This year has been a whirlwind for April Anderson, the Pastry Chef and Co-Owner of Good Cakes and Bakes on Livernois in Detroit. Last week, her successful bakery business won a massive $200,000 investment at Detroit Demo Day. This week, she is attending the Mackinac Policy Conference as a “Future Leader,” soaking in the atmosphere […]
One consistent thing that happens at the Mackinac Policy Conference is someone (or multiple someones) has to ask: What, if anything, happens when business leaders, governmental representatives, philantropists, educational experts and the media are stuck together in a hotel for four days? The typical answer is – or, at least, the expectation of those naysayers […]
If you ever had any questions of how your mother might impact your career, you only need to look at the fairy-tale story of Daymond John. Well, fairy tale might be too strong. It was a series of starts and stops, braggadocio and bravery that got John from his mom’s basement to an international brand […]
Pardon me for a bit of presumptuousness, but Ron Fournier seems like the kind of guy you want to share a beer with in a Mackinac Island bar. Now, I don’t know the guy personally. I, like most people, follow him on social media (where he’s consistently hilarious, intellectual and sensitive on Twitter – no […]
The very things that are fueling Detroit– optimism, entrepreneurship, a respect for bicycle culture – are the very things that the Detroit Regional Chamber are focusing on for a newly announced part of its annual Mackinac Policy Conference. Recently, the Chamber added a Slow Roll to the event, which will take place Wednesday, June 1 […]