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May11

“Having studied both science and law I am fascinated by how we identify what details are valuable when presented with complex information, whether jurors in a technology trial or teenagers receiving ads on their phones.”

Arif A. Mahmood

In Re IP Professional Corporation

Founder

Arif A. Mahmood is an international technology attorney who speaks on social media issues to the American Bar Association and provides legal insight to media outlets such as FoxNews.com. Arif used his scientific background to become one of the first social media speakers to incorporate developments in the field of cognetics and teach how cognitive psychology research is critical to modern social media campaigns. Arif has also litigated complex intellectual property cases dealing with patents and trademarks and is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Washington D.C. and Ontario.

MO: What inspired you to launch Precedent New Media?

Feb7

“Egg yolks are very healthy, saturated fats are a critical requirement for hormonal function, diet soda is basically water, and HFCS is basically sugar.”

Sol Orwell

Examine.com

Director

http://Examine.com

Examine.com aims to provide evidence-based guidance on topics of health and fitness, focusing on supplementation and nutrition.

We take science, and try to make sense of all the seemingly conflicting studies and reports. This is a highly nuanced and conservative view on fitness.

MO: How did you come up with the concept for Examine.com?

Dec19

“Everyone is different and people change. Our technology should know as much and adapt with us. MEMOTEXT personalizes your health interaction experience.”

Amos Adler

MEMOTEXT LLC

M.Sc. Founder/President

http://www.MEMOTEXT.com/

Prior to founding MEMOTEXT, Amos Adler was a business solutions architect for the Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) group of Companies. While at Bell Canada, Bell Mobility and other operating entities, he managed the design, implementation and integration of various CRM, ERP, Voice/Speech Recognition, IVR and web 2.0 and CTI – legacy system integration initiatives.

MEMOTEXT is a professional services firm and SaaS engine that focusses solely on medication and treatment compliance programs for healthcare stakeholders. MEMOTEXT® specializes in evidence based personalization of patient compliance interventions.

With a proprietary methodology and The MEMOTEXT Personologic™ inference engine, we integrate behavior modification, education and real-time support into the everyday lives of patients using everyday technologies patients already have. Our ability to learn and remember previously reported knowledge, intentions and behaviors allows us to adapt communications to changing attitudes, knowledge levels and circumstances of each patient using best of breed, secure mobile, speech and social medication adherence tools.

MO: What problem is MEMOTEXT solving?

Oct16

“We make products that encourage bringing people together and sharing their time together over a wonderfully cooked, home meal.”

Scott Miller

PaperChef

Managing Partner

http://www.PaperChef.com

PaperChef is a Toronto-based company founded in 2010 as a subsidiary of Culinary Papers and McNairn Packaging, a family business that has been making paper products for the food industry since 1882. The company is committed to bringing “The Art of Cooking with Parchment” to North America and the globe. The PaperChef line of products includes parchment rolls, parchment cooking bags and parchment baking cups.

MO: Can you talk about some of your products and the advantages of using culinary parchment?

Jun13

Self Representation – what makes it so hard?

Kim Ades, MBA

Frame of Mind Coaching

President

http://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/

written by MO.com Subject Matter Resource Kim Ades

The other day I was speaking with a relatively new coaching client of mine – he was describing how he negotiated $500,000,000 deals for the company he worked for and how negotiating was one of his strengths. He talked about how it was easy for him to read body language and make sure all parties left the negotiation table feeling like they won. He also talked about his ability to handle the awkward silences even if they dragged on a little too long, and his ability to walk away from the deal if it wasn’t serving his company. He became known for this skill and trusted by his company to represent them in a big way. Without a doubt, he’s the kind of guy you’d want on your team any day.

Yet our coaching revealed an interesting discovery… he’s not quite as strong when it comes to negotiating for himself. It’s not that he is reduced to mush, but rather, we discovered that he is just not quite as diligent when he is representing himself. He has a subtle Achilles heel. He is more vulnerable when he is negotiating for himself and while he appears completely calm and relaxed on the outside, he is somewhat nervous in the inside and sometimes the results in his personal life are less than ideal.

Apr25

Have you fallen off track?

Kim Ades

Frame of Mind Coaching

President

http://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/

written by MO.com Subject Matter Resource Kim Ades

Here are some signs…

1. You are tired

2. You’ve had an injury of sorts

3. You have aches and pains and/or body malfunctions (i.e. acne breakouts, sore throat, etc..)

4. You are irritable and short on patience

Mar19

“…I love the energy and the “get ‘er done” approach to doing business.”

