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Beachbody CEO: file sharing and piracy ‘costs us millions’
Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler is laser-focused on bringing his at-home fitness brand to the evolving world of digital. Beachbody On Demand allows customers to access the company’s library of at-home workouts via an app accessible on OTT boxes and mobile devices. “We’ve created a Netflix of health and fitness and combined it with a Facebook of health and fitness,” he told Yahoo Finance.
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'Insanity' creator Shaun T. talks 'Shaun Week' and social media: 'you can't be fake'
In person, Shaun T is taller and even more defined than he seems in his videos. What I didn’t expect was his genuine warmth and positive energy, especially after a scheduling mix-up nearly derailed our interview. With sales of his various fitness DVDs hitting over $1 billion and a schedule packed with numerous speaking engagements and conferences, Shaun T. is a long way from having financial problems, but he doesn’t make business decisions purely based on money.
United's latest headache: gay father claims wrongful detainment after flight
A gay North Carolina dad is pursuing legal action against United Airlines, claiming he was detained after a mid-May flight by attendants and crew who wrongfully accused him of sexually abusing his son. Henry Amador-Batten, 53, says he and his five-year-old son were returning from Puerto Rico, where they visited his ailing father. After landing in Raleigh-Durham, Amador-Batten says he was detained by officers upon exiting the plane.
RompHim co-creator shades Reebok’s upcoming male romper
A group of Northwestern MBA students broke the internet a few weeks back with their take on the male romper. After ACED Design’s RompHim raised over $360,000 from an initial $10,000 Kickstarter goal, everyone had an opinion.
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How can companies support veterans this Memorial Day? Hire them
Bill Rausch is the executive director of Got Your Six, a non-profit organization that aims to connect companies of all types with skilled veterans to train and hire. Rausch, a former US Army Major, has found that companies should address cultural barriers within their companies before hiring service members.
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Why companies need veterans in their workforce
The road from the battlefield to steady employment at a major company can be littered with landmines—I should know. After serving for five years in the U.S. Army and making a quick detour into advertising, I eventually graduated from Columbia Journalism School and now work as a reporter and producer for Yahoo Finance. According to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 453,000 veterans were unemployed in 2016.