Back in 2016, I was working with an executive coach (Alisa Finerman – check her out, she is amazing!) to develop certain leadership skills to help improve myself professionally. Immediately we started working on Gallup Certified Strengths coaching to focus on identifying and leveraging strengths for greater success. Three of my top five strengths were focus, competiti [...]

In the early hours of Saturday (December 2, 2017) morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Tax Reform bill. While the overall framework of the Senate bill is similar to the House bill passed on November 16, 2017, there are certain differences. It is anticipated that the Senate and the House will have a Joint Conference Committee to reconcile their [...]

According to the EPA, livestock emissions are a significant cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture contributes 24 percent of total emissions, compared to only 14 percent for transportation. Included in the agriculture number is cultivating the feed for animals and deforestation, but a significant portion of the emissions is methane from livestock. Methane is o [...]

By Ilan Haimoff (Partner, GHJ) and Jonathan Blinderman Cash Flow Management The complexity of the business and the its volatile nature can make it a challenge to predict the timing of license fees, tax credits and other cash receipts. Additionally, CFOs must manage expectations of profit participants, investors, vendors, consultants and subcontractors. Unexpected exp [...]

The Thanksgiving holiday is one of my favorite weeks of the year. My kid’s school is closed for the week and we have made a family tradition to visit their Grandmother in Arizona. There is no getting up for school, rushing to the office, driving to soccer etc. It is truly the one week of the year that we can slow down and enjoy each other with limited distractions fro [...]

Have you ever heard of a digital pharmacy? The digital pharmacy allows for treatment to be received in the form of an application on your phone, a virtual reality session to treat pain, or a program to monitor obesity. I had not realized the extent of the digital health world until I attended the Connected Health Conference, which explored how health and wellness prof [...]

Click here to listen to GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff and USC Associate Professor of Cinema Practice Jason E. Squire discuss globalization, independent distribution and other key trends impacting the film industry. They will also discuss key findings from the Fourth Edition of The Movie Business Book.

Excerpt from the GHJ Nonprofit Whitepaper, The Give and The Get: The Future of Philanthropy. Most important is to have the right board make-up. A successful board needs wide diversity of skills among its members, both in their backgrounds and in their experience. This variety will enable a more thorough thought process and promote healthy discussion. The result is an [...]

Earlier this year we released our 2017 Food and Beverage whitepaper, The Future of Food: Meeting Consumer Demands with Sustainable Resources. While the paper contained a number of interesting findings from our 2017 survey, the area that interested me most – especially as someone in the marketing profession – related to consumer demands and the benefits of using sustai [...]

The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released their plan to significantly rewrite the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains a wide range of changes affecting individuals and businesses. While the bill still needs to pass both houses of Congress and is expected to undergo changes throughout that process, it provides a detailed framework [...]