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Chalmette Refining is proud to sponsor the Terrific Kids/Teens program in every school in St. Bernard Parish. The program, administered by the Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard-Arabi, has been fully funded by Chalmette Refining for over 25 years.

The sting of rejection doesn’t hurt any less in the professional world than it does in your personal life. Being rejected at work can feel like a breakup. Maybe you were passed over for a promotion or had one of your ideas shot down by a manager.

Emmett G. Dupas III, wealth management advisor with Northwestern Mutual, has changed his business operating name to Bienville Capital Group. Dupas and his team remain with Northwestern Mutual but will operate under the new name as part of a rebranding.

Employee morale is key to a company’s success. According to Marcus Erb of Entrepreneur, a company can boost morale by mixing up its usual way of doing things and having fun.

It’s natural for a leader to want to solve all the problems, know everything and help people with information. Typically, the unintended consequence of this is, well, you have to have all of the answers. It also means your team can’t have any of the answers because the boss has them all.

April was National Volunteer Month, but you don’t need to limit your time helping others to 30 days.

It takes about three hours to sort 1,600 pounds of Mardi Gras beads – that’s what more than 20 Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union employees and their family members learned when they generously gave up a Saturday morning to volunteer at ArcGNO earlier this month.

At BioScrip, our staff knows what it takes to go above and beyond for employees and patients.

At the New Orleans Chamber’s educational seminar with AMA, speakers Mark Romig and Sam Joffray discussed the highs and lows of their jobs – marketing New Orleans as a thriving city and desirable travel destination.

The summer months are a perfect time to check with donors to get feedback on your nonprofit or organization’s performance. Online surveys are the way to go, and they do more than just collect data.

Everything slows down as the summer months approach. People take vacations, offices close early in the day and everyone moves at a more leisurely pace … but that doesn’t mean your business has to suffer.

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union is proud to announce two employees completed the coveted Leadership Jefferson program.

In any field, cultivating public speaking skills is key. Being confident and comfortable public speaking is necessary in order to effectively communicate your ideas and get your messages across.

Career mentorship is an invaluable experience that can bring you to new professional heights that would be impossible to reach alone. Working with a mentor can also lead to personal growth.

A new logo and brand refresh can help differentiate a company from its competitors. A complete overhaul of a company’s look can be a significant investment of time and money. So, when is it time to revisit a company logo and brand?

After suffering from hearing loss, Gregory Scott became anxious when meeting with clients in public places throughout New York City. Not knowing if he could hear clients at bars or restaurants worried him.

Could you be benefitting from marketing your products and services on LinkedIn? Recently released reports from Microsoft suggest that you could be. The professional and business-based platform has shown increased levels of engagement recently.

Hunting for a new job? On her trip to South Africa last year, Betsie Gambel found that job seekers in Cape Town share our best practices. Here are some words of wisdom she shared:

Building your personal brand requires looking inward – knowing yourself – in a way that will allow you to identify and market your values, purpose, mission and strengths. Your brand develops every time you interact, learn, teach or take on a task. All of these things help to create your own personal story.

Whether it’s a company presentation or a Sunday prayer, speaking to a crowd can be terrifying. Here are four helpful tools:

Reuters recently released their Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions 2019 report and found a fascinating figure – 75% of publishers think audio will become a more important part of their content and commercial strategies.

Do you get anxious and stressed while sitting in traffic, knowing you will be late once again? Learn about why arriving on time is integral to your integrity.

Knowing your audience and your reach, you can use existing Google Analytics data to tailor the content you’re posting on blogs, social media and online articles.

It’s already easy to shop for items discovered on Instagram. But recently, Instagram announced a feature it is testing that allows customers to pay for and manage orders directly within the social platform.

Social media has become the king of free marketing avenues, but each platform is different and should be used for different things.

With technology constantly changing and evolving, the Public Relations Society of America identified trends to look out for in 2019:

Almost everyone likes a person with a good sense of humor. Studies even show humorous people are more successful and are more likely to be in positions of influence.

I’ve heard a lot of common beliefs from some otherwise smart business leaders. Don’t fall for these myths:

We all know that networking is important to grow your business, but walking into a room full of strangers can be intimidating. So how can you overcome awkwardness at large networking events?

Ashley Hilsman, events director for the New Orleans Chamber, led the planning of the first collaborative Women’s Conference in New Orleans. The conference had over 550 attendees, 17 partners and 40 sponsors and is just one of 140+ chamber events held each year.