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Alice Crisci | Women's Health: Having a Baby After Cancer

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 6/8/2010

Having a Baby After Cancer

Women's Health | Kimberly Goad

Having a baby wasn't supposed to be so complicated. But that's what Alice Crisci's (SW: '98-'00) life had suddenly become, beginning on that otherwise unremarkable Sunday afternoon in early 2008 when she scratched an itch high above her left breast and felt a marble-like lump. In the weeks and months that followed a diagnosis of breast cancer, the 31-year-old Los Angeles-based entrepreneur would undergo a double mastectomy, breast reconstruction, and six cycles of a potent chemo cocktail guaranteed to kill off any remaining cancer cells along with her chances of having a baby. Read More.

John Rysavy | Kansas City Star: GOP rivals in Kansas' 3rd District race...

Wed, 26 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 5/26/2010

GOP rivals in Kansas' 3rd District race work to overcome Keven Yoder's big fundraising edge

Kansas City Star | Dave Helling

For six announced Republican candidates for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District seat, the challenge is clear and tough: Use the 10 weeks left before the primary election to overtake perceived GOP front-runner Kevin Yoder, the state lawmaker who has more than $477,000 in his campaign war chest...

John Rysavy (SW: '86-'88): The 45-year-old biotech salesmanfrom Overland Park is campaigning hard for tea party votes. “I’ve been the clear, consistent conservative in this race from day one,” he said... Read More.

Tom Black | PR Web: Tom Black speaks at Missouri State Univ Commencement

Fri, 14 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 5/14/2010

Tom Black Speaks at Missouri State University Commencement

PR Web | Sherry Stringfellow

Missouri State University has selected Tom Black (SW: '71='78), The Boxcar Millionaire, for their commencement address Friday, May 14th, 2010. Tom graduated from then Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Rhetoric and Public Address. Tom says, “The highest honor I have received in a lifetime of honors is being asked to give the commencement address at my university”. Read More.

Erik Wesner | CNNMoney.com: Why Amish businesses don't fail

Tue, 04 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 5/4/2010

Why Amish businesses don't fail

CNNMoney.com | Geoff Williams

Want to find America's most successful entrepreneurs? Skip Silicon Valley and Manhattan; head to the rural Amish enclaves.

Amish businesses have an eye-popping 95% success rate at staying open at least five years, according to author Erik Wesner's (SW: '98-'07) new book, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive. Read More.

Lee Molette | Tennessean: Mentor a young person & contribute...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 4/30/2010

Mentor a young person and contribute to the community

Tennessean | Lee Molette

A little over a week ago, I was excited to witness, experience and participate in a very rare conversation. The conversation was a call to men in the Middle Tennessee area to become male mentors and volunteers and foster mentoring within the African-American community.

It's a conversation that tends to happen only within certain walls: one's home, the church, the barbershop after watching some sad story on the news.

Read More.

April Stirton | Friends, Family Remember Stuntwoman

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 4/8/2010

Friends, Family Remember Stuntwoman

CBS 2 / KCAL 9 | Melissa McCarty

April Stirton (SW:'02-'06) had a dangerous job and she did it well. But in the end it wasn't the job, but her commute that took her life. April died on April 6, 2010 in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, CA on her way to work as a stunt double in an upcoming major motion picture. View Video.

Erik Wesner | TIME: Thinking Big - Management, Plain and Simple

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 4/8/2010

Thinking Big: Management, Plain and Simple

TIME | Andrea Sachs / Bird-in-hand

How can a people whose preferred mode of transportation is a horse and buggy do so well in the modern marketplace? That question intrigued Erik Wesner, a former salesmanager. (SW: '98-'07) His exploration of the Amish approach to business can be found in his fascinating book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive (Joseey-Bass). Despite the group's insular nature, Wesner was able to live and work among its members for three years.
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Erik Wesner | Fast Company: Do Unto Others

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 3/16/2010

Do Unto Others: Customer Service Tips From the Amish

Fast Company | Staff

Amish businesses have a 95% success rate, according to Erik Wesner. In his new book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, Wesner outlines why Amish businesses thrive and what others can learn from them. Here, he takes a look at how they approach customer service. The accompanying photographs were shot by the author Erik Wesner, or for the author, while researching the book. Read More.

Whitney Ferré | CBS News: Developing Right Brain Thinking

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 3/2/2010

Developing Right Brain Thinking

CBS News | Michelle Gielan

Author Whitney Ferré (SW: '92-'95) Talks About Her Book "The Artist Within: A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit" and her Creatively Fit Program. The program's goal is to develop right brain thinking so that our left and right hemispheres operate in perfect balance. View Video.

