The Resilient People of Nepal

By Dean Whittaker Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for the people of Nepal. Amidst the death and destruction, the resilient people of Kathmandu, Nepal have begun to rebuild following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred on April 25th at 11:40 AM. As many...

Update: On the Road to Recovery in Nepal

By Dean Whittaker The five-day news cycle of media has passed for the earthquake in Nepal, and our attention has moved on to other issues.  However, the recovery from the April 25th earthquake continues and will do so for decades.  Over 400,000 homes were destroyed...

“Wake up!!” – says Quake

By Sharad KC It was just another lazy Saturday afternoon when all of a sudden there was a wake up call. A call we Nepalese have been dreading for quite some time, although, we were never prepared for it. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at the heart of the country,...

Income Inequality – One CEO’s Approach

By Dean Whittaker Today, I attended a leadership event held by our local chamber of commerce. The speaker was Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments, a 120-employee credit card processing company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. You may have heard of Dan as he is the...