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2 weeks ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | Emma Vorfeld |C.J. Prince
While CEOs have their perennial favorite—and least favorite—states for business, competition among those in the middle tier is intensifying, leading to notable shake-ups in the latest rankings. That’s according to Chief Executive magazine’s annual Best and Worst States for Business list, published in the Spring 2025 issue. Based on a nationwide survey of more than 650 CEOs and business owners, the ranking reflects executives’ perceptions of how business-friendly each state is compared to others.
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2 weeks ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | C.J. Prince |Isabella Mourgelas
When Ravi Bhatt took a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, in 2021 to scout potential office space for his new AI-driven software company, Folia, he wasn’t planning to move. He’d spent 17 years building software businesses in Chicago and was dug in there. But as an Indiana University alum, he knew firsthand about IU’s strong academic reputation in AI, machine learning and cognitive science.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
thefilmstage.com | C.J. Prince
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’ll be blunt: it wasn’t a good year for films, or at least for me it wasn’t. The following ten films and five honorable mentions, while fine to very good, represent a step down from what 2023 offered. Part of this is due to an industry impacted by two strikes in 2023 that cancelled or postponed many productions.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
boardmember.com | C.J. Prince
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
edgemedianetwork.com | C.J. Prince
Nov 9 10 hours agoEDGE Interview: Director Emanuel Parvu Talks About His Queer Palm-Winning Film 'Three Kilometers to the End of the World' In a picturesque and isolated village along the Danube Delta, 17-year-old Adi (Ciprian Chiujdea) lives a tranquil life with his father (Bogdan Dumitrache) and mother (Laura Vasiliu).
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
boardmember.com | C.J. Prince |CJ Prince
For corporate directors, the current climate around ESG has been feeling like a rock-and-a-hard-space situation. On the one hand, a wave of regulations in the U.S. and European Union requiring, or soon to require, enhanced disclosure by publicly traded companies on climate-related and other social and environmental risks, all of which is likely to require boards to deepen their understanding of these issues and their implications for business risks and opportunities.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
boardmember.com | C.J. Prince |CJ Prince
In 2001, Enron’s spectacular collapse stunned Wall Street, wiping out more than $40 billion in shareholder value and devastating thousands of employees. At the center of the scandal was Andy Fastow, the company’s former CFO, who later pled guilty to securities fraud and served six years in prison.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
boardmember.com | C.J. Prince |CJ Prince
Every CEO transition is high stakes for a board and its company: An effective succession plan can mitigate turbulence and ensure a steady course forward, while a poorly executed one risks missteps that ripple across the organization. At our recent Boardroom Summit, Verisk CEO Lee Shavel and Matt Paese, DDI’s SVP of Leadership Insights, shed light on what it takes to make succession planning a lasting success.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
boardmember.com | C.J. Prince |CJ Prince
Your board is made up of experienced, high-caliber individuals who know how to ask tough questions, are capable of constructive debate, and are all eager to help steer the company in the right direction. That should ultimately lead to timely, savvy decision-making…right? Not always. As seasoned directors know too well, even boards with top-tier talent and the best of intentions fall prey to biases, entrenched thinking, and internal dynamics that hinder effective decision-making.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
chiefexecutive.net | C.J. Prince
The hype surrounding GenAI’s promise is loud and infectious, but Richard Kerr believes CEOs should take a lesson from the dot-com era to keep their feet on the ground when it comes to the new technology. As the founder of one of the insurance industry’s first pure-play dot-coms, MarketScout, Kerr recalls the insanity at the turn of the century. “We had 322 competitors right out of the gate,” he says. “The euphoria was underway, much like it is with AI today.