Ken Starr | Waco Tribune-Herald: Starr named president of Baylor Univ.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Date: 2/16/2010

Ken Starr named president of Baylor University

Waco Tribune-Herald | Tim Woods

Ken Starr (SW: '66-'68), a nationally renowned appellate law expert who oversaw the investigation that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment, was formally named Baylor’s 14th president Monday.

Starr, currently dean of Pepperdine Law School, will take the reins at Baylor on June 1, taking over for interim president David Garland. Read More.

Having a Baby After Cancer
	Women's Health \| Kimberly Goad
	Having a baby wasn't supposed to be so complicated. But that's what Alice Crisci's (SW: '98-'00) life had suddenly become, beginning on that otherwise unremarkable Sunday afternoon in early 2008 when she scratched an itch high above her left breast and felt a marble-like lump. In the weeks and months that followed a diagnosis of breast cancer, the 31-year-old Los Angeles-based entrepreneur would undergo a double mastectomy, breast reconstruction, and six cycles of a potent chemo cocktail guaranteed to kill off any remaining cancer cells along with her chances of having a baby. Read More.

GOP rivals in Kansas' 3rd District race work to overcome Keven Yoder's big fundraising edge
	Kansas City Star \| Dave Helling
	For six announced Republican candidates for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District seat, the challenge is clear and tough: Use the 10 weeks left before the primary election to overtake perceived GOP front-runner Kevin Yoder, the state lawmaker who has more than $477,000 in his campaign war chest... John Rysavy (SW: '86-'88): The 45-year-old biotech salesmanfrom Overland Park is campaigning hard for tea party votes. “I’ve been the clear, consistent conservative in this race from day one,” he said... Read More.

Tom Black Speaks at Missouri State University Commencement
	PR Web \| Sherry Stringfellow
	Missouri State University has selected Tom Black (SW: '71='78), The Boxcar Millionaire, for their commencement address Friday, May 14th, 2010. Tom graduated from then Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Rhetoric and Public Address. Tom says, “The highest honor I have received in a lifetime of honors is being asked to give the commencement address at my university”. Read More.

	Why Amish businesses don't fail
	CNNMoney.com \| Geoff Williams
	Want to find America's most successful entrepreneurs? Skip Silicon Valley and Manhattan; head to the rural Amish enclaves. Amish businesses have an eye-popping 95% success rate at staying open at least five years, according to author Erik Wesner's (SW: '98-'07) new book, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive. Read More.

Mentor a young person and contribute to the community
	Tennessean \| Lee Molette
	A little over a week ago, I was excited to witness, experience and participate in a very rare conversation. The conversation was a call to men in the Middle Tennessee area to become male mentors and volunteers and foster mentoring within the African-American community. It's a conversation that tends to happen only within certain walls: one's home, the church, the barbershop after watching some sad story on the news. Read More.

	Friends, Family Remember Stuntwoman
	CBS 2 / KCAL 9 \| Melissa McCarty
	April Stirton (SW:'02-'06) had a dangerous job and she did it well. But in the end it wasn't the job, but her commute that took her life. April died on April 6, 2010 in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, CA on her way to work as a stunt double in an upcoming major motion picture. View Video.

Thinking Big: Management, Plain and Simple
	TIME \| Andrea Sachs / Bird-in-hand
	How can a people whose preferred mode of transportation is a horse and buggy do so well in the modern marketplace? That question intrigued Erik Wesner, a former salesmanager. (SW: '98-'07) His exploration of the Amish approach to business can be found in his fascinating book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive (Joseey-Bass). Despite the group's insular nature, Wesner was able to live and work among its members for three years. Read More.

Do Unto Others: Customer Service Tips From the Amish
	Fast Company \| Staff
	Amish businesses have a 95% success rate, according to Erik Wesner. In his new book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, Wesner outlines why Amish businesses thrive and what others can learn from them. Here, he takes a look at how they approach customer service. The accompanying photographs were shot by the author Erik Wesner, or for the author, while researching the book. Read More.

	Developing Right Brain Thinking
	CBS News \| Michelle Gielan
	Author Whitney Ferré (SW: '92-'95) Talks About Her Book "The Artist Within: A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit" and her Creatively Fit Program. The program's goal is to develop right brain thinking so that our left and right hemispheres operate in perfect balance. View Video.

Ken Starr named president of Baylor University
	Waco Tribune-Herald \| Tim Woods
	Ken Starr (SW: '66-'68), a nationally renowned appellate law expert who oversaw the investigation that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment, was formally named Baylor’s 14th president Monday. Starr, currently dean of Pepperdine Law School, will take the reins at Baylor on June 1, taking over for interim president David Garland. Read More.