Latest Issue: October 2020

Cover Story

Leadership & Achievement: Honoring Our Women Leaders

In spite of the fact that study after study concludes that businesses with women in the C-suites do better than those without, we are still on the … [More]

Features

Commitment to Culture Accelerates Company Recovery

As the U.S. continues to cope with the negative effects of COVID-19, companies have taken on greater responsibility to keep employees safe and healthy. Leaders are balancing heroic efforts to show … [More]

The Arizona Lottery, Fostering Change for Kids in Need

If a worldwide pandemic has taught our society anything, it is the value of access. Access to everything from tissue paper and masks to food or even to bicycles. Items we’ve become accustomed to … [More]

To Thrive, You Must Dare to Risk

The world needs braver and more courageous leaders — successful and inspiring leaders who will remove the barriers to good work and healthy workplaces. In this series of articles, I’ve covered the … [More]

Maximizing Value: How to Negotiate Executive Compensation in Turbulent Times

For many executives, cash is king when negotiating a compensation package. But amid challenging economic times such as the current pandemic, companies may hesitate to commit to large base salaries … [More]

Roundtable

Intuition Is Your Superpower

Several years ago, I participated in a women’s leadership program focused on embracing what power was in all senses of the word. Intuition wasn’t one … [More]

Economy

The R&D Tax Credit: An Overlooked Tax Saving Opportunity for Architects and Engineers

By designing impressive new buildings and developing solutions for challenging structural issues, architects and engineers serve as beacons of growth … [More]

Legal

The State of Psychedelics Today

While widely used in various forms for thousands for years, psychedelic substances that have been admonished in recent decades are receiving renewed … [More]

Nonprofit

Deepening Donor Relationships in a Virtual World

As local and global communities grapple with the immediate and long-term effects of the pandemic, many organizations and businesses are struggling to … [More]

Startups

Ninja Focus Platform Aims Mindfulness Benefits to Kids

Founded in Spring 2019, Ninja Focus is a mindfulness SaaS platform designed for kids age 3–12 to improve sleep, enhance focus, regulate emotions and … [More]

Online Dealty, Inc. Benefits Homebuyers, Sellers and Agents

Designed to benefit sellers, buyers, iBuyers and home builders as well as real estate agents, Dealty is a marketplace application disrupting and … [More]

CRE

Phoenix High in Strong Data Center Market

According to JLL’s recently released Data Center Outlook report, Phoenix ranks as a top location among all U.S. markets, performing second in the nation for … [More]

Alamar to Provide Workforce, Revenue for Avondale’s Growing Economy

With a strong focus on economic growth and smart city planning, Avondale has fast become a top destination for new development. And this month, the city welcomes a … [More]

Major Project at the Confluence of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa

With delivery on track for next month, Union Building One is the first of four four-story to eight-story Class A office buildings planned at the confluence of Tempe, … [More]

Healthcare

Stop Medical Distancing; Its Cause and Effect

Here we are, six months into the worst pandemic in a century. We have learned how to protect ourselves, how to adapt our behaviors and what matters … [More]

Technology

Buildings Built for Sustainability with the IoT

Buildings are responsible for using a large percentage (42 percent) of the world’s energy consumption for their operations. Worse yet, inefficient … [More]

From the Top

Wilbur You: From Humble Beginnings to Marketing Empire

With $600 and nothing to lose, then-22-year-old Wilbur You launched a marketing agency — and, in just seven years, built it into a $20-million-plus award-winning … [More]

By the Numbers

The Hidden Impact of Remote Work during the Pandemic

Remote work in the time of the pandemic is having unexpected impacts across America — and different impacts for each generation. A recent, national … [More]