Martha Hernández is the founder and CEO of madeBOS, Inc., a tech-enabled solution that simplifies HR infrastructure, with a people-first approach.

Yesterday we saw Nike report earnings and many analysts expected a different outcome from what was anticipated.  Nike missed their targets, losing $790 million and today their stock is down 7%.  It’s the first of many earning reports that are expected to drive the market down next month. 

Lyanne tells stories about what’s next in the world of technology, business and entrepreneurship. With more than $1.4 trillion in spending power, she's especially passionate about exploring the Latino influence in the world of business. 

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, many major corporations are tweeting out statements of concern and support for the Black community. The awareness is what is needed at this moment and action. Corporate America has an obligation to go beyond tweets and quotes by committing to an agenda that will advance racial equity in meaningful ways.

The week started off strongly, with Nasdaq reaching levels over 10k and Tesla breaking through the $1,000 mark on their stock price, but that quickly changed yesterday.   After the Fed gave a speech on Wednesday, the take-away by most was one of caution as we go into the rest of 2020.  With a spike in Coronavirus cases and the lack of company earnings guidance, investors took a pause and the Dow dropped over 1,800 points.

Since the black swan piece that Sequoia put out on March 5th, Silicon Valley took a pause and quickly pivoted to get through the pandemic.

They say there is always a silver lining and today we are seeing that across the markets, for sure. 

Between the announcement of new actions against China and the president's twitter war against social media companies, specifically Twitter, there is lots to discuss on the impact.

The market is rallying today with the Dow crossing 25 thousand and the S&P over 500 which has the president and investors bullish around the reopening of our economy. 

Real Estate and how it’s holding up. Over the past few years our work culture has changed.  We moved from an office culture where managers and leaders moved out of their offices and broke down barriers with their teams. Teams moved to sitting next to each other to create an inclusive co-working environment. F

It’s been another busy week with earnings and some companies leading with surprising results

Big news coming off the weekend that has the markets mixed today is the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. Warren Buffet

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