With U.S. unemployment hitting a 17-year low late last year, competition for talent has become increasingly fierce for businesses across the country. Part of a company’s challenge in attracting talent, however, is working with the broader business community in its city, region or state to ensure that it is not only a place...
Continue ReadingMeet Madelaine Daianu, Senior Data Science Manager at Intuit. After spending most of her life in Romania, she always dreamed of moving to warm California. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from UCLA, she wanted to stay in CA to lay her roots. Though she had multiple...
Continue ReadingEver wanted to sit down and chat with the president of a multi-million dollar corporation? We got you covered. Meet Matt Cole, President of SD-based Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) – one of the major players fueling some of the world’s largest public transit systems. You might have seen Cubic in recent headlines, after it secured huge contracts with transportation counterparts…
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Nicole and Tony Mercuriali on winning our Ultimate San Diego Staycation Contest this month. Though it was randomly selected, Nicole’s contest entry surely stole our hearts. After her husband, Tony, was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer early this year, her life-changing moment came in June when they found...
Continue ReadingMeet Carrier Sawyer, Manager of Inclusion and Diversity at Qualcomm. She moved here from the Midwest, so that she could play beach volleyball all year while advancing her tech career. With an extensive background in user experience, Carrie now she works to ensure that all voices are represented in the...
Continue ReadingA lot of really cool stuff happened in San Diego this year. Life-changing stuff, in fact. Whether you got your dream job, nailed that big presentation, discovered a scientific breakthrough, started a company or bought a new home in 2017 – we want to hear about it! We’ve partnered with...
Continue ReadingMillennials – you’ve heard of them. You are probably one of them. They are the generation of young, tech-savvy adults ages 18-34, running the show these days and paving the way for future gens. Accounting for 27% of our region’s population, San Diego actually has the highest concentration of millennials...
Continue ReadingPrior to their We’re the Reason Why You Love Your Smartphone ad campaign, most San Diegans didn’t recognize Qualcomm as anything more than the name of our football stadium. But they’re a VERY big deal, especially for our economy. Besides allowing your smartphone to take those killer sunset photos, check...
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