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Entries from November 2005

FAST COMPANY FOUNDING EDITOR JOINS THE WORLDBLU GLOBAL ADVISORY GROUP

November 28th, 2005 · No Comments

I have very few heroes in life. One of them, however, is Bill Taylor, founding editor of Fast Company magazine, my all-time favorite business magazine. (If you’re reading this blog and you don’t get Fast Company yet, it’s time to subscribe).
Bill gave an impassioned speech at the WorldBlu Forum declaring, “ This is […]

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MELIA AZUL IXTAPA - A DEMOCRATIC HOTEL IN MEXICO

November 27th, 2005 · No Comments

I just returned from spending Thanksgiving week with my mom at Melia Azul Ixtapa, an all-inclusive resort in Ixtapa, Mexico that operates on the principles of organizational democracy. We were the guests of their CEO Raphael Gonzalez who also spoke at the WorldBlu Forum about their democratic model. (Fast Fact: After Gonzalez restructured […]

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GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY ON CNBC

November 12th, 2005 · No Comments

I just got an email from Mike Feretti, CEO of Great Harvest Bread Company that CNBC just did a piece on them during a Power Lunch / “Out of the Box” segment. Mike also spoke at the WorldBlu Forum about their freedom-centered franchise model, which has boomed into a multi-billion dollar business.
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