Monthly Archives: October 2014

Jared Nichols, The Jared Nichols Group, Charlotte, NC, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Nichols, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.

As a small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation, stated Nichols. Joining NSBAs Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: Congress.

Jared Nichols is a futurist, executive advisor, speaker, and coach. He provides the tools to help leaders and organizations gain competitive advantage, seize new market opportunities, drive in new revenue, and increase profits. As one of the few people in the world to hold a Masters Degree in Strategic Foresight, Jared is sought out by leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs to help them identify and create their long-term successful future.

Nichols joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how the Affordable Care Act will impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is a new council of the organization, focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals.

I am proud to have Jared Nichols in the inaugural class of our Leadership Council, stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. He came to us highly recommended and I look forward our coordinated efforts for years to come.

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For more on the NSBA Leadership Council, please visit http://www.nsba.biz/leadershipcouncil.

The Jared Nichols Group is a strategic foresight and executive advisory firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. We work with leaders, organizations, teams, and individuals, to stay ahead of the competition, expand their market reach, and capitalize on changes in a volatile and uncertain environment.

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Futurist and Local Business Owner Jared Nichols Nominated to NSBA Board

Published October 01, 2014

The striking new hotel will soar above the L.A. skyline.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)

A view from the rooftop.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)

Korean Air, the countrys largest airline, is expanding its hospitality offerings with plans to build a new hotel in Los Angeles.

The 900-room hotel will top the brand new $1.1 billion Wilshire Grand Project development in downtown, slated to open in 2017. InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement to manage the hotel.

At 73-stories totaling 1,100 feet, the new property is set to the tallest building in the Western U.S.

"InterContinental is an international luxury brand like Korean Air, and we share the same vision," said Heather Cho, vice president of Hanjin International Corp, in a recent press statement.

The luxury property will boast a lobby on the 70th floor. The first 30 floors of the development will be devoted to offices and retail stores, while the hotel will occupy floors 31 through 73, affording 360-degree views of the city.

Downtown Los Angeles is experiencing a revival with three new hotels under construction totaling over 1,500 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics, a research firm, reported by USA Today. STR Global, a firm that tracks hotels around the world, reports that there are 11 projects in planning or construction phases totaling over 2,800 rooms.

The new project will the fifth hotel for Korean Air which currently operates properties South Korea and Hawaii.

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(PRWEB) October 03, 2014

The array of technology innovations confronting the medical profession today is vast and disruptive. From home-based diagnostic testing to personal health records and integrating test results obtained outside the healthcare system into a patients healthcare recordpathologists and lab professionals need to be prepared to practice in a new era.

Medical futurist Bertalan Mesk, MD, PhD, will address this issue at a dynamic general session titled, A Guide to the Future of MedicineBringing Disruptive Technologies to Life in Health Care, at ASCP 2014 Tampa, Oct. 810.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Mesk is hosting a general session at this years annual meeting, commented Dr. E. Blair Holladay, CEO/Executive Vice President of ASCP. His session will be an invigorating discussion on ways that new technology, such as genomics and next-generation sequencing, are providing pathologists and medical laboratory professionals with valuable tools to improve patient care.

We need to think outside the box when it comes to the practice of pathology in the future, says Dr. Mesk. Its important to know that we can use disruptive technologies such as genomics and still retain the human touch. It can be a huge yet exciting and challenging journey.

At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Mesk will address hot topics such as the role of genomics in improving patient care, the value of next-generation sequencing and the need to curate genomic data. Hell also explore the impact of these innovations on the consumers involvement in their own healthcare management.

Dr. Mesk has spent three years examining practical concepts that medical professionals can understand immediately and use in their practice. These are outlined in his newly released book, The Guide to the Future of Medicine. For his research, he interviewed 100 medical experts to predict the top 30 trends that will influence medicine in the years to come.

Described by Forbes Magazine as The Geek Whos Changing the World, Dr. Mesk is the managing director and founder of Webicina.com, the first service to curate medical and health-related social media resources free of charge for patients and medical professionals.

ASCP 2014 Tampa is being held Oct. 8-10 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida. The ASCP Annual Meeting is the largest educational meeting for pathologists and laboratory professionals. For more information about the meeting, visit http://www.ascp.org/2014-Annual-Meeting/index.html.

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Medical Futurist to Forecast the New Era of Healthcare at ASCP Annual Meeting in Tampa