Ever wondered how some people on Linkedin consistently get thousands of likes and shares for their posts? Linkedin isn’t just the best place to burnish your professional credentials, it’s a great place to launch and build your personal brand. In this free virtual Q&A, we’ll chat with senior talent leader, Melissa Grabiner, who has organically…

Details With an array of tools and services at your disposal, it’s never been easier to start your own media empire. Newsletters can be a great way to get started because they provide a direct connection with your audience, allow you to focus on what you’re truly passionate about, and all you need to start…

Anyone perusing Linkedin or other types of job boards these days has undoubtedly seen lots of listings for “fractional” executive roles. Fractional is more than just a fancy way of saying “part-time,” it requires a specific mindset and set of skills. Through Burkland Associates, Debbie Cohen Rosler has been a fractional CFO for numerous clients…

Mike Linton knew he needed to make a change. After a storied career in the C-Suites of companies such as Best Buy, eBay and Ancenstry, Linton knew he wanted to take his life in a completely different direction. So he left the corporate world, traded in coastal California living for Ohio, and reinvented himself as…

Approaching business and life with a venture mindset isn’t about seeing dollar signs or cataloging your life into a series of pitch decks. Having a venture mindset is about seeing opportunity, and being nimble enough to act on it. In this free webinar, we’ll chat with Ilya Strebulaev, Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of…

Whether you work at a startup, are thinking of launching your own, or just want to get a better understanding of what’s happening in business right now, this is the panel discussion for you! On the panel are three OpenWater members: Clayton Wood, Venture Partner, Redstick Ventures; Neda Mansoorian, Co-Founder & CEO, Stealth; Apurva Desai,…

Everyone’s got a story — especially you! The tricky part is writing about it. Telling your own story might just be the hardest story to tell, but this webinar from author and Columbia adjunct professor, James G. Robinson will help. Robinson wrote the deeply personal memoir More Than We Expected, which chronicles the wondrous life and…