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Betterworks Offers First Interactive OKR Master Certification

Certification Program Includes Practice, Presentation and Feedback from Peer Leaders

Redwood City, Calif. – October 13, 2020 – betterworks, the leading enterprise software for OKRs/CFRs, engagement and calibration, announced today the launch of the betterworks OKR Master Certification. The industry-leading betterworks OKR Master Certification Program is the only OKR certification program endorsed by John Doerr, OKR pioneer and author of Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs.

The betterworks OKR Master program will help aspiring OKR practitioners develop comprehensive subject matter expertise and skill mastery of OKRs to accelerate organizational, team, and individual performance. Led by betterworks university staff, participants learn how to avoid OKR roadblocks and pitfalls as OKR trainers guide participants through betterworks’ proven OKR methodology, including OKR workshop facilitation and OKR program implementation best practices. Betterworks’ OKR Master Certification Program enables participants to drive organizational agility with OKRs —helping organizations pivot and quickly adapt to change while increasing innovation, alignment, and collaboration. The program attracts executives, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CHROs, in addition to mid-level managers and individual contributors looking to enhance the performance of their teams with OKRs.

“There are a few OKR certification programs out there, but they tend to be listening to an OKR expert talk at you about “all things OKRs” for a few hours,” said Brad Palmisano, Director of Customer Education and Enablement at betterworks. “As the leader in OKRs, we strive to facilitate an active learning environment where participants create, present, and defend OKRs that they own—not something you simply listen to someone talk about. We encourage participants to apply the core tenants of OKR methodology in practical situations. Our hands-on experience includes real-time demonstrations reflective of participants’ daily work life, as well as interaction and feedback from their peers—many from the world’s most reputable organizations. Reception to the learning experience we have created has been remarkable.”

“The Betterworks OKR Master Certification Program is a great blend of both virtual, self-paced learning and live sessions that are interactive and informative. The small group settings allow you to develop OKR skills and gain valuable feedback about how to not only write effective OKR’s but also how to successfully implement the program, get buy in from your team and discuss what roadblocks you may encounter. I would highly recommend this course for those who are interested in learning more about OKR’s or how to more effectively train their teams on establishing goals.” - Stephanie Bloch, Amazon

For $399, individuals obtain access to betterworks University for 60 days, five live sessions with professional OKR trainers, and a comprehensive certification exam. Sessions are capped at 25 participants and fill up early. To check available sessions, go to: https://www.betterworks.com/okrs/okr-certification-course/.

About betterworks
With its unique combined OKR, Conversations, Feedback & Recognition (CFRs), Engagement, and Calibration solutions, betterworks empowers companies to execute on their business objectives with agility and resilience through alignment, commitment, and transparency. Betterworks’ formula for Better™ empowers leaders and employees to perform at the highest level and sustain competitive advantage from anywhere.

The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, is backed by Kleiner Perkins, and is the only OKR/CFR platform endorsed by OKR pioneer John Doerr. Betterworks is used daily by employees and managers in 119 countries in 20 languages. The company’s Solution and Professional Services Team has helped multiple global organizations, including Intuit, Kroger, Lending Tree, Informatica and Vertiv, achieve agile execution. For more information about the latest business and people management strategies and best practices, please visit: www.betterworks.com.

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Mini Bins Announces Competitively Priced Skip Bin Hire In Joondalup

Heathridge, Western Australia- October 13, 2020- Mini bins are advantageous for any residential or commercial construction project. Mini Bins, based in Western Australia, is pleased to announce their skip bin hire in Joondalup at excellent pricing. Customers no longer have to sacrifice project costs in order to get a first class waste removal service.

When renting a mini bin, customers can fill with a variety of materials. Acceptable items include things like yard waste, construction debris, rocks, broken appliances, furniture, and more. A representative for Mini Bins, Blair Bolland, has said, “We are an affordable option for all types of waste removal (excluding hazardous materials, chemicals, oils, paint, liquid waste, gas bottles, asbestos, and mattresses)” on exceptions of use for their mini skip bins.

Mini Bins has built a reputation for being one of the best and most trusted mini bins for hire Company in Western Australia. Established in 1984, Mini Bins has been the leading choice for fast, friendly, and competitive priced service. With convenient, fast delivery, customers can have their 2m bins dropped-off, placed where required and picked up when it suits.

