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Business Brains
Inside the executive mind. Profiles of the C-suite, entrepreneurs and other decision-makers.
Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy
Contributing Editor
Heather Clancy has written for United Press International, ZDNet, Entrepreneur, Fortune Small Business, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. She holds a degree from McGill University. She is based in New Jersey.
Heather Clancy
I am fascinated about how businesses of all sizes can transform their operations through technology -- not just to make themselves more efficient, but to rise above their competitors. That's the theme for my two ZDNet blogs, Small Business Matters and Next-Gen Partner. For SmartPlanet, I'm focused on profiling inspirational and controversial business leaders who have great leadership lessons to share. I also write regularly and passionately about corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues for GreenBiz.com.
Occasionally, I will pop up at an industry conference in some sort of speaking capacity. In cases where an engagement involves a sponsor that may be covered in this blog, that fact will be disclosed in coverage as appropriate.
My corporate writing work usually consists of crafting research white papers about some aspect of technology or moderating Webcasts. In the event that my commentary (in written, audio or video form) mentions a company for which I have provided consulting advice, I will disclose that fact. However, there is no connection between these projects and topics that I cover in my blogs.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire Lambrecht
Contributing Editor, Cities
Claire Lambrecht is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has written for the New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica and CBS MoneyWatch. Previously, she served as a Fulbright ETA and Teach For America corps member. She holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Hawaii and is pursuing another from New York University.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn is a multimedia science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has corresponded for PRI's The World, Radiolab, Deutsche Welle's Living Planet, and a number of NPR affiliate stations. She also produces and hosts a podcast for the Mind Science Foundation. Previously, she performed neuroscience research at the University of Washington Autism Center and the Seattle VA Hospital.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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Disruptor | Tom Potter, co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery and the New York Distilling Company
With the Brooklyn Brewery, Potter proved America's appetite for craft beverages. With the New York Distilling Company, he's at it again.
May 14, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Lyndon Rive, SolarCity
The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.
6 | May 7, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Hilary Mason, chief scientist, Bitly
Bitly's chief data scientist asks how individuals can get more from big data, from better book recommendations to health predictions.
3 | April 30, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Joe Boardman, Amtrak CEO
The CEO of Amtrak is credited with moving the rail line forward after decades of under-use and neglect. Can he herald the arrival of super-fast trains along the Northeast Corridor?
19 | April 16, 2013 3:00am |
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Turnaround Artist | Donnie Smith, CEO, Tyson Foods
We talk to this everyman leader about how to transform a company.
April 9, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Farrah Bostic, founder of The Difference Engine
Advertising industry veteran Farrah Bostic wants to help companies slim down their marketing strategies.
4 | April 2, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Sheila Bair, former F.D.I.C. chair
What did the financial crisis look like from the eye of the storm? Former F.D.I.C. chair Sheila Bair offers her take.
6 | March 19, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Mark Bowles, ecoATM
With his unique approach to handling electronic waste, the serial entrepreneur is proving that environmentalism and capitalism don't need to be at odds.
1 | March 14, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Jim Rogers, Investor
In the 19th century, Horace Greeley advised men to head west. Jim Rogers' response? "Go East, young woman."
3 | February 19, 2013 3:00am |
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Disruptor | Peter Loeb, Lionrock Recovery
Founded as his revenge against addiction, Loeb's 3-year-old Internet startup uses videoconferencing to offer intensive outpatient treatment services.
6 | February 14, 2013 3:00am |
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Facilitator | Robert Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative
As head of the Clinton Global Initiative, Robert Harrison has merged his private sector experiences to help serve the public good.
January 29, 2013 6:24am |
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Upstart | Alex Tryon, Artsicle
Many novice art collectors don't have big budgets. That's not an issue for this 20-something entrepreneur's affordable art rental site, Artsicle.
January 17, 2013 8:20am |
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Disruptor | Russ Hawkins, Agilence
With two successful high-tech startups behind him, the former Bell executive is bringing critical focus to his third - a big data software company focused squarely on transforming retail.
3 | December 20, 2012 5:00am |
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Disruptor | Mitch Rothschild, Vitals
The serial entrepreneur's latest venture, Vitals, is writing a new prescription for the way U.S. consumers choose doctors or dentists.
December 6, 2012 3:00am |
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Caribou Coffee pioneer swaps espresso for pizza
Entrepreneur John Puckett makes pizza the same way he takes his coffee: seriously.
5 | November 26, 2012 9:57pm |
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Upstart | Yaron Galai, Outbrain
The entrepreneur's latest startup Outbrain is working on something he wants for himself, a digital content recommendation service so personalized the reader won't know what to read first.
2 | November 21, 2012 6:13am |
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Upstart | Eric Kuhn, FoundersCard
Sure, the exclusive entrepreneur network offers great perks. But there's also another reason to join: the chance to share ideas and war stories with other business founders and innovators.
November 8, 2012 5:34am |
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Chris Whittle reimagines the little brick school house for a global age
At the Avenues School in New York City, community literally means the world.
3 | October 28, 2012 7:00pm |
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Upstart | Mark Risher, Impermium
With spam delivered via social media and networks on the rise, the former Yahoo! executive wants to make it easier for people to trust their connections.
3 | September 26, 2012 1:51pm |
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C-suite execs anticipate 15 percent rise in energy costs
More than 38 percent of global company executives say the CEO now has the final say in energy sourcing, reflecting the increasingly strategic nature of this decision.
2 | September 19, 2012 5:12am |