He is back at it again with the launch of NUVO, the world's first sparkling vodka liqueur. Targeted to women, NUVO has pledged that a portion of the proceeds of every bottle sold will go towards supporting women's causes.What gave you the idea for Hpnotiq?
It came from seeing a blue perfume in a beautiful bottle at the counter in Bloomingdale's. I said, "Wouldn't that be great for a liqueur product?" Nuvo was inspired by the fragrance industry, but I wouldn't say any specific fragrance. It was more like, how do I incorporate the beauty of the fragrance industry into a liqueur?
What did your parents think when you moved back home to start your company?
They thought I was crazy. And they weren't the only ones. But listen, you have to do what you have to do. My feeling in life is that I can live with my own mistakes, but I can't live with somebody else's. With Nuvo, I heard the same rhetoric. People would say things like, "It's a very difficult bottle to do. How do you know it's not going to explode?"
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Who Pulled It Off: Omeka Clark, 30: Owns Emerald Rose, a Lower East Side fashion boutique.
The baby-boomers' kids are marching into the workplace, and look out: This crop of twentysomethings really is different. Fortune's Nadira Hira presents a field guide to Generation Y.Things that make you go Hmmm.
Nearly every businessperson over 30 has done it: sat in his office after a staff meeting and - reflecting upon the 25-year-old colleague with two tattoos, a piercing, no watch and a shameless propensity for chatting up the boss - wondered, What is with that guy?! ....[Sounds like the suckers we're always talking about]
They're ambitious, they're demanding and they question everything, so if there isn't a good reason for that long commute or late night, don't expect them to do it. When it comes to loyalty, the companies they work for are last on their list - behind their families, their friends, their communities, their co-workers and, of course, themselves.....
Joshua Butler, audit associate, KPMG
With his broad networker's smile[skinnin' & grinnin'], stiff white collar, and polished onyx cuff links, Joshua Butler has the "accouterments" of an accountant. Even so, he looks a little out of place in a KPMG conference room. At 22, he's 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, with a body made for gladiator movies. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., Butler chose accounting after graduating from Howard University because he wanted "transferable skills."
Is that a way of saying no matter how many clothes you buy, if you don't "look" a certain way you shouldn't be in corporate America?? Or am I tripping? Continue....
At KPMG he's getting them - and more: The firm has let him arrange his schedule to train for a bodybuilding competition, and he's on its tennis team[WTF:The company athlete???]. Even before that, KPMG got his attention when it agreed to move him to New York, his chosen city. "It made me say, 'You know what? This firm has shown a commitment to me. Let me in turn show some commitment to the firm.'" He pauses, a twinkle in his eye. "So this is a merger, if you will - Josh and KPMG."
"Keep running, don't look back, and don't stop"In the grind we sometimes look around to see what others are doing.Whether it's our friends or our competition, its always nice to gauge your work vs. someone else's. But, just like in a race you have to keep your own stride and run like hell until you cross that finish line.-Overheard from a father teaching his son how to race.
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Both works obliterated the old mark for any postwar work at auction of US$27.1 million set last November and far exceeded their pre-sale estimates, ushering in a new world of higher prices for contemporary art...Records were set for 15 artists in all, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose untitled work from 1981 fetched US$14.6 million including commission, about twice its estimate and nearly three times the artist's old record. The work was being sold by the Israel Museum.
Larry Holmes has written a tell-all book, called Against All Odds, on his life and the inner workings of the the boxing business..
He includes jabs and right hooks at Boxing Promoter Don King..."An unfortunate placing in boxing history has made Holmes something of an enigma in the heavyweight division's illustrious past.
Thrown into the impossible void left by Ali and pre-empting the whirlwind destruction of Mike Tyson, Holmes was never going to get an easy ride from boxing purists and bar-room philosophers alike. Yet he held the richest prize in sport for over seven years, earned more than $40m, and left the sport with his faculties and fortune intact."
"...after telling King he was going to talk to Bob Arum about a fight with Young Sanford, King said: ''If you do, I'll have your legs broke.'' Holmes took the threat so seriously that he went straight out and bought a pistol for protection.In this respect the book offers a rare insight into the workings of the fight game. Pay-offs, kickbacks and other dodgy dealings are all exposed as Holmes describes his route to the top."
From his interview in 21st Century Hustle Magazine Issue#1Gotta stay connected and be in the game. Fuck being perfect, get in the circuit. That’s my motto.... You want to be perfect but, at the same time, experience is valuable, even if you fail. Like they say "Shoot for the moon and if you don’t make it, you will at least be amongst the stars.” You’ll be able to see your progress. But sitting back watching, you’ll never accurately assess your actions. Because perfect
to you, ain’t perfect to the next person!
Get in the game!
Saturday May 12 marked the Annual Grand Opening of Brooklyn's solar powered, post up spot, Habana Outpost. Outpost is the gentrified sister of Cafe Habana, the Hipster Soho eatery. Habana is special because 1.Its Only open in the Summer, 2. you will always run into a gang a Brooklyn Go Getters that you haven't seen all winter 3. Its about the only restaurant where you can hustle your wares at the flea market that goes down on the patio.
I didn't catch this Artist's Name but She sounded great-Anybody know? 
"At the request of JetBlue Airways Corp., founder David Neeleman has stepped down[read:FORCED] from his position as CEO."
It's always bad to see someone start a company, put all of their blood sweat and tears into it, make it a great company, then get stripped of it by investors. Terrible! David Needleman created Jet Blue, the most innovative Airline of this century. It was the first ever to have all leather seats with Direct TV in them. The first to really get behind online booking. the easiest to get to free flights, new planes every month, free wi-fi in their constantly updated terminals, freshest uniforms, great prices, and hell on the competition. Throughout its 7 year history they only had losses in three quarters. Despite the achievments the winter storm debauchery of february was enough to get Neddleman bounced up to a non-executive role....
