As a member of the Michigan Women’s Commission, I am honored to work alongside a diverse group of women leaders from across our state to tackle contemporary issues that Michigan women have identified as most impactful in their lives. The issues boil down to economic...
One of the biggest threats for business has been phishing-based ransomware infiltrations, resulting in billions in losses from either paid ransoms or lost business revenues. Ransomware attacks increased by 91% in 2021. Ransomware is a malware that employs encryption to hold an organization’s data for ransom...
To me, there is nothing more frustrating than opening up the mailbox and receiving multiple duplicate postcard mailers from a single company. Or when they come addressed to me as “Katherine." Or when one is addressed to another member of my household and the second to...
Community and mid-market banks and credit unions typically maintain competitive advantage over large national banks by local, personalized, white-glove service and strong community relationships. Yet, let’s face it. We live in a digital world where consumers demand online and mobile app options for commercial transactions –...
by Katie Horvath Until the advent of cloud computing, most businesses had a server closet to house computer equipment on site. But a server closet is an inefficient use of company resources. In order to operate IT infrastructure, you need to acquire, maintain and provide the right...
In December 2020, the United States lost 140,000 jobs. Women accounted for 100% of the lost jobs. Diving deeper into the government jobs report, women actually lost 156,000 jobs while men gained 16,000 new jobs in December (resulting a net loss of 140,000 jobs). When the...
Often people think of innovation in terms of the big inventions that pioneered new industries, like Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s light bulb and the Wright brothers’ airplane. As a patent attorney, I have seen innovation on many levels, from high-tech inventions at Microsoft to...
I was raised a Milliken Republican. Most of us in TC supported our hometown governor. I learned from his words that honesty, fairness and representing all people, including those who did not vote for you, was of utmost importance. Attending Central Grade School, we were taught...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business as usual for nearly all, especially in the areas of service workers, work from home options and racial inequalities. Service worker shortage. Many services organizations cannot find labor to fill jobs. This was a problem last year, but it...
I have spent most of my career in male-dominated fields, having graduated from engineering school at a time when only one out of every four women enrolled would earn a degree. When I entered the male-dominated field of patent law – which requires both law...
