by Cassie Arnold | Jan 24, 2017 | Gender at Work
Making of a Matriarch During the recent election I realized that many of my women friends were deeply invested in the prospect of electing a female president. Despite my credentials as a single career woman with my own business (and politics aside) I was completely...
by Cassie Arnold | Sep 7, 2016 | Branding, Communications
Lost in the Weeds It’s a sad but true fact that there is an inverse relationship between the amount of time a marketing team invests in a sales pursuit to the likelihood that the pursuit will succeed. Through no fault of the marketing department, the sales team...
by Cassie Arnold | Aug 12, 2016 | Modern Work
Boomers Balk Over the Final Battle If there is one thing I hate, it’s admitting I am a victim. I’m such a control freak that I can’t stand the thought that forces beyond my control are impacting my life. But when I saw an article in the Washington Post about ageism,...
by Cassie Arnold | Apr 5, 2016 | Biotech Finance
In Praise of the $1,000 Pill There has been a lot of ink spilt in my industry in the past year about the astronomic rise in drug prices. The exploits of a boyish former-hedge fund manager who raised the price of a drug 5,000% when he was running Turing Pharmaceuticals...
by Cassie Arnold | Mar 30, 2016 | Gender at Work
The Trouble with “Men” The other day I saw a woman on TV describe her job as “Troubleman,” and my heart leapt a little. Troubleman is a job title in the utility industry for the guys (I mean people) who go out in the field to restore power, and those who...