Todd Spangler, provided by Published 6:37 am PDT, Thursday, July 11, 2019 Photo: Courtesy Of The NBA Photo: Courtesy Of The NBA Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Courtesy Of The NBA NBA Hires Tech-Marketing Vet Kate Jhaveri as CMO 1 / 1 Back to Gallery The National Basketball Assn. has poached Kate Jhaveri — most recently chief marketing officer at Amazon’s Twitch who also has worked at Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft– as its new CMO. Jhaveri starts at the NBA on Aug. 15, reporting to NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Mark Tatum. She replaces Pam El, who retired at the league’s chief marketing officer at the end of 2018. Related stories Twitch … [Read more...] about NBA Hires Tech-Marketing Vet Kate Jhaveri as CMO
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Dan Gilbert’s top aides include many business veterans
John Gallagher and JC Reindl Detroit Free Press Published 6:23 AM EDT May 30, 2019 As Detroit hopes for Dan Gilbert's swift return to health after his stroke on Sunday, the city can take comfort in the strength of the team he built to carry on his work. Jay Farner, CEO of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest mortgage lender that Gilbert founded and built, made that point directly in his statement Monday on Gilbert's recovery: "Thanks to the strong culture and leadership Dan has built and grown, business at the Rock Family of Companies will continue under the normal, everyday direction of their respective CEOs," he said. And Bill Emerson, now CEO of Gilbert's Bedrock real estate arm and former CEO of Quicken Loans, echoed that Wednesday morning during a keynote talk at the Mackinac Policy Conference. "If there’s anybody out there that’s concerned that business isn’t going to happen as usual, they should stop being concerned about that," he said. … [Read more...] about Dan Gilbert’s top aides include many business veterans
At Taco Buddha, Jeff Friesen Is Feeling Zen
click to enlarge JEN WEST No, Jeff Friesen's tattoo is not a leek. Jeff Friesen found inspiration for his career path from his physician father. However, it had nothing to do with medicine. "My dad was a physician, but he loved to cook," Friesen recalls. "My mom cooked most of the time, but he always made time once or twice a week to cook at home. I remember watching The Frugal Gourmet with him and learned how to do pasta and risotto from and with him." Friesen, now executive chef and general manager at Taco Buddha (7405 Pershing Avenue, University City; 314-502-9951), felt an undeniable passion for cooking from an early age, but he did not entertain it as a career path. Instead, he decided to follow in his father's footsteps, heading off to Truman State University for pre-med. There, he earned a degree in biology with plans to attend medical school, but something told him it wasn't the right fit. Friesen knew that he needed to find a new path, but he wasn't sure what … [Read more...] about At Taco Buddha, Jeff Friesen Is Feeling Zen