About Joan Oleck
Joan Oleck is an associate contributors editor at Entrepreneur. She has previously worked for Business Week, Newsday and the trade magazine Restaurant Business, where a cover story she wrote won the Jesse Neal Award.
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She's a Successful NFL Sports Agent. And, Yes, She's Ready to Show You the Money.
Kelli Masters used to be a shy, insecure young woman. Then she took on the NFL and that male agent who told her, "Women will never make it in this industry."
brand storytelling
How This Online Storytelling Strategy Engages Millions of Viewers in 60 Seconds
60 Second Docs COO Jake Avnet explains the secrets of high-impact online storytelling.
CBD
New York Spa Gives CBD the Upscale Treatment
Standard Dose offers an array of CBD products and experiences.
Entertainment
Alec Baldwin Discusses His Innovative New Documentary About the Crazy, Desperate Times of John DeLorean
The new film 'Framing John DeLorean' asks if the car entrepreneur was a visionary or a crook. Or both?
When Men Said It Couldn't Be Done, This All-Women Crew of Sailors Said 'Watch Us.'
The Whitbread Round the World yacht race's first all-female crew is profiled in the new documentary 'Maiden.'
Chinese startups
New Documentary Examines a Chinese Factory in the Heart of America
'American Factory,' to air on Netflix, shows three years in the life of Fuyao Glass America erected at the Ohio site of a shuttered GM auto plant.
Women in Business
'Leftover Women' Documentary Chronicles the Story of China's Attack on Unmarried Professional Women
China's gender imbalance -- 30 million more men than women -- is the reason why being single and older than 27 has become a social crisis.
Marketing
The Complete Guide to Building 'Buzz' and Getting Press for You and Your Business
Experts outline a plan of attack to get your company and your personal brand noticed.
Dogs
These Entrepreneurs Recognized a Gap in the Wonderful World of Dogs -- and Filled It
'Good Dog' founders Josh Wais and Lauren McDevitt had tried to find a central source of information on what dog to buy. There was none.
Student Debt
Student Debt Assistance With a (Small) Catch May Be the Hottest New Benefit
Insurance company Unum is extending assistance to its employees, who average $32,000 apiece in student debt.
YouTube
Impersonation Is Great If You're Alec Baldwin, Not So Much If You're a YouTube Scammer
The video channel is trying to stop people impersonating influencers and trying to foment possible scams.
Innovation Now
Remember Elon Musk's Scary Warning Against AI? Here's More Reason to Worry.
Chinese venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee will say on '60 Minutes' that AI will replace 40 percent of society's jobs within as soon as 15 years.
Airlines
Tip Your Flight Attendant? Huh? Frontier Airlines Is Asking You to Do Just That.
Flight attendants save lives and therefore deserve respect, not gratuities.
Copyrights
Hey Writers, Need an Idea? The Copyrights on a Bunch of Classics Have Expired and Are Ready for the Zombie Treatment
In 2009, Seth Grahame-Smith scored big with 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' when the Jane Austen classic became public domain.
Holiday Gift? Forget the Jewelry or SmartTV. Instead, Give the Gift of Cannabis.
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