A self-proclaimed chemical engineer has now been fired after a video of his racist and homophobic drunk rant went viral as he was getting kicked off an American Airlines flight, but not before announcing that he was intoxicated and worked at global biopharma company GlaxoSmithKline. Identified as Zachary Easterly, the former GSK employee began ranting at flight attendants on a flight from Philadelphia to Dallas Tuesday night, reports TMZ. The person recording the video, initially posted on Reddit under the “r/americanairlines” subreddit, explains that they “didn’t manage to start recording e ..read more

Small businesses often succeed by getting a lot done with relatively few resources. Through a combination of ingenuity, agility and pure hustle, they overcome complex challenges in ways that make it look simple to their customers. The pandemic demonstrated this in spades. But even as business returns to “normal”, the world is no less complex. In fact, the pandemic likely accelerated a shift to a more complex world — one that operates at ceaseless high speed, with employees and contractors working from multiple locations. “The world has changed in terms of how and where work is being conducted ..read more

A key consideration Shipping labels may not seem like a big part of running an ecommerce business, but they are vital to logistics and a well-run order fulfillment process. The absence of clear and organized shipping labels for WooCommerce would lead to delivery errors and a poor experience for your customers. When you only process a few orders, how you handle your shipping labels won’t have a big impact. But as business grows, you need an effective way to create and manage the labels for all your orders. In this post, we’ll look at the different ways to print shipping labels for WooCommerce o ..read more

When it comes to being a leader, we are all on different journeys and paths. But overall, most of us (or the leaders in our company) fall within one of three categories. And understanding what each category consists of will help us not only identify where our leaders are at present but also where they need support and development to grow in their positions. So, whether it is you or your key team members, understanding where you fall on the scale is the first step to becoming a better leader for your team. Level One Leader This is the leader who is just starting out. They’re early in their ..read more

This fall, Tastemade and Blavity Inc. are bringing the Sauce, a new food vertical for young Black food lovers and beyond, to their online and social platforms. In a strategic partnership, Tastemade and Blavity are co-developing and co-producing original sponsored content for the upcoming series. Programming will be dedicated to celebrating the Black experience as it relates to Black culture and cuisine. From family recipes to holiday celebrations and dining design to food sustainability, Sauce aims to “elevate Black restaurants and creators, highlight the history of cuisine, f ..read more

As the saying goes, the only constant in our lives is change. The last two years have certainly proven that true. We’ve seen a dramatic change in the global workforce, which has accelerated adoption of cloud-based collaboration solutions. As small business owners embrace cloud solutions, what benefits can they deliver? And can the shift to the cloud truly help small businesses thrive in this world of hybrid work? What is cloud-based collaboration and calling? To put it simply, cloud-based collaboration solutions enable employees to work together on documents and other data types. This informa ..read more

Consider this marketplace When it comes to branching out to online marketplaces, Walmart may not be the first site that comes to mind. More established sites like Amazon or eBay may be your first consideration for third-party marketplaces. However, there are many advantages to linking WooCommerce and Walmart. Like any other sales channel, a sound integration between your ecommerce system and the external platform is key to maximizing your results and streamlining the way you manage operations. This post looks at several ways to connect WooCommerce and Walmart to ensure multichannel success. Wh ..read more

Announcement: Experience Oz joins Big Red Group Unity is a powerful thing, particularly in business. Partnerships, alliances and acquisitions can create significantly more value, deliver new opportunities and bring much stronger offerings to the market for all stakeholders. When each partner brings a specific set of skills and expertise to the table which complements the other, it makes for a dynamic union. Such is the case with Big Red Group acquiring Experience Oz and Experience Oz Local Agent from holding company TicketMates Australia. In line with Big Red Group’s ethos to support local, th ..read more

As a first-generation Somali American and the oldest of eight kids who grew up in a packed household in Northern Virginia, Mohamed Hussein, 32, has been honing his skills as an interpreter and an entrepreneur since childhood. He and his siblings would respond in English to his parents’ Somali, and he was always running a hustle to earn pocket money. In his early 20s, he taught English and facilitated occa­sional livestock deals in Saudi Arabia, after which, in 2013, he founded PGLS (Piedmont Global Language Solutions), in Arlington, Virginia. The company, which recorded nearly $32.5 million ..read more

According to Huffington Post, a Rochester, New York, Black firefighter intends to sue the Fire Department and the city for $4 million after being forced to attend a racist party in July. Jerrod Jones, a 14-year veteran of the Rochester Fire Department, alleges that Captain Jeffrey Krywy took him and three other firefighters to a party at a mansion in an affluent Rochester neighborhood that ridiculed Juneteenth, displayed fried chicken buckets, and other racist imagery; the Democrat & Chronicle reported.    Rochester firefighter Jerrod Jones explains why he is suing the ci ..read more