When first starting out as a young commercial construction lender in Baltimore, Karen Deeley was one of only a few women in the field. “I was not alarmed or intimidated by men,” she said. “(Having four brothers) may have been ...
Read More »Q&A with Regional Manufacturing Institute’s Mike Galiazzo
When discussing the future of manufacturing with Mike Galiazzo, he is quick to point out that he is not an economist and jokes he lost his crystal ball. But the president of the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI) has ...
Read More »Trends emerging in manufacturing industry
While keeping an eye on the manufacturing industry, the recruiting and staffing services firm, Aerotek, has noticed three major trends driving employment in today’s market. Aerotek’s Director of Divisional Operations Industrial Nathan Coin noted the industry has seen an increase ...
Read More »Entrepreneur celebrates 20 years in the ‘people business’
While working at Burger King, Jason Lee saw a man cleaning the store’s windows. He asked the gentleman some questions. “I knew I wanted to do something in business,” he said. “I had an entrepreneurial mind. The bigger side of ...
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Read More »Encouraging words leads to 20+ years in flooring business
Around the age of 20, Jose Ortiz Gaud was working for a national flooring subcontractor but had to take two buses to get to his job. Sometimes he would arrive late which his boss did not like. One day, a ...
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Read More »Mercy Medical Center celebrates 25th anniversary of women’s health
When asked what it is like to reach Mercy Medical Center’s 25th anniversary of The Weinberg Center for Women’s Health and Medicine, Sister Helen Amos notes the time frame gives her perspective on how far the facility has come. “When ...
Read More »Johns Hopkins has many women in leadership positions
Every school year, Tina Cheng would fill in information in a book including teacher’s name, year of education and age. In one section, the page asked “When I grow up, I want to be a … .” Boys were given ...
Read More »Q&A with American futurist Amy Webb
As a quantitative futurist, Amy Webb watches and researches emerging technologies and follows them as they move to the mainstream. The Baltimore resident is the founder of the Future Today Institute (FTI). As a professor at New York University’s Stern ...
Read More »Swing AI uses technology to help your golf game
No matter how much a player loves the game of golf, whether she is a beginner or right up to the professional level, slumps happen. After a frustrating day on the course, many players will go home, make an appointment ...
Read More »Path to Excellence Q&A: Kelly M. Schulz
In December, Governor Larry Hogan tapped Kelly M. Schulz to become the state’s next Secretary of Commerce after serving as the Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation since 2015. Before her appointment, Schulz represented Frederick County in ...
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