Mr. Bolland added, “We deliver to all areas North of the River, as far east as Great Northern Hwy to Neeves Road, right up to Two Rocks along the coastal region.” With a wide service area, rubbish removal is a breeze for residential and commercial customers.

Whether customers are undertaking general yard cleaning, such as spring cleaning, or have a more detailed project like a bathroom remodel, mini skip bins offer a straightforward approach to eliminating clutter. The bins available through Mini Bins are a convenient, but generous two meters in size. The convenient size allows customers to have multiple two meter bins placed around their home or business. This can lead to a substantial time saving, and make the waste removal process as easy as possible. Their two meters, and the most popular option, equates to three 6x4 trailers.

Recycling is a massive priority for Mini Bins. This is something they are extremely passionate about. They are committed to helping the environment wherever possible. On average, they are able to recycle up to 80% of all material collected. Some collected materials they can recycle are bricks, concrete, green waste, plastics, cardboard, and steel.

Skip bin rentals in Joondalup with Mini Bins are available at four day and weekly rates. To discover more about their rentals or to have a bin delivered to your property, the first step is inquiring for rates. This can be done online or by calling 0894015784. When renting a skip bin, customers never have to worry about what to do with unwanted items, trash, construction debris, and more. Mini Bins makes waste removal simple.

For more information on Mini Bins, please visit http://www.minibinsnorth.com.au/. For questions about services, please contact Blair Bolland by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Rising Country Artist Jared Hill Gives His Small Town A Big Town Feel with Release of Latest Single Love and Family

NASHVILLE, TENN. – MIB Entertainment rising country artist Jared Hill goes back to his roots and gives listeners a look into what shaped him with the release of his current single Love and Family. The song is available on all digital platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

Love and Family, which was written by Jared Hill alongside David Schumacher (CEO/Founder of MIB Entertainment) and Michael Flanders (Australian/Nashville award winning music producer), is simply a “song about me,” says Jared. “It’s about who I am and where I’m from. I love being on the road, traveling and meeting the fans but there’s always something about coming home to where you grew up. I think anyone who grew up in a small town like I did can relate to this song.”

Using his traditional twang and unique grit, Jared shows his love for family and his small town through the lyrics of the song. The official music video, which already has over 33k views, is a homage to Jared’s small town, showing local spots including Goodfellas Social Club, where he regularly plays live shows.

(WATCH Love And Family Video HERE)

Visit Jared Hill at www.mibentertainment.net/ and follow along with him on Instagram and Facebook.

About Jared Hill: Growing up in a musical family, Jared Hill possessed a passion for music from a very young age. He was raised right outside of Birmingham, Alabama in a small town called Hueytown, a town known for its legendary NASCAR drivers. Even though Jared became a big NASCAR fan, there was always a different track in his mind. With his love for artists including George Strait, Merle Haggard, Jason Isbell, and Cody Jinks, he was inspired to mesh outlaw country with modern country to create his own unique and distinguished sound. His music mixes the lost imagery of the southern outlaw with organic country instrumentation, proving to country music what has been missing all along.

EGO Creative Innovations Announces Partnership With Inventive

As an answer to the pandemic crisis in 2020, EGO Creative Innovations, an app design and development provider, and Inventive, a Texas-based custom software development company, are signing a Memorandum of Cooperation

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have shifted to Digital First strategies. This in turn has led to increasing demand for app design and development services. Businesses addressing this challenge must quickly expand their resources while continuing to offer attractive pricing along with the highest quality product.

For the last several years, EGO Creative Innovations have successfully worked with Inventive on six projects. During this time, we have exchanged our business experience, revealed our sales and marketing insights, and shared our resources, all to help each other succeed in our markets. We realized we should turn our relationship into a formal strategic partnership. To capture it on paper, in October the companies are signing a Memorandum of Cooperation.

Together, the companies will continue to help businesses seeking aid in digital transformation by providing the following services:

Native and cross-platform application development
DevOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
Cloud and legacy migration
Digital product management
UI/ UX design and prototyping
Business analysis
IT strategy consulting

"The stronger and more reliable partner you find for your digital transformation, the less pain you'll experience in the future,” says Eugene Polyanskiy, the CEO at EGO Creative Innovations. “I’m sure our cooperation with Inventive shows you don't need any more proof we're strong and reliable enough for any tech challenge you might have."

