Ever thought about walking across Afghanistan? How about hopping in a taxi in Jordan to get to Baghdad to volunteer as a civilian in the War in Iraq? No. Didn’t think so.As it turns out, there is someone so bold. His name is Rory Stewart, from...
Topics: Global Culture

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Over the past few months I have been spending a lot of time with small business people. What amazes me (and it probably shouldn’t) is the number and diversity of small businesses out there. I always knew the small business part of the world was a...
Topics: Global economics

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It was a big week in the world. If you look closely, there were some serious indicators of the significance of the mounting impact of the “little guy” on the world economy, not least of which is on the food supply.In Vancouver, the price of..
Topics: Global economics

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I recently returned from a trip to Rwanda. It was a truly remarkable trip to a country that sits just south of the equator in the heart of Africa, at a time when the people of Rwanda are attempting to transform their economy. For most of us, we speak...
Topics: Africa

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Q: What do Christopher Paul Gardner, Ismael Beah, and Paul Potts have in common? A: All believed in themselves and triumphed over personal hardship to realize their full potential, happiness and success on a global scale.Chris Gardner’s...
Topics: Global Culture

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