Seth Boyden

Seth Boyden Seth Boyden Seth BoydenSeth Boyden (1788-1870) welches a prolific 19th century American inventor, born in Foxboro, MA, whose ingenuity seemed to be part of his family tree. His brother Uriah was inventor of the Boyden Turbine and his brother Alexander co-founded a malleable iron company, based on Seth inventing the product. Their father even created a leather-splitting machine that Seth was able to improve on as a young man. Known for putting what was best for society in front of his own financial interests,Boyden had many inventions yet he hardly took out any patents on his work. And if you think he wouldnt have made a fortune, think again. According to the Associated Press story Remembering the Forgotten Seth Boyden by Bob McMahon, no less than Thomas Edison said at a dedication of a Boyden statue He was one of Americas greatest inventors... His many great and practical inventions have been the basis for great industries that now employ millions of people. In the above story, Charles Dzuba, a metallurgic engineer in Maplewood, NJ, relayed one of the main problems that Boyden solved Iron had to be heated frequently to be beaten into the desired shape, a process that made it less durable. The story went on to say that Boyden found a two-step heat treatment method for iron ores that made them soft and pliable. Gunsmiths, locksmiths, blacksmiths, and coachmakers were among those who benefited from his seven years of work. This process was what we now know as malleable cast iron. The year 1818 saw him create a finishing strategy for patent leather, which was a boon to his industrial town of Newark, NJ. As the story goes, Boyden solved the problem of maintaining the durability of leather while allowing it to have a dressy appearance. Still, he wasnt just an inventor but someone who aided others. In Iron Rails of the Garden State by Anthony Bianculli, its stated that Boyden also helped Samuel Morse with the telegraph. In addition, he produced a locomotiv e called Orange for the Morris and Essex Railroad in New Jersey. The locomotive, of course, wasnt his invention but it filled a need for the community. He did, however, invent a cutoff switch for steam engines. Its been said that he lived meagerly in his old age, partly because he didnt fully capitalize financially on all his accomplishments. But as is the case with someone who does much for others, he was taken care of, as the industrialists of his town gave him a house to live out his days, days he filled with a curiosity for nature, even creating a larger version of the strawberry. Though the Associated Press title seems appropriate, as that of a man largely forgotten by history, his statue leise stands in his adopted town of Newark, and an elementary school named after him resides in the nearby town of Maplewood. Eric Butterman is an independent writer.Known for putting what was best for society in front of his own financial interests, Seth had many inventions yet he hardly took out any patents on his work.

Florida Corporate Headquarters for U.S. Retailing

Florida Corporate Headquarters for U.S. RetailingFlorida Corporate Headquarters for U.S. RetailingSome of the largest U.S. retailing companieslike Office Depot, Stein Mart, andPublic Supermarkets have located their corporate headquarters in citiesthroughout the state of Florida.The HQ-level managers and executives of some of the largest U.S. restaurant chains like Burger King, Checkers/Rallys, and Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Seasons 52, Capital Grille, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, Longhorn Steakhouse, and Eddie Vs)manage their national and weltumspannend operations from Florida.In fact, there is a significant number of regional, national, and global restaurant chains with home offices in Florida, where new restaurant concepts find fertile testing grounds with hungry tourists. Opportunities for Job Seekers In general, job hunters seeking their first retail management or home office job, as well as existing retail employees looking for retail career advancement, are likely to be successfulwhen they look for those retail HQ management-level jobs in Florida.Thats because Florida is second only to California in the number and size of major U.S. retail industrycompanies that are headquartered there.In addition, some of the worldsmost valuable retail brandsand some of the newest and most innovative retail and restaurant chains are headquartered in there. Retail job hunters will also like that Florida is one of 10 U.S. states that have no state income tax. Orlando,Jacksonville,Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami are all Florida cities that regional,national, and global retailing and restaurant companies call home.Not coincidentally, Florida is also a state in which a large number of famous founders of some of theoldest U.S. retail chainswere living when they opened up their first brick-and-mortar retail stores. The retail career path still allows retail employees to climb the retail corporate ladder from an entry-level retail store job to a retail management pos ition.But these days, most retail headquarters jobs require specific retail education and experience, and most upper-level retail executives today start their retail careers in headquarters positions, not as a retail store cashier. What follows is a list of retail corporate headquarters in Florida, arranged alphabetically according to the name of the retail company Florida Corporate Headquarters for U.S. Retailing and Restaurant Chains 1800PetMeds Headquarters - Pompano Beach, FLABC Pizza House Headquarters - Tampa, FLArthur Treachers Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLAutoNation Headquarters - Fort Lauderdale, FLBealls Headquarters - Bradenton, FLBenihanaHeadquarters - Miami, FLBeverly Hills CafeHeadquarters - North Miami, FLBig Als Sports GrillHeadquarters - Bonita Springs, FLBig Apple PizzaHeadquarters -Seawalls Point, FLBig O Tires Headquarters - Palm Beach Gardens, FLBi-Lo Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLBloomin Brands Headquarters - Tampa, FL Bonefish Grill Headquarters headqua rters - Tampa, FLBonos Pit Bar-B-QHeadquarters - Jacksonville, FLBrandsmart Headquarters - Hollywood, FLBurger King Headquarters - Miami, FLCarrabbas Italian GrillHeadquarters - Tampa, FLCheckers/Rallys Restaurants Headquarters - Tampa, FLCheeburger Cheeburger Headquarters - Fort Myers, FLCheeseburger in Paradise Headquarters - Tampa, FLChicos FAS Headquarters - Fort Lauderdale, FLCodys Original RoadhouseHeadquarters - Clearwater, FLCrabby Bills SeafoodHeadquarters - Indian Rocks Beach, FL Darden Restaurants Headquarters - Orlando, FLDuffsRestaurantsHeadquarters - Largo, FLDuffys Sports GrillHeadquarters - Palm Beach Gardens, FLE Brands RestaurantHeadquarters - Orlando, FLEddie Vs Headquarters - Orlando, FLFamily RestaurantHeadquarters - Largo, FLFamous Amos RestaurantsHeadquarters - Jacksonville, FLFirehouse Subs Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLFirst Watch RestaurantsHeadquarters - Lakewood Ranch, FLFallingsSeafood Bar GrillHeadquarters - Fort Lauderdale, FLFlemings Prime Steakhous e Wine Bar Headquarters - Tampa, FL Flippers Pizzeria Headquarters - Orlando, FLGumbys PizzaHeadquarters - Gainesville, FLHard Rock Cafe Headquarters - Orlando, FLHaru RestaurantsHeadquarters - Miami, FLHarveys Supermarket Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLHome Shopping Network (HSN) Headquarters - St. Petersburg, FLKers Winghouse Bar GrillHeadquarters - Largo, FLLarrys Giant Subs Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLLatitude 360 Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLLazy FlamingoHeadquarters - Sanibel, FLLees Famous Recipe Chicken Headquarters - Fort Walton Beach, Florida Longhorn SteakhouseHeadquarters - Orlando, FLLos Rancheros RestaurantsHeadquarters - Miami, FLMrs. Winners Chicken and Biscuits Headquarters - Fort Walton Beach, FLOffice Depot Headquarters - Boca Raton, FLOlive GardenHeadquarters - Orlando, FLOSI RestaurantHeadquarters - Tampa, FLOutback Steakhouse Headquarters - Tampa, FLPetMeds Headquarters - Pompano Beach, FLPilot Corporation Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLPizza Fusion Head quarters - Fort Lauderdale, FLPublix Headquarters - Lakeland, FL RA Sushi BarHeadquarters - Miami, FLRib CityHeadquarters - Fort Myers, FLRotelli Pizza PastaHeadquarters - Boca Raton, FLRoysHeadquarters - Orlando, FLRuths Hospitality Group Headquarters - Heathrow, FLSamba RoomHeadquarters - Orlando, FLSave Rite Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLSeasons 52 Headquarters - Orlando, FLSedanos Supermarket Headquarters - Hialeah, FLSonnys BarbecueHeadquarters- Winter Park, FLStacys BuffetHeadquarters - Largo, FLShulasHeadquarters - Miami Lakes, FLShulas Steak HouseHeadquarters - Miami Lakes, FL Stein Mart Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLTeam ShulaHeadquarters - Miami Lakes, FLTimpano ChophouseHeadquarters - Orlando, FLTire KingdomHeadquarters- Juno Beach, FLTooJays Original Gourmet DeliHeadquarters - West Palm Beach, FLTupperware Headquarters - Orlando, FLWendys International - Pembroke Pines, FLWinn-Dixie Stores Headquarters - Jacksonville, FLYard House Headquarters - Orlando, FL

