How to Crack the Code on Your Tech Career Without Technical Skills
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Former Army Cook Creates Recipe for Success with Edible Arrangements Franchise
One night while watching the television program The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Maurice Welton was intrigued by a segment on Edible Arrangements founders Tariq and Kamran Farid.
Power Up!
Forget the legacy of Enron and the shadow that it cast over utilities and corporate America as a whole. Today, utilities have managed to return to their more conservative, buttoned-down...
Yogapreneur: Ava Taylor Helps Others Turn Passion Into Profit
Ava Taylor’s believes in being an agent of change. Not only is being a “catalyst for better living†her company’s tagline, it’s also her personal philosophy. Taking a leap of...
Not Just for Spies
As an officer in the United States Air Force, Cedric (his last name is being withheld for security reasons) was the chief of the National Reconnaissance Office’s security branch, facilitating the building of satellites used to monitor terror hotspots around the globe. He left his post in 1992 and used his background in information technology to pursue a career in private industry, managing computer networks for a variety of organizations, including financial services companies and the Detroit Public School system. But after 9/11, Cedric felt a renewed sense of patriotism. In his chief security position at the NRO, he often interfaced with agents from the Central Intelligence Agency, so when a friend told him that a position managing the CIA’s computer networks had opened up in 2003, he decided to apply. A few promotions after starting out as the information systems security engineer, Cedric earned the position as chief of information assurance engineering. “We’re responsible for protecting Agency information systems,†he says.
