Author Archives: Jean Niehues

Emily is a California native, and a newbie to the state of Arizona. She and her husband, Tucker, most recently moved from beautiful Santa Cruz, CA, but before that, lived for two years in Santa Barbara, and for a year in Ventura – two amazingly gorgeous beach communities.

People either love or hate Starbucks. There is no in-between. But there is one Starbucks seasonal that most people across the board love: the pumpkin spice latte, the ingredients of which have been scrutinized and criticized time and again. Vegans were worried dairy was added; pumpkin fans were worried actual pumpkins were not added. (theyContinue reading “Do You Know the Duffin Man?”

Jill, our COO, mentioned to me about a month ago that we should do something FUN for Traklight’s 1st birthday. We brainstormed a bit and came up with a few ideas: the usual balloons, cake, that sort of thing. But I wanted something that would carry on as a tradition with Traklight into the futureContinue reading “Happy 1st Birthday, Traklight!”

It seems like designer Philip Scott’s sensual jeans, called “Gaga Jeans,” did not go down very well with Lady Gaga. When the designer filed for trademark registration of his “Gaga Jeans”, Lady Gaga’s attorneys fired a legal notice to the designer.

So it seems not all is well in the social media world. Recently, Pinterest tried to trademark its logo – the stylized P in a combination of red and white – but Path quashed their hopes by requesting a 90 day extension to file an opposition.

Guest Blog Written by: Jennifer Lefere, Of Counsel at The Law Offices of Jere M. Friedman, PLLC, where she advises businesses and individuals in protecting their intellectual property assets.

The advent of cloud computing and storage has drastically changed the way companies store their data. It is not only cost effective but makes sharing information in the work place convenient. But now, sensitive data earlier secured in-house under strict supervision is ‘protected’ by third parties who store it on the internet. This raises majorContinue reading “The Real Cost of Cloud Storage”

As I have mentioned before, one of my favorite parts of being in the startup world is hearing others’ stories. Too often as a female founder I am left wanting when I hear an all-male panel. That’s not to say I do not learn something; I always learn something regardless of gender. However, sitting inContinue reading “Ten Entrepreneurial Takeaways Inspired by Wendy S. Lea”

This time, the ease of jumping in the car was replaced with security lines, takeoffs and landings, Wi-Fi issues (I came very close to blowing the 10Gb limit on the MiFi in September), forgetting to buy food for 4+ hour flights, and my “I-love-train-over-air-travel” revelation!

Check out Mary’s book review in TheNextWoman.com.  She reviews “Heels of Steel”, Surviving and Thriving in the Corporate World, released on September 25. While the book describes Vanessa’s experience in a corporate environment as she made her way up to C-suite, Mary found it to be an interesting read regarding mentorship and leadership.