Despina Wilson

Every successful attorney has a moment that changes how they approach their work. For Jerome T. Murphy, that moment came early in his legal career. It was not a courtroom victory. It was a setback.

Recognition belongs on the executive agenda, yet few companies treat it that way. For decades it was a cultural nicety, left to individual managers or HR, which worked when organizations were smaller, more local and easier to coordinate.

As AI automates routine work, its most powerful impact is not efficiency but time. The leaders who win in this new era will be those who convert that reclaimed time into trust, relationships, and human-centered leadership.

Founded in Montreal in 1986 by Maurice Elmaleh and Claude Diwan, Deux par Deux began with an ambitious idea: to create a distinctly Quebec children’s fashion brand at a time when the Canadian market was largely dominated by imports. Its generous “balloon” silhouettes, oversized exclusive prints and imaginative visual universe quickly gave the company a recognizable identity. Over the following decades, Deux par Deux earned major distinctions in Quebec fashion, attracted international attention and became a pioneer in colourful, oversized children’s outerwear, a category that remains central to the business today.

As the United States enters a critical period for affordable housing preservation, the work required extends far beyond financing and construction. Nearly 500,000 homes created through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program are expected to reach their 30-year affordability milestone by the end of the decade, while public housing faces an estimated $90 billion maintenance backlog. For owners and developers, preserving these properties often requires extensive rehabilitation. For the residents who live in them, it can mean temporarily leaving the place they call home.

Every board has blind spots. Most directors know who signs the audit, who approves the tax strategy and who owns cybersecurity risk because everyone understands what’s at stake if those responsibilities are neglected. Fewer could immediately say who signed the company’s last trademark filing. It may seem like a minor legal question, but it offers a useful window into how the organization approaches one of its most valuable intangible assets.

Nearly 80% of professionals working in the U.S. nail industry were born outside the country. In recent years, the number of specialists from Eastern Europe has grown rapidly. For many of them, one of the biggest challenges is adapting to America’s rigorous professional standards. That transition became even more demanding after updated regulations in 2025 accelerated the industry’s shift from purely aesthetic services toward stricter medical safety and environmental responsibility.

Nyne Capital CEO Richard Hall turned a personal conviction in UK property into a full-cycle investment platform focused on essential housing demand

A stronger U.S. dollar is paradoxically accelerating the search for alternatives as central banks diversify reserves and increase gold holdings.

Baby boomers, the generation that built and bought a significant share of the country’s small and mid-sized businesses, are reaching retirement age in numbers that will define the next decade of American ownership.