Hope it’s been a productive and purposeful week for you. Here are some insights to help you outlearn/outthink our reaction to the virus.

...respondents who kept up with the news cycle reported lost sleep, stress, anxiety, fatigue, and other negative mental health symptoms. 

National Geographic Science 

96-Minute Special – Virgin, Airbnb, Nextdoor, Galloway, Grant, Hamel –
Join over 3000 CEOs and CXOs already signed up for the Sept 17 (replay included with registration) LIVE virtual summit with Richard Branson, Nate Blecharczyk, Sarah Friar, Scott Galloway, Adam Grant, and Gary Hamel – plus three “mere mortal” CEOs like us from the hotel, movie theatre, and restaurant worlds who are thriving in this crisis – expanding, acquiring, and being ambitious. Are you being ambitious in this crisis? 

Forbes 400 Wealthiest --
The annual list is out. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, worth $179 billion, is No. 1 for the third year in a row, followed by Bill Gates at No. 2, worth $111 billion. More fun facts below, but first…

Streamline Your Supply Chain – Grad Student Projects Georgetown Univ --
Georgetown’s Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management (SCM) is looking for companies which would like a sharp group of students to figure out how to improve/optimize their supply chain. They are building a repository of potential partner companies.The current need is for the Supply Chain Analytics and Technologies Course, which requires each student to partner with an organization for the First Stage of work. Afterward, the students form groups and select one organization to move forward with developing the Second Stage of work. The course starts in early September and runs through December 17, 2020. For more information and to become part of the program, contact James Jacobe at jj941@georgetown.edu. 

Engage University Student Groups --
J.D. Ewing, CEO of COE Distributing, has been using university student groups to determine the ideal location for a new warehouse and to build an AI to better predict new product success (he ended up hiring a couple of the students full time). Reach out to your local university, now that many are back in session, and see if various engineering, business, and other classes need projects for student teams – especially masters programs. 

Please Stop Consuming News -- Beware of Doomscrolling –
This Sept 4 National Geographic article might presuade you and your family/friends/team to stop consuming so much news, if any. And how social media is consumed – lurking or interacting – is critical to your psychological health. Please invest 7- minutes to read this extensively researched article and share with your children and team. Then consider going cold turkey re: the news!

5 Companies with Emotion-Tracking Technology –
This Fortune article highlights five companies pioneering emotion-tracking technologies as a way to manage anxiety, stress, and improve mental health. Featured firms include Healium, Reflect Innovation, Inner Balance, Sonde Health, and Feel. 

Overpaying on Commercial Leases? Need Less Space and Help Renegotiating Leases?
Jonathan Keyser’s firm, who we hosted at the beginning of this crisis, can help. Click on the link to secure your free assessment & strategy call with one of his lease renegotiation experts who can help you significantly restructure your real estate leases to save you money https://keyser.com/swat/

Forbes 400 Fun Facts for Weekend Gatherings (be in the know) --
Total wealth a record $3.2 trillion, up $240 billion from last year. Minimum $2.1 billion to make the cut, 18 new members to the list generating wealth from electric trucks to Zoom’s founder. 9 made a comeback, 2 died, and 25 fell off the list, 10 due directly to our reaction to Covid. The following highlights just cut and pasted from Forbes announcement – enjoy.

MORE:

Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey And The Big Gainers: These Billionaires Have Gotten The Richest Over The Past Year

Newcomers: 18 Billionaires Join The Forbes 400 List In 2020

Richest Women In America: Alice Walton And 55 Others Are Wealthier Than Ever

Falling Fortunes: Warren Buffett, Sheldon Adelson And 400 Members Who Saw The Biggest Losses

Rich, But Not Rich Enough: Kanye West, WWE’s Vince McMahon Among 233 Billionaires Who Didn’t Make The Forbes 400 List This Year

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