Scott Zandbergen

Wave Accounting

VP of Product Marketing and Professional Network Development

http://www.waveaccounting.com/

Scott Zandbergen is responsible for growing and leading Wave’s professional network of accountants and bookkeepers (the Wave Pro Network), as well as leading the Wave Payroll product strategy. He joined Wave after 14 years at accounting giant Sage, where he developed that organization’s networks of accounting and bookkeeping professionals, and later led the Product Management & Product Marketing teams. Under Scott’s guidance, the Wave Pro Network both provides feedback on Wave product development, and connects with Wave end users to answer questions and offer accounting services.

Based in Toronto, Wave Accounting is a free online accounting application focused on small businesses with 9 employees or less, featuring unlimited invoicing and expense tracking, accountant-approved tools and reports, personal finance and more. Wave recently won Deloitte’s Companies-to-Watch award, and closed a $5 million Series A investment round led by Charles River Ventures.

MO: What’s your favorite part of working at Wave?

Feb24

Corporate Culture – What Does It Even Mean?

Kim Ades, MBA

Frame of Mind Coaching

President

http://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/

By MO.com Subject Matter Resource Kim Ades, MBA

I often read articles about ‘Corporate Culture’. Typically they are written by an HR professional who is just that – a professional. The language is always so sophisticated and fancy and the concepts are often hard to grasp. But what is corporate culture and how does it even translate to a small company with just a few employees?

Let me use an example that we can all relate to…

When you walk into your parents’ house… do you take off your shoes or leave them on? Do you give your mother a kiss, a hug, a handshake or just a wave? Do you open the fridge freely and take what you want or wait for dinner to be served? When you leave, do they give you the leftovers in a Tupperware container or was there barely enough food to begin with? What are the rules of engagement? And where the heck did they come from?

Feb14

“Are the interview practices used by search firms and HR departments really the best there is or can we learn from others?”

Tom Armour

High Return Selection

Founder

http://www.HighReturnSelection.com

Tom Armour is a cofounder of High Return Selection™ and is also a developer of Guided Instinct Interviewing™. Tom has been an executive in leading global companies and has worked for several of the ‘Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For’. He has led the implementation of leading practices in talent and recruitment, compensation, incentive design, performance management, TQM in addition to other areas. Tom has established leading edge practices at all levels in Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Medical Products, Networking, High Tech, Finance etc

High Return Selection brings small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) the practical solutions needed to Attract, Engage and Retain high performing employees.

MO: What inspired you to launch High Return Selection™?

Nov23

“I know they and all other survivors have incredible stories to share and are so alone since about 85% of survivors we deal with don’t have children.”

Sheva Tauby

iVolunteer

Co-Director

http://www.ivolunteerny.com/

Sheva Tauby is a co- director of iVolunteer, a dynamic visitation program that sends volunteers to the homes of Holocaust survivors, providing them with companionship and much-needed assistance. Their volunteers are carefully matched with survivors who live nearby and share common interests. Through weekly visits, volunteers build rewarding and enduring friendships with survivors. They are given the privilege of hearing extraordinary stories, and the inter-generational bonds that inevitably form ensure the experience of the Holocaust will not be forgotten.

Last year Sheva was chosen as one of the “36 Under 36” New York Jewish Week, an award that recognized three dozen forward-thinking young people who are helping reshape the Jewish community. She was also selected as a Jewish Community Hero in the Elder Care division on the jewish community heroes site for the important and inspirational work she continues to do.

MO: What an incredible organization you’ve created. Where did this inspiration come from and how did you start finding both survivors and volunteers?

Nov20

“…with millions of cameras and mobile phones with cameras, we share so many pictures online that finding good photos is a challenge.”

Oleg Gutsol

500px

Technical Director

http://500px.com/

Oleg Gutsol understands the importance of community. His online community, 500px, is a platform for photographers and is focused on the best world’s photography. The 500px goal is to discover, unite and promote great photographers worldwide and provide the best user experience and the best tools to the community of creative people.

The long-term goal for 500px is a lofty one: change the way photographers work. In the short-term they have a slightly more attainable goal of creating mobile applications and professional software integration.

MO: Tell us about the user-experience for 500px. What can photographers except from being involved with the site?

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“Egg yolks are very healthy, saturated fats are a critical requirement for hormonal function, diet soda is basically water, and HFCS is basically sugar.”

“We make products that encourage bringing people together and sharing their time together over a wonderfully cooked, home meal.”

Self Representation – what makes it so hard?

Have you fallen off track?

“…I love the energy and the “get ‘er done” approach to doing business.”

Corporate Culture – What Does It Even Mean?

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