VIDEO: How Baked by Melissa Brought Private Equity and E-Commerce to the Cupcake Business

Melissa Ben-Ishay, co-founder of Baked by Melissa, describes to Inc. senior editor Maria Aspan how she got fired, started a cupcake business, and grew it into a New York City institution. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African …

VIDEO: “To Me, Marketing is About Values,” Steve Jobs on Marketing

Steve Jobs on fundamentals of Marketing, the Apple brand and an unaired version of the “Think Different” TV commercial, which featured Steve Jobs as the narrator. (1997) Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the …

Video: Steve Blank on How to Build a Great Company, Step by Step

Steve Blank, Serial Entrepreneur; Founder, E.piphany; Professor, UC Berkeley and Stanford Engineering; Author, The Startup Owners Manual In conversation with Dan’l Lewin, Corporate Vice President of Strategic and Emerging Business Development (SEBT), Microsoft Join Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur-turned-educator Blank in a lively discussion with Dan’l Lewin of Microsoft. This program will introduce best practices, lessons …

Multi-Platinum Award Winning Vocalist Lira Releases Sixth Studio Album, Born Free featuring the single “Let There Be Light”

Elegant. Soulful. Radiant. Few words come close to describing the rich, silky sound of South Africa’s preeminent female vocalist of the 21st century, LIRA. Widely regarded as one of South Africa’s top adult contemporary artist, LIRA has racked up an impressive series of achievements since launching her musical career nearly a decade ago, blazing a …