Carlo Sicoli is a writer and works in management training and consulting. Topics of interest are the economy, foreign affairs, history, leadership, and corporate training.
The origin of pizza dates as far back as 1,000 AD. It is one of the oldest dishes on today’s menu. To date, evidence shows that the pizza originated in Italy. However, scientists believe that the bas...
This year, Super Bowl ads will go for about $4 million per 30 second spot. It’s important to keep in mind that these 30 seconds translate into 15-minutes of fame. There are very few marketing campaign...
Toys are essential to a child’s development. They promote creativity and thinking, and encourage children to explore. Unfortunately, many of the world’s children do not have access to commercial toys,...
Recently, it was reported that Yahoo's Editor-in-Chief Jai Singh has quit the company. This news comes shortly after CEO Marissa Mayer fired COO Henrique De Castro, whose poor performance came with a price tag of over $100 million.
This month, Google acquired Nest, a connected-device company that makes smart thermostats and smoke detectors. Astute readers will have already caught on as to why Google have made the purchase. This ...
Would you turn down billions of dollars - twice? Well for Evan Spiegel and Robert Murphy, the founders of Snapchat, the answer was simple – of course. In November of 2013, Spiegel and Murphy were offe...
Today, sales of the highest grossing video games can top well over a billion dollars. Activision’s mega hit series Call of Duty regularly sells over $1 billion on the first day of its games’ release d...
Not many industries, or even countries, escaped the recession. From 2008 to 2013, the world witnessed over 50 nations simultaneously suffering from a poor economy. Unemployment rates across North Amer...
Wealth is a mighty elixir for many, and the youth of today want it today more than ever. Over are the days of aspiring to get that secure and steady job. The youth of today are surrounded by 15-minute...
What a year 2013 was for Netflix. The company has experienced many changes, including a rise in stock value, an increase in the number of subscriptions, a new emphasis on original programming, and enh...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US manufacturing employment experienced a sharp decline from 1979 to 2007. More than half the decline occurred during the 2000s –in fact, the 90s experienc...
This Christmas, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio team up to tell the story of Jordan Belfort’s rollercoaster life in their new film The Wolf of Wall Street. Born in 1962, Jordan Belfort was a sav...
We’ve all heard and read the secrets of successful business leaders and organizations. No need to search high and low - just take a stroll into any self-help section of any bookstore and you’ll observ...