of dollars in potential investments. That’s especially true for … [More]

Legal

Merchant Cash Advance: Sound Fast Financing or Recipe for Disaster?

The merchant cash advance (MCA) is a financing option that typically ends in a death spiral for most small businesses. In fact, more than 60% of the … [More]

From the Top

Jayme Ambrose: Changing the Face of Healthcare through Technology

Jayme Ambrose spent the first 15 years of her career as a psychiatric nurse. This experience had a profound influence on her approach to patient care and inspired her vision for a more effective … [More]

Startups

Challenges for Future-Proofing a Startup Business

Starting a business today feels very different from how it felt 10 years ago and is unrecognizable from 20 years ago. The main challenge for startups today is the choice of how day-to-day business … [More]

CRE

Predictions for the Phoenix Multifamily Market in 2022

Phoenix real estate is on fire, and multifamily investments have enjoyed a year of unprecedented growth. The key drivers generating the tremendous sales volume of apartment buildings in the Valley last year are expected to continue into 2022, making … [More]

New Boutique Hotel in Old Town Scottsdale

On the site where once sports fans crowded the hallways or gazed from their tables to revel in the sports memorabilia mecca that was Don & Charlie’s steakhouse, Opwest Partners and Argosy Real Estate Partners last month opened the doors to Senna … [More]

Flexibility Designed into Fully Spec Industrial in Gilbert

Developers GID and SunCap Property Group recently broke ground on the next major stage of development at Gilbert Spectrum: three brand new, fully speculative, Class A industrial buildings. “The Phoenix industrial market has been on a growth streak … [More]

Healthcare

Collecting Vaccination Status Exposes Organizations to Significant Privacy Risk

While the status of an enforced vaccine mandate hangs in the balance, the number of employers now requiring employees to disclose their vaccination status or test on a regular basis has become widely prevalent — and this has created a number of … [More]

Technology

Harness the Power of Technology and Free Up the Power of People

We are living in a cultural moment of unparalleled technological adaptation and advancement. At the beginning of the pandemic, companies were required … [More]

By the Numbers

Consumer Spending Trends during the Pandemic and Beyond

U.S. consumers once again have proven themselves to be highly resilient and adaptive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their buying behaviors have evolved … [More]

Briefs

Drybar Succeeds with Industry-Changing Benefits

It’s been 10 years since Amy Ross opened her first sunny-looking yellow and white Drybar location in the Valley — the popular blow dry-only hair salon famous for offering glamorous, stress-free “blowouts” to women of all hair lengths and styles. Her … [More]

Nomad Launches in Phoenix to Innovate the Long-Term Rental Market

Nomad publicly launched the first-of-its-kind two-year Guaranteed Rent Offer in Denver in 2020, during the pandemic. While providing the certainty and ease of guaranteed rent to rental owners and helping guide residents through the depths of the … [More]

Nextgen Television Service ‘Turns On’ in Phoenix

Evoca TV is a totally new paradigm for TV delivery that is less expensive, more efficient and offers a superior picture to legacy providers. Evoca’s patent-pending architecture combines the power of ATSC 3.0 — the technology behind next generation … [More]