Tag: mogul

02 OCT

The Mayo Mogul

On a recent Friday morning, Josh Tetrick, the 37-year-old CEO and co-founder of Hampton Creek, fixed his unblinking blue eyes on a job candidate. The pair was sitting at a workstation near the entrance to the company’s warehouselike San Francisco headquarters, where Tetrick frequently holds meetings in plain view of the company’s more than 130 […]

24 JUL

Fashion mogul Chris Burch built a five-star resort on a remote Indonesian island — and it’s officially the best in the world

Courtesy of Nihiwatu Nihi Sumba Island (formerly known as Nihiwatu) was voted the best hotel in the world by Travel + Leisure for the second year in a row. The luxury island resort in Indonesia even beat the Brando, Obama’s recent vacation spot.  Nihi was created by Chris Burch, best known for founding or cofounding several internationally known retail […]

21 JUL

Could Minnesota's Progressive Tech Mogul Become the Next CEO-Politician?

This is a good time to talk politics, Scott Burns says, because he finally feels free to speak his mind. “Working with 1,000 government clients, I kept my mouth shut,” the founder of GovDelivery says with a laugh. The tech company handles digital communications for local, state and federal governments, most famously driving millions to […]

21 JUN

The Maverick Media Mogul Taking On Ukraine's Corrupt System

For someone tasked with breathing life into Ukrainian public broadcasting, Zurab Alasania has a peculiar view of service-oriented journalism. “It’s like broccoli,” the sturdy, ethnic Georgian says over coffee. “It may not taste good, but it’s nutritious.” Then again, not much about Alasania, 52, is what you’d call ordinary. Tapped in April to lead the […]