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LEGO, the company known by kids and parents alike for its colorful building bricks, is hugely successful. Over the last four years, it has enjoyed double digit growth. Just ten years ago, the company was losing nearly a million dollars a day. Bloomberg traveled to the company’s headquarters in Denmark to get a glimpse into LEGO’s history, its production, its fans, the LEGO family billionaires, and the young boss who rebuilt one of the world’s...
3) Breaking Big
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[2018]
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Lee Daniels fought his way from West Philly to the red-hot center of Hollywood. Along the way, he held various positions in the industry but ultimately became the storyteller he was destined to be. What compelled him to conquer both the independent and mainstream sides of Hollywood by directing and producing critical darlings like The Butlerand massive network TV hit Empire?
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[2021]
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Growing up in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Larry La developed a high tolerance for risk and an ability to dream of a better future. He did this in the face of myriad horrors and losses, which would have caused most people to lose hope. He learned English early in life and taught himself how to obtain necessary items and make connections in the black market. La relied upon these attributes when he moved to the United States and worked his way up...
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News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch created a global media empire worth more than $30 billion. As chairman of News Corp., the Australian born Rupert Murdoch runs a global empire that includes newspapers, magazines, a movie studio, television stations, satellite operations, a publishing house, and digital media platforms. Murdoch is responsible for tabloid newspapers like The New York Post while owning highly respected papers such as the Times of London...
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In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers was the biggest bankruptcy in history that sent shockwaves throughout the global financial market. Inside The Storm: Lessons from the Boardroom tells the story of what went wrong within America’s oldest investment bank and how it devastated even the common people living in Asia.
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[1989]
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The carnage of My Lai raises the issue of confidentiality between the soldier, his religious confessor, and military justice. Generals debate the clash between military tribunals and the right of confidentiality with Chaplain Timothy Tatum of the U.S. Army War College, the Reverend J. Bryan Hehir of the U.S. Catholic Conference, and others.
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Write a Business Plan is a simple course to help you get started with your business plan. A business plan is a written document describing an organization's core business activities, objectives, and plans to achieve its goals. Your business plan should outline your goals for your business, and how you intend to achieve them. It is a blueprint for growing your business. A business plan is a valuable roadmap for resourcing and marketing your business...
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From Facebook to YouTube, savvy entrepreneurs know that the next big thing could be just a click away. This program focuses on ChickAdvisor, a Web site where women can rate a range of products and services, and its struggle to attract more users and pay staff while hoping for a big-time buyout. Also profiled on the show is millionaire Albert Lai, a Web entrepreneur who created his first Internet company while still in his teens-and then sold it for...
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[2019]
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Sivan Ya’ari is founder and CEO of Innovation Africa, a non-profit that brings Israeli technologies to millions of needy Africans. She is also founder of iSpa Express with 10 locations around Israel employing 160 female workers, many single moms. She shares how she discovered desperate needs in many African villages and the steps taken to raise funds and build an enterprise that is feeding and caring for millions of people.
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[2022]
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Este vídeo explica cómo los contratiempos, manejados correctamente, pueden ser guías útiles para conseguir lo que queremos. Tanto si se trata de una solicitud de empleo rechazada, como de una propuesta de proyecto o de una idea que se ha planteado en una reunión, los contratiempos pueden ser difíciles de superar.Muestra cómo los contratiempos o rechazos son una parte inevitable de la vida. Cuando se producen, se sienten como algo muy personal...
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[2020]
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Español
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Es tentador, cuando las cosas van continuamente mal, culpar a un directivo incompetente. Peter Quarry, experto en psicología, sugiere hacer primero una comprobación de la realidad con alguien independiente (puede ser un choque de personalidades el que cause el problema). Intenta comunicar claramente tus necesidades al directivo mientras negocias los resultados. Sé flexible y comparte las estrategias de afrontamiento con los demás. Si ya no puedes...
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[2016]
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A strong work ethic drove Benjamin Brafman from his humble beginnings as the son of working class Holocaust survivors to being one of the most renowned criminal defense attorneys in the world. His firm Brafman and associates has represented prominent figures such as Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Jennifer Lopez, and Michael Jackson. New York Magazine has named him as the best criminal defense lawyer in New York.
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This program, guest-hosted by CNBC's Stuart Varney, profiles Jack Welch, dubbed Most Admired CEO of the Century by Forbes and lauded by Fortune as "perhaps the most admired CEO of his generation." General Electric's former chairman and CEO shares his commonsense philosophy and the leadership initiatives that transformed GE and revolutionized the world of business. In addition, MBA students and faculty from the University of Michigan Business School...
16) World Challenge
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Double Cooked: Jompy Stove (Kenya) The Jompy Stove is a lightweight and inexpensive stove-top device that rapidly heats water. It sits between a cooking pot and an open flame. Invented by David Osborne, a plumber from Scotland, this incredibly simple technology could save millions who die from drinking contaminated water. Burn after Eating: Rice Husk Bio-power (India) In the state of Bihar in India, an estimated 50,000 villagers are lighting up with...
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Managing multi-million dollar businesses and auctioning some of the world’s most exquisite art...working with heavy-hitters like Naomi Campbell, Orlando Bloom and Lady Gaga... these are just some of the skills and talents of the remarkable individuals we profile this month on Passion to Portfolio. Troy Carter is the founder and CEO of the Atom Factory, a talent management company in Los Angeles that’s represented Grammy winners John Legend, Meghan...
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[2014]
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This program warns about the challenges and payoffs of becoming an entrepreneur, told through very personal and revealing stories about the lifestyle of an entrepreneur. However, it is also designed to motivate young entrepreneurs and give them that extra push to get into action.
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