Over the last 2 years I have been working to help build something that can change people's lives. The co-founders of Motley Fool Holdings Inc., David and Tom Gardner, have created a public charity to further the mission of the company they formed with a vision to make the world smarter, happier and richer. And now, following 2 years of an extensive research process, we are excited to announce the official launch of The Motley Fool Foundation, today, April 1, 2022. 

The Financial Health Network revealed that two thirds of Americans are financially vulnerable or coping. That means should an unplanned expense occur, such as a health incident or worse, a global pandemic-2 out of every 3 people would not be able to financially manage that challenge. For almost 30-years, The Motley Fool has helped millions of people change their life’s financial trajectory and become financially healthy. Now, through the Motley Fool Foundation we will place our attention on the other two thirds of our country and help pave an equitable pathway toward Financial Freedom for all. 
There are five key drivers that enable financial freedom: education, health, money, work, and housing. The Motley Fool Foundation believes that when they work together, people advance financially.  However, it is not easy for everyone as many are left behind. The Foundation’s goal is to change mindset at the organizational and individual levels, working to remove barriers to enable systematic change, and give more people access to short-term and long-term financial resources, so they will have the ability to make important life choices.Imagine the possibilities of what our society could become if every person could have equitable access to the critically important financial, education, health, housing and employment systems, and that the existing barriers and roadblocks to these systems were removed. Join us on our and journey learn more about the exciting work we are doing at foolfoundation.org

For years, as a career coach, I would ask my clients a simple question: Why do you get out of bed and go to work each day? The response was the same each time: "Because I love my job". This is what it means to be a truly engaged employee, and it's what fuels the efforts of many HR leaders. For years we've been talking about the importance of employee engagement, how to make employees feel valued and appreciated and how to measure it effectively. It turns out what actually drives employee engagement isn't installing ping pong tables and handing out free lunches- (they're great perks admittedly) but rather, an awesome overall employee experience. Today, businesses want to move past the old transactional HR approach, and build an army of true brand ambassadors. People are beginning to understand the connection between delivering great experiences to both customers ***and employees*** and what that means to the bottom line. In my new role at Cravety, I'm looking forward to applying my expertise from two careers I have enjoyed- Marketing and Human Resources while building a company that is focused on helping our clients create experiences that connect what's on the outside of the company to what's on the inside. Cravety has created a 21st Century approach to how employees actually want to work and be productive, and I could not be more excited to be one of its leaders. mike@cravety.com

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Thinkinghire is an executive coaching and career management firm. Our business works exclusively with fast growth firms who are passionate about creating and building an innovative and highly engaged workforce. Studies show that when you are selective about building a team that is engaged, workplace productivity is higher and as a result your company can significantly increase overall profitability. Thinkinghire also works both individually and with small groups of jobseekers who are in need of professional coaching designed to accelerate the results of a job search. Lastly our firm offers a unique and interactive guest lecturer series to colleges and universities to help students prepare to enter the workforce.

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