"David's talents are entrepreneurial, and therefore perfect for the Chairman position, which will free his time and energy from day-to-day operations to identify creative opportunities and focus on the broader scope and direction of the company," said Alison Eshelman, manager of corporate communications at JetBlue Airways, New York. "This move is a natural evolution as the company grows from a start-up to a major player."It seems that "entrepreneurial" is only good enough to make a company great... Not good enough to run it?
Can JetBlue make the leap from popular (and profitable) niche airline to major player -- without losing its soul? Only if it can grow big but stay small at heart
"I want to walk out of here with my head up. I want to go out in style, and fashion is what I’ve done for 21 years. It’s something that I love."
"What do they expect me to do—walk in looking all drib and drab? I’ve never looked drib and drab in my life."Read more about Naomi's Clean Up Detail W Magazine its pretty interesting from a behind the scenes aspect.
METRO NY-The city gave the green light yesterday to the 42-story Trump SoHo “hotel condominium” project, despite charges from several elected officials and community activists that the building flouts zoning laws. The Department of Buildings approved the permit for the glass tower at Spring and Varick streets — an area of low-rise loft buildings and 15-story warehouses. The area is zoned for manufacturing and prohibits residential or residential-hotel use. “Transient” hotels, however, are allowed, and Trump asserts this project complies.
We got our issue of Stereotype Mag today,an Indi-Mini-Mag produced by the talented Barbara Reyes. She has been on the grind for years and you can tell by her work that the grind has been good...Stereotype is printed in limited runs and and is in high demand amongst the creative community. We have #521 of 1000. Get yours here!barbara reyes is known to her family as “art director.” she has worked diligently for domino, glamour, barneys new york, martha stewart living, w magazine, estee lauder and redken. she was even more diligent when she redesigned the look of radar, manhattan file magazine, espn and teen people and helped launch cargo magazine.
After a decade of working for the man, barbara decided it was time to be “art director” of her own publication. she wanted stereotype to be the anti-magazine—no cover lines, no editor's letter, no front or back of book pages—just a well, filled with features about art, photography, illustration, design, fashion and music. she hopes the minimag is a source of inspiration for readers as it is for herself.
Well Barb you've managed to inspire us here at the Hustle. So you've done your job. Good Work...In issue #3 she features the work of one the greats-- Photographer/Photo Editor George Pitts. He exhibits a collection that features portraits of "real women" and their sexuality.
George Pitts is Director of Photography at LIFE and was named one of the nineteen “Movers and Shakers” by American Photo magazine. His own photographs have been published in The New York Times Magazine, Werk (an anthology of contemporary art that included artists such as Nobuyoshi Araki), Esquire, Premiere, Spin, Raygun, and Paper. Mr. Pitts has received numerous honors in photography including two SPD Gold Awards in 1994 and 2004. From 1993-2004, he was the Director of Photography at Vibe Magazine. Mr. Pitts also teaches at The Parsons School of Design.
"We went to several other stores to find out that they also had the fakes from the Bronx to Manhattan. Please be aware of where you purchase your condoms because you may by fakes that aren't safe at all. A statement was issued by Trojan saying that these condoms are not the product of Trojan and those who may have used them should consult a physician. Please go to a Pharmacy to purchase condoms to make sure that you are getting the original Trojan brand."
He got it Done in a major way...And now he's halfway around the world. and it seems like there's a party every time he touches down. That must feel good to acomplish something big and then be able to celebrate all over the word. By the time he gets back he will be globally connected through fulfilling his dream.
"In 2003, Barrington began calling aircraft manufacturers with the unlikely request to borrow, lease, or donate a plane he could use to make aviation history. When no one said yes, he decided to ask manufacturers of the various components to donate just one of their individual products to him; he also asked Columbia, an aircraft manufacturer, whether they’d agree to assemble the plane if he could produce the parts.During the next year, with support and guidance from Miami Executive Aviation, he visited aviation trade shows throughout the country and secured more than $300,000 in donated components—the engine, tires, cockpit systems, seats, and so forth—and Columbia built him the world’s fastest single-engine piston airplane, ready to be modified with extended fuel tanks a few weeks before the global flight. In addition, he received fuel support from Chevron that enabled him to train for the global flight and visit schools throughout the country."
The welcome party in Dubai (FSB Magazine) -- Today entrepreneurs are America's role models. Almost everyone wants to own a business - from teens and college students, who are signing up for entrepreneurial courses in record numbers; to those over age 65, who are forming more companies every year;to recent immigrants, who in 2005 started 25% more companies per capita than native-born citizens did.
We are in the midst of the largest entrepreneurial surge this country has ever seen. According to Small Business Administration projections, nearly 672,000 new companies with employees were created in 2005. That is the biggest business birthrate in U.S. history: 30,000 more startups than in 2004, and 12% more than at the height of dot-com hysteria in 1996.
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I don't know if I'm going soft here or what, but what the hell---I thought this tree sweater was Dope! I'm in Cleveland and we drove by it and I had to stop and take a picture of it. I thought it would be cool in my backyard for the kids. Then I though that's a helluva feat to crochet an entire Tree!! who did that?? So a quick google on 'tree sweater' and boom...Artist Carol Hummel did.
Sometimes in business things get hectic and you don't notice the trees that are helping us to breath fresh air. But Carol's tree makes sure you can see at least one of them and that one is the brightest, happiest tree out! That's where I want to be. Breathing fresh air and coming up with fresh ideas.
