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The Launch of Amazon Music Unlimited

Kelli Richards October 25, 2016

This past week saw the launch of Amazon’s foray into an unlimited music streaming service to rival Apple Music and Spotify — it’s called “Amazon Music Unlimited” (AMU). It’s designed to add more value to Echo users offering “tens of millions of songs and thousands of hand-curated playlists and personalized stations” according to Amazon. It’s effectively an upgrade from Amazon’s Prime Music offering. Prime is now the basic service, Unlimited is the full one. This is a really strategic move for Amazon …

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4 Steps to Landing the Sexiest Projects

Kelli Richards October 24, 2016

October 24, 2016,
Inc.

In my experience in the world of creative entrepreneurship, two types of projects and clients exist: sexy projects and cash projects.

Read the entire article here: https://www.inc.com/kelli-richards/4-steps-to-landing-the-sexiest-projects.html

Thinking of Steve (Jobs) — Five Years On

Kelli Richards October 18, 2016

Many people in my world are aware that in addition to my years as an Apple employee (music & entertainment), I was also very fortunate to have been able to call Steve Jobs a personal mentor. The things we discussed and the insights he shared with me over time are an indelible part of my DNA.

Steve often crosses my mind, but even more so last week as we hit the 5 year anniversary mark of his passing. I can hardly believe it’s been that long! So I thought it would be fitting to share a few of the lessons and insights I cherish the most: …

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Coping with Demands When on the Road

Kelli Richards October 11, 2016

email inbox These days many of us spend a good portion of our time on the road — whether for business travel or personal time away. It can be a real challenge to deal with demands from others when you’re away from the office. But it’s important to manage your time and priorities as much as possible — and to set healthy boundaries.

For myself, when I’m at a multi-day training or just taking a couple of days of business meetings in another city, for example, I do my best to ensure my clients know that I’ll be away and slower to respond during that time period. …

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Lessons I Learned From Being A Woman In Tech In The Heart Of Silicon Valley

Kelli Richards October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016,

Forbes

While women held 57% of all professional positions in the U.S. in 2014, they filled only 26 percent of tech jobs. Nonetheless, being a woman has never held me back — and it doesn’t have to hamper your career, either.

Read the entire article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2016/10/10/lessons-i-learned-from-being-a-woman-in-tech-in-the-heart-of-silicon-valley/

Vacations and Business Can Co-Exist — Here’s How

Kelli Richards October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016,
Inc.

There are lots of ways to recharge, even though most of us think of lazing on the beach when we hear the word “vacation.”

Read the entire article here: https://www.inc.com/kelli-richards/vacations-and-business-can-co-exist–heres-how.html

“Renaissance Man” Greg Kihn Talks Fun, the Creative Life and Rock n Roll

Kelli Richards October 10, 2016

NBC has called Greg Kihn “Rock’s True Renaissance Man.” His career stretches from the dawn of punk and indie rock to the discos of the 80’s to the glory days of MTV. As a pioneer with the legendary Beserkley Records, he helped write the book on revolutionary west coast rock and roll.

Listen to the entire podcast here: https://allaccessradio.libsyn.com/renaissance-man-greg-kihn-talks-fun-the-creative-life-and-rock-n-roll

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James Wallman, Trend Forecaster and Futurist, Journalist, Speaker, Activist

Kelli Richards September 26, 2016

James Wallman is a noteworthy trend forecaster and futurist, esteemed journalist, keynote speaker and activist, as well as the author of the groundbreaking book Stuffocation: Why We’ve Had Enough with Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever, which has been described as the intersection of “The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, but with a huge idea at its heart” by the Sunday Times.