Category: Business

Not many chief executives get to compare running a public company against running a private one from the inside. Michael Polk Newell Brands has done both. He spent years at Kraft Foods and Unilever before leading Newell Brands, then retired from that role in 2019 only to take over Implus LLC, a fitness accessories business…

Surgical innovation only matters if the numbers hold up over time. Dr. Andrew Jacono put his extended deep-plane facelift technique to that test in 2011, publishing outcomes from 153 patients in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, a step many surgeons introducing new techniques skip entirely. What the Numbers Showed The results were striking against industry norms.…

RingMD was never just a pitch deck or a proof of concept. Justin Fulcher built a fully functioning system that went well beyond a simple video call between doctor and patient, incorporating triage, communication tools, data integration, and provider management into one connected product. For patients, the process was designed to be simple from the…

When evaluating oil and gas investment opportunities, prospective partners often look to third-party coverage and industry commentary before committing capital. Gulf Coast Western reviews consistently point to a company that has built its reputation on transparency, partner education, and long-term relationships. Published reporting from The Boss Magazine offers a detailed look at how the Dallas-based…

Reinvention is a word that gets used loosely in business, but Michael Polk’s career since leaving Newell Brands offers a concrete example of what it actually looks like. Rather than chasing another high-profile role at a major public corporation, Michael Polk Newell Brands moved toward something smaller, more hands-on, and by his own account, more…

Earning a five-star rating from the Better Business Bureau is no small task for an oil and gas company. Gulf Coast Western has done exactly that, and the achievement stands as one of the clearest signals of how the company treats its clients, investors, and partners. Gulf Coast Western reviews point to an organization that…

Yazan Al Homsi approaches startup evaluation with a framework shaped by years of direct investment experience across technology, healthcare, clean energy, and materials sectors. His evaluation process combines traditional venture capital diligence — market size, competitive dynamics, unit economics, team quality — with the specific cross-cultural and cross-border dimensions that his international perspective adds. The…

Understanding what motivates an entrepreneur offers a window into the decisions they make and the businesses they build. Burak Basel has been notably consistent in his public communications about what drives him: a genuine conviction that financial services can and should serve a broader range of clients better than it currently does, combined with the…

Intellectual honesty is rarer than it should be in American public discourse. It is rarer still when it involves criticizing institutions on one’s own side of the political aisle. John Chachas is a self-described Republican who voted for Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. He also argues, in an essay published by Inkl, that…

For families managing wealth across multiple generations, the challenge is not just getting the financial plan right today. It is building systems that hold up through transitions, disagreements, and the inevitable complexity of time. Michael Gold has spent his career in Westport helping families build those systems. Gold, founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth,…