PR for People Monthly AUGUST 2016 | Page 6

From Boston, Matt Robinson writes about how Wanderu allows travelers to search for and book bus and rail passages in an ever-growing portion of the planet on one quick and efficient cite.

From Miami Abylay Ospan is CEO of NetUP, Inc., a Russian company that develops hardware and software. He founded the company with his friends and colleagues, all tech guys who are passionate about writing software for the ISP market.

From Nebraska the Omaha Startup Collaborative puts a friendly, Midwestern, low-cost-of-living spin on the startup accelerator business model through a combination of structured events and “informal collisions.”

Startups for people with disabilities by JoAnne Dyer Entrepreneurs with disabilities experience the same challenges anyone does when launching a startup. Yet people with disabilities are almost twice as likely to be self-employed than people without a disability.

Our cover story this month features George Lois Packs a Punch. When legendary ad man George Lois speaks, it is no small thing. His performance is a one-man-show offering us a guided tour through the golden age of popular culture.

George Lois and Muhammad Ali | On Race and Courage

George Lois walks us through the process that led to his idea of putting Muhammad Ali in the pose of a martyr on the cover of Esquire Magazine.

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