PR for People Monthly August 2018 | Page 5

Special Feature

In the Persian Tradition All that Glitters is Truly Gold,

Shirin Barekatein launches her own business, Shirin Chic Design.

From Chicago

We profile Serena Wadhwa, Psy.D., LCPC, CADC, RYT, who holds

a doctorate in clinical psychology and has successfully brought

an entrepreneurial mindset to health & wellness.  

From Colorado

Spotlight on new company Thrival that will literally change how you view the world.

In The Art of Making Cider, Edith Lynn Beer writes about a lawyer

who starts a new career as a cider marker.

From Florida

Abylay Ospan’s new company, AbsMap, features a mobile app that allows end users and contractors to connect with one another in real time. In August 2016, we wrote about Abylay Ospan’s other technology companies, here is the link.

In Entrepreneurship: A Non-Profit Reality, Dr. Mark Roseman writes about his experience as an entrepreneur, and founder of the Toby Center

for Family Transitions.

From New York City

Dean Landsman writes about Digital Strategy: Then and Now as seen

through the eyes of attorney Stuart Leudan.

From San Francisco

Ron Flavin gives us a primer about the realities of

gender bias in startup funding.

From Seattle

In the Self-Made Man, Dr. Peter A. Corning’s proposes that

the human species has, in effect, invented itself.

Gregg Bertram reviews a new book by Paul Swegle,

Contract Drafting For Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals,

a must-have for anyone contemplating starting a business.

From Southern Washington In Liberty Theatre lights up revitalized Camas,Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about the revitalization of a movie theatre in the historic

downtown of Camas, Washington. 

From South Africa

Bernadette Erasmus writes about entrepreneur Tony Seifart,

who is building his own one-man show.

Libraries We Love

The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or

neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it.

This month, Patricia Vaccarino writes about the Garland County Library

in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

AUGUST– in – Brief