Lena Desmond

I led the change on a new website for Flow Martial Arts by updating messaging, optimizing for SEO, configuring the Squarespace template, directing photography, and working with a designer to elevate the site's look and feel.

Among a host of benefits, Convoy boasts lower shipping costs, improved carrier relations, refined capacity management, and reduced carbon emissions in comparison to its contemporaries. The question is, can the rest of the industry achieve these benefits? What is the secret of Convoy’s success?

Newly pregnant or trying to conceive? Worried you'll have to give up your favorite workout, red wine, and sushi all at once? When it comes to fitness, we have some good news!
If you're healthy and your pregnancy is normal, prenatal exercise is safe and encouraged for moms-to-be. This short article will break down what you should know about exercise during each trimester and provide three safe home workouts you can add to your pregnancy workout plan.

B2B marketplaces face unique business problems along commerce, fintech, and logistics that complicate the marketplace stack. As you build a B2B marketplace, here are some of the necessary components to think through.

No matter how much you love to catch, drive, and finish, repeating the same motion over and over again can get a little stale. So how do you keep the vibe alive? Variety is the spice of life. If you’re starting to find your home rower boring, there are plenty of ways to add some zing to your workout.

Finance leaders are breaking down silos, improving planning methodologies, and upgrading tech tools to safeguard their businesses.

Rowing is so good for the body that it’s often the workout for anyone nursing an injury. Find us a more effective, safe whole-body workout, we’ll wait. But like any movement — typing, sneezing, or yoga — it’s still possible to get injured on a rowing machine.

Last year, Amazon made $469.8 billion in sales, and Etsy had a market value of $21 billion. Currently, nine out of 10 of the top U.S. retailers are marketplaces, and online marketplaces accounted for 58% of global online sales before the pandemic’s e-commerce boom.

Savvy entrepreneurs and innovative enterprises are turning to the marketplace model. How do you get started?

COVID-19 has been the ultimate stress test for the office of finance. After two-plus years of uncertainty, finance has finally entered a time to re-evaluate technology and improve processes. But tough questions remain:
What challenges must finance overcome?
What technology will make an impact on financial processes?
What upcoming disruption should finance teams prepare for?

Environment, social and governance reporting: It’s new, it’s evolving, and it’s worldwide. Now is the time to prepare for ESG reporting. Let’s explore the biggest obstacles to producing ESG reports so companies can start addressing these challenges before they bottleneck reporting efforts.

If I were to ask you for an example of a marketplace, I bet you’d say Amazon.

Amazon is a goliath. Its offering is almost unchallengeable. Its SKU depth knows no bounds. It can deliver on millions of consumer needs in under two days. Amazon has established itself as the be-all marketplace. Which begs the question: Is there room left for anyone else?

Read this blog to discover more about ESG reporting
When it comes to sustainability and ESG strategies, organizations have advanced from using compostable straws to embedding sustainability into their business practices, processes, product development, operations, and strategy.
Many organizations are rejigging their business models, re-organizing corporate structures, and spending substantial time, money and resources to embed sustainability into core strategies. As a result of this investmen...

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