Entrepreneurship

  • I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down a few weeks ago with Alina Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Alta Mara Beauty, to learn about her products, the Green Chemistry philosophy, and her journey as an entrepreneur. Alta Mara uses the principles of Green Chemistry to create products that are not only

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  • These questions came from a series by CEO and startup thought leader Greg Isenberg on Twitter. You can read the full thread here. 1. Can you really control that? Know what falls within your sphere or control and what does not. Do not try to control what falls outside of that sphere. The commentary Greg

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  • New Posting Schedule

    Hello Runners! The new year always brings new ideas, and I’m excited to announce some changes happening to the Rb6 blog. We are pivoting slightly to focus on highlighting startups and entrepreneurs in the wellness, natural foods, and fitness spaces. We have insightful interviews with founders, cool new product features, and curated content on topics

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  • Setting Goals for 2021

    While you shouldn’t wait for the new year to change your habits or set goals, the new year presents a great opportunity to reflect on what you have been doing and decide what to start doing, stop doing, or continue doing. In order to increase your chances of success, it’s important to both set the

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  • 2020 In Review

    A lot has happened this year. Before the clock strikes midnight, it would be a good idea to do some reflecting on everything that has happened and that you have accomplished this year. Thanks to our friends at Femstreet, we have a great template to guide you on this journey to make it especially effective.

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  • Catch and Kill by Roan Farrow details the ways in which our society’s rich and powerful protect their secrets at all costs. The book follows NBC reporter Ronan Farrow as he seeks to break the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story. However, countless obstacles are created in an attempt to keep the story in the dark.

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  • Information from this post was taken from episode 12, It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It: How to Communicate with Power from the “Think Fast Talk Smart” podcast by the Stanford Graduate School of Business. You can find it on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here. We all know the importance of

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  • Want a Stanford GSB education but don’t have time to go back to school? The “Think Fast Talk Smart” podcast with strategic communications professor Matt Abrahams provides big knowledge in bite-sized episodes. The show covers a variety of relevant topics, from personal branding and reputation management to public speaking and communicating with a team. They

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  • Out with the old, in with the sustainable! CVS, Target, and Walmart are leading a $15 million fund to find sustainable alternatives to the traditional single-use plastic shopping bags. They’re calling the project Beyond the Bag. Rather than creating a solution in house, they are looking to hear from entrepreneurs, who will be invited to

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  • Full disclosure, I have not read this book. I listened to the audiobook. Trevor Noah’s autobiography, Born a Crime tracks his story growing up in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa through carefully selected anecdotes. The son of a white Swiss father and black South African mother, his existence was, quite literally, illegal. South Africa’s apartheid

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