Taylor is our new Brand Outreach Coordinator! He is a 2015 Graduate from The Walton College of Business at The University of Arkansas. He has a degree in Marketing and Business Management. Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Taylor enjoys camping, craft beer, playing guitar, and eating sandwiches. 

We want to welcome Taylor as our newest Account Manager! Taylor was born and raised in the Mid-South before moving to Northwest Arkansas in 2008.  Taylor has experience as an IT Project Manager at Wal-Mart Technology and as a Marketing Consultant in Business Development. Taylor lives in rural Farmington, AR with his wife, enjoys spending time with family and watching Arkansas Razorback Football in his free time.  

Join us in welcoming Ella Jane - she is our new marketing assistant and also heading up business development for our Business Leadership Series and Thought Leadership Podcast. Ella Jane grew up in Atlanta and attended The Kings College in NYC finishing with a degree in Media, Culture and the Arts. She met her husband David there and they now reside in Fayetteville. She loves to go on walks with their dog Goose, eat in the family restaurant (shout out to Stonemill Bread Co.!) and raise their free range chickens.

Derek's Huffington Post article discussing how to deal with disappointment and failure, when to let go, and when perseverance is a better plan.  Click through to Huffington Post. 

Facebook recently made the change in their "trending" section - as a result of firing their editorial team. Note: not some or even many, but ALL the editorial team. The trending section is an answer to outlets like Twitter that provide constantly updated news. Facebook's "news" section has been less about providing notable news - things like celebrity birthdays and other tabloid-esque trends. In any case, the removal of humans and the replacement of AI and technical staff to curate newsworthy topics has proved rather disastrous. Feedback has understandably been negative. As has been noted elsewhere, the number of people…