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Barbara Thau

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About Barbara

Barbara is a longtime business reporter and editor specializing in the retail and consumer sectors, whose coverage includes fashion, food, beauty, technology and more. Her coverage at consumer publications like Forbes, CNBC and AOL.com and trade outlets such as Home Furnishings News ranges from market trend analysis features to CEO profiles of the nation’s biggest public companies, as well as buzzy new disruptors. Thau aims for CO—'s features to demystify the business landscape for the business community, with exclusive stories that keep readers ahead of the trends, identify emerging opportunities and offer actionable insights for growth.

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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Marriott Is Entering the Home Rental Industry
As home rental players encroach on its business, the legacy hotel giant is fighting back with vetted, loyalty-points-earning, premium properties to woo today’s sharing-economy-touched travelers.
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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Interview With citizenM's Chief Marketing Officer
The hotel chain, tricked out with on-demand, tech-enabled guest conveniences like ‘smart rooms,’ is spreading its upscale, artsy take on modern business travel stateside and abroad.
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GOOD COMPANY » LAUNCH PAD

Interview with Jetblack Co-Founder and CEO
Jenny Fleiss, co-founder of the concierge arm of Jet.com, on how the text message-based e-commerce site is leveraging artificial intelligence to personalize the customer experience.
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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Colavita Looks Toward Millennials for Expansion Tactics
Giovanni Colavita, who leads the Italian, family-run food company’s U.S. business, is bringing imported startup brands to the states, while betting big that the future of grocery shopping is online.
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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Interview with Sandals CEO | Expansion & a Culture Shift
Former Hyatt executive Gebhard Rainer discusses the culture shift afoot at its resorts — from a gourmet donut shop to staff that’s been taken ‘off script’ — and why he’s not worried about Airbnb.
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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Monster.com CEO Plots a Millennial-Focused Comeback
Disrupted by LinkedIn and aggregators like Indeed.com, the online job board is fighting back by investing in tech like artificial intelligence and video ads to enhance and personalize the job hunt.
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GOOD COMPANY » THE LEAP

Bumble’s Margarita Mixers Highlight the Brand’s Offline Efforts
How the dating app/social network wooed millennials with interactive mixology events in cities across the country amid the rise of face-to-face experiences from digital brands.
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GOOD COMPANY » GROWTH STUDIO

Bonobos, Adore Me and Knot Standard CEOs Share Business Advice
Three CEOs of merchants that began life as startups point to branding clarity, agile operations and the power of ‘no’ as critical to running an entrepreneurial business.
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GOOD COMPANY » GROWTH STUDIO

The Anti-Open Workspace Movement is a Business Opportunity
A $350,000 Shark Tank investment underscores the demand for products that restore privacy and quiet to open offices.
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GOOD COMPANY » GROWTH STUDIO

Hershey VP Explains the Benefits of Having Good Mentors
Kristen Riggs has reaped the benefits of professional mentors who have been her ‘cheerleaders and truth tellers,’ and her personal board of directors in consumer packaged goods.
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