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Riva Richmond
Riva Richmond, the former Editorial Director for The Story Exchange, is a longtime journalist focused on technology, global business and small business. She also served as a senior editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit and has written for The New York Times, Entrepreneur.com, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and other national publications. Riva is passionate about travel and has traversed the Middle East, Europe, India and Central America. Formerly a dancer and then a martial artist, she now practices hatha yoga and surfs her local Rockaway break.
Posts by Riva Richmond
Pearls With Purpose Says Love is All You Need
When scaling up becomes a challenge, the answer may be to look to the people who love you.
Get a Life: Expert Tips for Work and Life
Summer is coming to a close. Our GAL panelists impart their last, best advice for maintaining a balanced life as you head back to work.
Get a Life: It Takes a Village
No one builds a successful company alone. Our panelists discuss the importance of relationships and community.
Get a Life: Managing Technology
Our panel offers a wealth of tips on how to maintain our equilibrium — and sanity — amid the virtual flood of emails, alerts and updates.
Get a Life: How to Delegate
Our panel of experts offers tips on how you can make personal time by creating a support team.
Get a Life: Summer Fridays?
Our panel of experts get into the nuts and bolts of how to create the right work-life policies for you and your company.
Get a Life: Creating a Healthy Business
Our panel of experts explains why having a life outside the office is important for you, your employees and your business.
Get a Life: Making Me Time
Have a busy business — but badly need a vacation? These experts can help.
Growth Culture: Building a Big Company by Winning Hearts and Minds
Sharon D. Virts, founder and CEO of FCiFederal, is betting the corporate culture she’s building will vault her firm to the top of American business.
Serving Up Information Security
Sarah Isaacs has built Conventus Corp., a $5 million business in male-dominated field, by finding gaps and filling them.
Helping All Ladies Become Financially Savvy
Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial, has dedicated her professional life and charitable work to empowering women with financial know-how.
Constructing a Green Company — and Country
Indrani Mukherjee wants to help to make India more sustainable by harnessing its abundant bamboo in surprising ways.