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Aug 13, 2024 | 
fortune.com | Diane Brady |Joseph Abrams
That was before Niccol was named chairman and CEO of Starbucks yesterday, with the sudden ouster of Laxman Narasimhan. Now, the man who turned around Chipotle Mexican Grill in his six years as its CEO has a global coffee chain to revitalize. Niccol is certainly getting an enthusiastic welcome. Starbucks shares rose 24% on Tuesday while Chipotle shares dropped more than 7%.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Diane Brady |Joseph Abrams
The first thing Brian Niccol does when he wakes up at around 5:45 in the morning is make himself an Americano—an espresso topped with hot water—downing it with a cookie before he starts his morning workout, he recently told Fortune. That was before Niccol was named chairman and CEO of Starbucks yesterday, with the sudden ouster of Laxman Narasimhan. Now, the man who turned around Chipotle Mexican Grill in his six years as its CEO has a global coffee chain to revitalize.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Diane Brady |Joseph Abrams
Good morning. This past weekend in Miami, I had a flashback to sitting in an Olive Garden outside Disney World in the late 1980s, listening to my dad ask a waitress why she’d added an extra 20% charge to our bill. Her response: “I heard your accent and presumed you wouldn’t tip.”To a proud Scot and generous tipper, it was an insult. (Here’s a tip: Don’t stereotype.) But she had a point: Foreign visitors often do tip less as it’s not the norm in their culture.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
July 18, 2024 at 7:51 AMGood morning, Broadsheet readers! Angel City Football Club becomes the most valuable women's sports team in the world, AI researcher Fei-Fei Li earns a $1 billion valuation, and female founders and CEOs wowed the crowd at Brainstorm Tech. Have a terrific Thursday. - Top tech.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! New Balance partners with the WNBA, Microsoft lays off an entire DEI team, and Arian Simone of Fearless Fund keeps advocating for diversity in business—even as some of Silicon Valley takes a stance on the other side. Have a wonderful Wednesday! They object to the Biden administration's policies around regulation of tech, especially a proposed tax on unrealized capital gains.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Donald Trump creates an all-male ticket, Scarlett Johansson rings the AI alarm, and the president of the San Francisco Fed discusses a possible second Trump presidency. Have a terrific Tuesday!- Term two.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Internal politics get heated at Angel City FC, Tubi CEO Anjali Sud on her rapid rise to the C-suite, and the woman who leads the Secret Service is now in the hot seat. Have a thoughtful Monday. - At your service. Before this weekend, did you know who was running the Secret Service? Her name is Kimberly Cheatle. She's a longtime veteran of the agency and a former PepsiCo security exec who got the job almost two years ago, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Regulators fine Citibank $135.6 million in blow to CEO Jane Fraser, female-founded DNA company becomes a unicorn, and the founder of Beyond Yoga gives her first exit interview after Levi Strauss. - Exit interview. Michelle Wahler just dropped off her kid at college. At least that's how she describes the decision to step back from her company, Beyond Yoga, after 18 years of running the business.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Regulators fine Citibank $135.6 million in blow to CEO Jane Fraser, a female-founded DNA company becomes a unicorn, and the founder of Beyond Yoga gives her first exit interview after Levi Strauss. - Exit interview. Michelle Wahler just dropped off her kid at college. At least that's how she describes the decision to step back from her company, Beyond Yoga, after 18 years of running the business.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Emma Hinchliffe |Joseph Abrams
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hints that the Biden ticket is still up in the air, ECB President Christine Lagarde is under fire for worker burnout, and Vera Bradley hopes to be the next rebrand success story. - In the bag. Readers of a certain age will remember Vera Bradley, the brand of quilted, patterned bags that was everywhere in the 2000s, especially popular with tween and teen girls and college-age women.
