Founder Sonsoles Gonzalez to Discuss Redefining Beauty After 50 In Upcoming wegginar® on 10/1/25

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If only we could turn back the hands of time on age – but when it comes to beauty, we can absolutely enhance and improve it. And that, dear reader, is exactly what you’ll discover in our upcoming wegginar® with Sonsoles Gonzalez, Founder, Better Not Younger on Wednesday, October 1st at 11 AM CT.

What's to know about Sonsoles Gonzalez?  Everything.

Sonsoles Gonzales is a global CPG executive, CEO, and Board Member with 25+ years leading billion-dollar growth for iconic beauty, body, and hair brands at Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal. She has expanded global markets, revitalized underperforming brands, and managed multi-billion-dollar P&Ls across Latin America, North America, EMEA, and Asia.

As founder of Better Not Younger, the first beauty brand created for women 40+, she combined deep industry expertise with personal insight to deliver innovative haircare that empowers women to look and feel their best at any age.

What can you expect to learn by participating in the wegginar?  Plenty.

• It’s never too late to start something new
• A personal insight can be turned into a business opportunity
• Courage beats comfort – growth happens when we step outside the safe zone
• We rise together – because we grow with the strength of a community
• Think global, act smart.  Even if you’re not global yet, a global mindset shapes how you build and lead

To learn more and to register free of charge thanks to wegg's sponsors, visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2025/09/03/from-corporate-powerhouse-to-founder-redefining-beauty-after-50/

I'll be moderating the call and look forward to connecting with you.

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Today in Global Small Business: Finding the Right Balance in Uncertain Times

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Finding the right balance in uncertain times; the OECD Economic Outlook, interim report, September, 2025.
• Port performance varies across the globe amid continuing shocks – World Bank Group.
• Cool (refrigerated) cargo news.
• Quote of the week:  "Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony." – Thomas Merton
• How and why to celebrate an accomplishment.
• How SMEs can prepare for the EU's AI regulations.

The Natural Bridge Between East and West

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"Poland is the natural bridge between East and West." – Norman Davies

What's Happening This Week in Economics?

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What’s happening this week in economics? Deloitte’s team of economists examines news and trends from around the world – from US tariffs to a Japan-US deal.  Find out more here.

Tariffs Have Created Radical Uncertainty for Global Small Businesses

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The recent wave of tariffs and other trade controls has created radical uncertainty for businesses. Here’s how decision-makers can best position their companies to thrive in the evolving landscape. 

Training Google's AI to Send You Customers

How Trade Secrets Fuel the International Auto Industry

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To expand their business to China, car manufacturers like Volkswagen and Toyota had to first establish a joint venture with a local Chinese company.

Kellogg’s Shengmao Cao and colleagues analyzed thousands of detailed surveys about these joint ventures between 2001 and 2014 and found that they resulted in knowledge spillovers, where domestic Chinese companies gained inside knowledge about car manufacturing from their foreign partners.

Knowledge spillovers, in turn, were responsible for 8.3 percent of the overall quality improvement observed in Chinese cars during that period. 

Read more.

Today in Global Small Business: 25 Best Things To Do In the World in 2025

 

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Best things to do in the world in 2025.  
• Coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2025.
• World's best music festivals in the world in 2025.
• Quote of the week:  "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Best cities in the world 2025.
• Best things to do in the UK.

Peace Is Our Gift To Each Other

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"Peace is our gift to each other." – Elie Wiesel 

The Supreme Court Issues Major Announcement Concerning Tariffs

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Small businesses and states challenging the tariffs say Trump illegally invoked emergency powers to levy import taxes on goods from nearly every country, pushing them to the brink of potential collapse.

The nation's highest court, the Supreme Court, agreed to expedite a case challenging Trump's authority to impose broad tariffs under federal law. The justices scheduled arguments for November, an unusually quick timetable by the court's standards.

Let's see where this goes.  Hold on global small businesses.  Keep fighting!

No Two Men Are More Utterly Different in Values, Purpose, Style and Psychology: King Charles III and US President Trump

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US President Donald Trump is going to be greeted with a spectacular royal charm offensive during his state visit this week.  The aim will be to dazzle and flatter him with the ultimate red-carpet experience, with guards of honor, flypasts, historic carriages, a lavish banquet, pomp and pageantry.

In return, Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping this gilt-edged reception will help to deliver the UK's message on awkward issues such as Ukraine and trade tariffs.

And if anyone can get the US president's attention and influence him, surely King Charles III and the Royal Family can.

Or can they?

