IN EVERY ISSUE
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From Your Chairman
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Pulse Preview
12
Pulse Points
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Member Profile: AvantGard Spa
Pioneering the Idea of Wellness
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BY ALEXANDER MENRISKY
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Member News
BY TARA SALAH ELDIN & SARAH HARMON
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Conversations: Lisa Gansky
Author of The Mesh: Why the Future
of Business is Sharing
BY MAE MAÑACAP-JOHNSON
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SEE + BE SEEN
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Ask the Expert: Kaihan Krippendorff
CEO of Outthinker LLC and Author
of Outthink the Competition
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Success Stories: Will Stein
President, Philip Stein Holding, Inc.
Miami, Florida
BY CHRISTINA BUSWELL
60
A Day in the Life: Bryan Williams
Chief Service Officer
B.Williams Enterprise, Bowie, Maryland
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BY CHRISTINA BUSWELL
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2015 ISPA Conference & Expo
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Professional Development Speakers
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Additional 2015 ISPA Conference
& Expo Gold Sponsors
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ISPA News
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Snapshot Survey
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ISPA Foundation
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Product Spotlight
ABOUT THE COVER
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Social Connections:
Lenette Casper
President, Phytomer Group Brands
Salt Lake City, Utah
There’s a new and innovative way of doing business, and it’s called
“sharing economy.” This Pulse cover uses the pie metaphor to
depict the idea of sharing and challenge readers’ creative thinking:
Are you ready to share a piece of the pie?
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End Notes
COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF SHUTTERSTOCK
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September 2015