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First Republic Bank – FRC Jonathan Poland

First Republic Bank – FRC

First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking, and private wealth management services to clients in…

Western Alliance – WAL Jonathan Poland

Western Alliance – WAL

Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank, offering various banking products and related services…

KeyCorp – KEY Jonathan Poland

KeyCorp – KEY

KeyCorp (KEY) is a financial services company based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, established in 1849. It is one of the…

Zions Bancorporation – ZION Jonathan Poland

Zions Bancorporation – ZION

Zions Bancorporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Zions Bancorporation has historical and cultural ties…

SVB Financial – SIVB Jonathan Poland

SVB Financial – SIVB

SVB Financial Group is a financial services company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the parent company of Silicon…

Laird Superfood – LSF Jonathan Poland

Laird Superfood – LSF

Laird Superfood is a health and wellness company that was founded in 2015 by Laird Hamilton, a renowned big wave…

Hercules Capital – HTGC Jonathan Poland

Hercules Capital – HTGC

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The company offers a range of financial solutions such as venture debt,…

Icahn Enterprises – IEP Jonathan Poland

Icahn Enterprises – IEP

Icahn Enterprises L.P. is a diversified holding company headquartered in New York City, founded and chaired by billionaire investor Carl…

Advanced Micro Devices – AMD Jonathan Poland

Advanced Micro Devices – AMD

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company that designs and manufactures computer processors, graphics processing units…

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Lead Generation Jonathan Poland

Lead Generation

Lead generation is the process of identifying and attracting potential customers for a business. This is typically the first step…

Operations 101 Jonathan Poland

Operations 101

Business operations refer to the processes and activities that are involved in the production of goods and services in an…

What is a Turnaround Strategy? Jonathan Poland

What is a Turnaround Strategy?

A turnaround strategy is a business plan that is implemented when a company is facing financial difficulties or declining performance.…

Types of Raw Materials Jonathan Poland

Types of Raw Materials

A raw material is a basic and unprocessed resource that is used as an input in the production of goods…

What is a Persona? Jonathan Poland

What is a Persona?

Personas are fictional characters that businesses use to represent and model the characteristics, goals, needs, behaviors, and emotions of their…

Value Creation Jonathan Poland

Value Creation

Value creation refers to the process of creating outputs that have a higher value than the inputs used to produce…

Automation Jonathan Poland

Automation

Automation refers to the use of technology to perform tasks that were previously done manually. In recent years, automation has…

Experience Economy Jonathan Poland

Experience Economy

The concept of the experience economy suggests that companies can differentiate themselves and gain a competitive advantage by creating memorable…

Business Process Reengineering Jonathan Poland

Business Process Reengineering

Business process reengineering, or BPR, involves examining and redesigning current business processes and workflows to achieve greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and…