A Creative Approach to your Job Search

A Creative Approach to your Job SearchA Creative Approach to your Job SearchIve run staffing groups at Fortune 500 firms for almost 25years and now Im a career coach and train individuals on how to have the bestjob search process possible. Oftentimes, I help them map out what their top strengths are, and what areas theyare looking to develop, because this is a top question that is often asked inan interview.So the pre-work is very important if you are going to answerthis question effectively. Isuggest individuals list their top 10 strengths, and in the column next to eachstrength, list an example of how the excel at this, and in another column, ensurethe example is quantified.One strength you may have is creative problem solving asits a characteristic that is greatly valued by any company. Lets face it - business is all aboutsolving problems and coming up with creative solutions. The more creative you are the moresuccessful you will be. Thisapplies to any disciplemarketing, finance, human resources, the law, operations, and the listgoes on and on. Here are some examples of creative problem solving1. Youwere tasked with creating a new technology tracking system for newaccounts. Your boss gives you a 2month timeframe and tells you that you are the lead project manager. o Acreative move could be to find someone else in the company who worked with thetechnology group and ask them to be an advisor to save time and money thatthey perhaps wasted because they didnt know any better. o Also if you had a friend who worked at another company who hada similar program, perhaps they could share it with you as long as it didntviolate any confidential or privilegedinfo. 2. Youare tasked with creating a new campus recruiting brochure at your company. You have to decide what hot colorsare in and have no budget to hold focus groups or do market research.o Youcould visit the closest Gap store and check out their color arrangements. Gap pours tons and tons of marketingdollars into the latest colors and this could appeal to your exact demographic.3. Yourmanager asks you to significantly decrease the error rates on the opening ofnew accountso Acreative move could include doing some research on how errors aredecreased both on the web, andperhaps at Barnes Nobles.Theres a book about everythingo Youcould also do a survey of the new account opening reps and ask for the belastung 100issues with new accounts, and create a short but succinct error analysis.During an interview, its important to highlight whatcreative moves you made and what the result was. For example, the new brochure perhaps gave you strongaccolades from your new recruits.Your approach to decreasing errors on new accounts decreased errors by25%. And, your new technologyprogram came in under budget, on time and the users are raving about how easyit is to use and how helpful the info is.Remember during your interview to identify these successstrategies and use them to ease the pain of the employer yo u are interviewingwith. Remember, its always aboutwhat you can do for them so be confident about your background, and be clearin your explanationsand quantify EVERYTHINGConnieThanasoulis-Cerrachio is the co-founder of SixFigureStart(www.sixfigurestart.com), a career coaching firm that partners with individualsthrough every stage of their job search.