Data & Strategy

The events that unfolded in Bangladesh in the summer of 2024 offered the world a glimpse of Gen Z in action. What came to be known as the July Revolution was not only a political upheaval that ended Sheikh Hasina’s long rule; it was a moment in which Gen Z...

Personal branding is not self-promotion. It is a promise.  When leaders articulate and consistently keep their brand promise, they build trust. And trust, not charisma or visibility, is what sustains leadership over time. This distinction sits at the heart of our forthcoming Routledge book,  Leadership by Design: Winning Hearts, Building Your...

Right before the World Economic Forum 2026 (WEF), which brings together, in smallville Davos (Switzerland), the most important world leaders and CEOs, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, takes a look at the new year and at what it could bring for the Web3 space. Here are his thoughts. Is Bitcoin still “the” thing in Web3?   Altcoins could eclipse Bitcoin. Bitcoin has cemented...

Every tax season, I hear some version of the following: “I saw this on TikTok” or “My friends found this advice I can use.” That sentence used to be harmless. Now it is expensive. In the last year, the Internal Revenue Service assessed more than $162 million in penalties and more in taxes, tied to...

AI in 2025: A Wealth Creation Machine Artificial intelligence did more than dominate headlines in 2025; it rewired how wealth is created at the very top of the global economy. Analysts estimate that AI-linked ventures helped mint more than 50 new billionaires this year, adding hundreds of billions of dollars...

The Age of Trillionaires: Built on Inheritance, Not Merit The world is moving from the era of the billionaire to the age of the trillionaire, and the wealth that defines this new class will be built far less on entrepreneurial merit and far more on inheritance, monopoly power, and political...

The Embarrassing Ways People Fake Being Wealthy The Psychology Behind Pretend Prosperity: In a culture where status is broadcast and social media amplifies every curated moment, appearance has become its own currency. Yet behind the façade of luxury, many struggle to maintain even basic financial security. According to a CEOWORLD Magazine study on...

How integrity under pressure becomes a measurable executive advantage: In an era of volatility, we often evaluate leaders by their speed, decisiveness, and financial performance. Yet the leaders who endure, those who build trust, resilience, and long-term value, distinguish themselves through something far less visible and far more powerful: values in...

What Makes a Caribbean Tax Haven Attractive? In practice, a tax haven is a jurisdiction that combines very low or zero direct taxes with investor-friendly regulation and strong financial privacy, with the explicit goal of attracting foreign individuals and corporations. Many Caribbean nations fit this profile by offering little or no personal...

There was a time when “real-time analytics” meant a dashboard that updated every 15 minutes. For most enterprises, that was revolutionary, enabling teams to monitor performance without waiting for end-of-month reports. But in an AI-first era, that model feels painfully slow. Business now unfolds in milliseconds, not minutes, and users...