"Over the course of two years, the great people at EGO have really become part of our team,” adds Andrew Siemer, the CEO at Inventive Group, Inc. “Signing this memorandum is our way to emphasize how we value our relationship. Yet with it, we're also looking forward to serving the market faster than ever before."

The benefits of this new partnership include:

Geographical coverage. The clients benefit from R&D teams now available in the United States and Eastern Europe.
Cross-industrial expertise. Inventive unites a few business units in various software-development-related areas, while EGO has strong business experience in healthcare, fintech, automotive, AR/VR, and other industries.
Customer success. Inventive was selected as a leader in Clutch.co’s report of the top B2B companies in the United States in 2020, while EGO Creative Innovations has twice been named a leader in App Development in Clutch and is a certified Google Cloud Partner.

About EGO Creative Innovations. Since 2005, EGO has helped over 40 companies successfully build 150+ digital products. The company offers such services as custom app development, UI & UX design, DevOps, QA, prototyping, business analysis, and resource extension for its clients.

About Inventive. Inventive is a Texas-based custom software development company. Founded in 2016, the company houses over 50 experts in all things digital. At the moment, the umbrella brand unites such business units as:

A software engineering and cybersecurity school
Software product development
Certified SDVOSB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) and TIPS vendor providing development services to federal, state, and higher education organizations
A startup incubator
A non-profit aiding underrepresented groups in tech

San Diego Company, Antonio Stefano, Designs One of the Most Protective Masks on the Market to Raise Money for Abused Dogs

San Diego, CA October 14th, 2020. The COVID situation has created many unusual challenges and few solutions. Persons wearing masks have been infected and even died. Protection from COVID has become a primary concern and 3M N95 masks are unavailable to the general public. Most of the masks on the market protect ‘others’ but few protect the person wearing the mask. This is where Antonio Stefano decided to engineer its own mask for the protection of its team, their parents and children. They knew the blue disposable masks are dangerous, as many are water-resistant; if water can’t get through them, air would take the path of least resistance, meaning people inhale and exhale contaminated air from above the nose and below the chin while using them.

The Chief Creative Designer, Stefano Riznyk, is a local businessman who created Antonio Stefano to raise money for the veterinary bills of abused and abandoned dogs. It started as a company that sold high-end ties hand-made in Italy. When COVID hit, he redesigned the ties into masks and then went on to engineer a highly protective mask. His team studied the masks on the market and their protective features. This businessman actually went to fashion school on behalf of his charity and realized that cotton masks, his first choice, would be a mistake. The biggest risk for COVID is that people leave a ‘cloud’ of moisture where they speak; this cloud can linger for 3 ½ hours. COVID hangs on to the moisture and the next person inhales it, and that’s how it spreads. Cotton absorbs moisture so it would pose a major risk as you could potentially be breathing next to a concentration of the virus.

The team then researched various wicking fabrics and sought a balance between protection and the ability to breathe. Wicking fabrics, as found in sportswear, let the moisture ‘slide off’, repelling it. Antonio Stefano created a mask with powerful wicking properties. This was followed by a lining, to again protect. The third part was a container for a PM2.5 filter. Without the filter, the mask offers 3 layers of protection, with the filter, 8. Now, they had a safe mask that protected the person wearing it. The other problem the N95 presents, even if you could get one, is the pressure on the face and ears due to the elastic around the ear used for the seal; the team engineered at spandex tie mechanism to prevent that problem yet completely seal the face comfortably for day-long use.

The latest medical opinions state that even 6 feet is not enough for social distancing, and mention that breathing droplets can travel three times the distance. The easiest way to catch COVID is to breathe in the virus. A recent article illustrated that an abandoned home had COVID, that had entered through water droplets in the sewage system (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/coronavirus-in-vacant-apartment-suggests-toilets-role-in-spread); one cannot take any risks as we never know which of us will be fatally affected; many young persons have perished, not just our senior members. Antonio Stefano masks are available in 15 Italian designs for a world-class look. The PM 2.5 filters are easily available online for under a dollar, depending on quantity.

Antonio Stefano has 15 different designs from Lake Como, Italy, and this week is coming out with light and dark blue versions for people who work at companies that do not allow prints. The company is now offering custom masks for employers who want to show their employees they care about their safety. Interestingly, many of their customers are purchasing them for their elder parents and children, rather than themselves!

For further questions you may visit www.AntonioStefano.com, which also has a blog detailing COVID issues. Their email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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