Transformatives company Willmore/Strunk has named Senior Identifier Evelyn Lee as one of the powers that be, effective on October 15. In a memo to employees, CEO Mary Ann Hobner wrote: “In her 22 years with the company she has demonstrated not only the traits, but also the qualities and characteristics,...

On the heels of “Potscrubbers” and “Cincinnati Sprinkles,” the just-launched “Drucker” looks like another success for streaming service Nimble.  The show stars Carson Clemmons, acclaimed for his role as the umpire with a secret in “Psychopathish.”  Set in 1972, the new show is based on the character Sam Drucker, proprietor...

Until February, Leo Sitlin was a rising contingency manager at Cleveland financial house Holloway-Sills.  A favorite among the company’s clients, he often served as host at charity events, ballgames and anywhere else high levelers needed to coddled and spoiled. Then on February 24, he was called into CEO Marlene Hillinger’s...

With every businessperson in America now using email - with the exception of Steve Remson, a grain analyst from Ohio who claims nobody told him about it - proper email etiquette is essential. Here are five common mistakes that can destroy a promising career. Copying Russian Federation President Vladimir...

PROXITOL’s new ScareBoss – designed to prevent slacking in the workplace from employees returning to the workplace who aren’t used to having a boss around – is set to hit the market in June.  A lifelike mannequin made of synthetic bylenol and customized to look just like the boss, it...

Following 118 previews,  “Morey” is set to open at the Goldman Theatre on Tuesday, September 9.  The story of comedian Morey Amsterdam features Steve Lipson (from the sitcom Grooming the Poodles) in the title role.  Acrobatic virtuoso Lani Frits plays his mother, Jennie.   The librettist, Pam Winters is a...

On  March 5, Minna Rawlins, Finance Director of New York City’s Billings/Watts, emailed a staffer thanking him for his “fastidious” attention to detail. She was dismissed an hour later, but claimed she was never informed the word “fastidious” had become offensive. In a Zoom meeting a week later, Alternatives VP...

It’s a typical night at NIFE, a new Detroit facility specializing in corporate team building.  Twenty-four employees of Midtown’s Matson Reducables maneuver cautiously around the 15,000 square foot space. Knives in hand, their eyes dart back and forth looking for opportunities. Their goal: To stab as many people in the...

Destiny45, the Detroit music publisher, is negotiating to purchase the rights to Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Before the deal can be finalized, however, the company insists it be provided with the answers to all the questions asked in the composer's most famous song. The offer is reportedly so...

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After nearly five years of research and testing, pizza chain Markko’s will introduce a self-eating pizza in March of 2026.  The product is targeted to today’s busy consumers who don't have as much time to eat as they once did. According to CEO Lou Markko, the process utilizes the same...

A task force at Houston's Falco Financial, first organized in 2018, has conditionally recommended that CEO Marianne Willikin participate in the GDS Sludge Bath, where participants spend ten minutes fully clothed in a tub full of sludge to raise awareness for Gatson-Drake Syndrome.     “We consider it an extremely...