"I imagine it is an uncomfortable moment for the King," adds [Former Canadian high commissioner to the UK] Mr. [Jeremy] Kinsman. "I cannot imagine two men more utterly different in values, purpose, style, and psychology."

An Intellectual Marlboro Man Tuned to Maximum Americana

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Through a career that stretched six decades, Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday (9/16/25) at 89, was an intellectual Marlboro Man tuned to maximum Americana.  Mr. Redford’s characters were “I’ll do it myself” men with skin as tough as elephant hide and a wardrobe gathered from an argyle-to-zoot-suit encyclopedia of American style.

Robert Redford preferred to discuss issues beyond his looks or clothing, but his wardrobe in films like “Three Days of the Condor” have had a lasting impact on Hollywood. When he wasn’t in front of the camera, Mr. Redford employed a simpler approach to clothing, such as jeans paired with a long-sleeved cotton shirt, the sleeves rolled to his elbows.

My [Laurel Delaney] favorite movie was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (Redford's classic remark, "I can't swim.")  But there are so many other good ones.  He had an incredible career.

Mr. Redford would go on to become a director, winning an Oscar for “Ordinary People” in 1980. He moved to Utah, became a founder of the Sundance Film Institute (Sundance, Utah shown) and devoted much of his time to conservation causes.

Condolences to his family.  May Mr. Redford now find eternal peace.

How She Went Global® podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO, MSL Global Express (9/15/25)

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🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌏   Just dropped (September 15, 2025) – the 55th episode of the wegg® How She Went Global® Podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO of MSL Global Express, Inc., "Charting New Routes: A Woman Entrepreneur in Global Logistics," – sponsored by VISA and Associated Bank.

Her company moves goods around the world via air, sea, or land – handling all aspects of the transaction. Listen to her inspiring journey at your leisure.🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌎  

Today in Global Small Business: Who Can Bring People Together on Multilateral Issues?

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Who can bring people together on multilateral issues?  It's certainly not Pope Leo nor the United Nations.  
• McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025.
• Are you ready for the next challenge?  Maybe this book will help.
• Quote of the week:  "The United Nations, and the way we approach collective security, must be adapted to changing circumstances. The United Nations is our prime instrument for effective multilateral solutions and a rule-based international order." – Goran Persson
• The first excerpt from Kamala Harris's new book, 107 Days.
• In French business, boring beats sexy (requires free trial to read).

Give the Lady What She Wants

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"Give the lady what she wants." – Marshall Field

Love the Women Presidents Organization, Especially the Chicago Market

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And this is the Women Presidents Organization Chicago group where I serve as the Chicago Chapter Chair.  Learn more about why we are together here.  Learn more about how to become a member here. Check out a recent LinkedIn post.

The Left and Right Weigh In On the Shooting of Charlie Kirk

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Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative political group Turning Point USA was fatally shot while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, as he spoke to a crowd assembled at an outdoor space. The event was the first stop on Mr. Kirk’s American Comeback Tour, with stops scheduled at college campuses throughout the fall.

A mix of sympathy and blame proliferated in messages posted from figures across the political spectrum.

AI Search Is Transforming SEO Forever

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AI SEO is different from SEO, thanks to advancement in AI Search.

The fundamental rules that governed search optimization for nearly two decades are being rewritten thanks to AI Search, and the changes go far deeper than most marketers realize.

AI search isn’t just adding new features to existing platforms, it’s altering how search works, how customers interact with information, and how businesses need to think about visibility and attribution. Understanding these shifts is critical for any brand that wants to maintain relevance in the evolving search landscape. 

Read on to position for eco-system dominance.  Hat tip to Rhonda Kokot, Managing Partner at Your Simple Truth for turning me on to this article via a LinkedIn post.

Who Will Be Japan's Next Prime Minister?

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Japan's Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation after less than a year in the role – following two crushing election losses in mid-term elections.

Japan has had three Prime Ministers in five years.  Who will be Japan's next PM?

Ishiba's resignation came a day before opponents in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were expected to vote him out.

His departure sets the stage for yet another ruling party leadership contest in Tokyo, the third in five years. That is apart from two national elections, neither of the winners completed their term.

Learn more about why Ishiba resigned and who might be the country's next leader.

Today in Global Small Business: A Guide to History, Food, and Culture in New Mexico

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• The most striking thing about visiting New Mexico is feeling in touch with indigenous culture in a way that's rare in much of the rest of the U.S.
• Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says.
• Blood moon captivates sky-watchers during lunar eclipse.  Watch live.
• Quote of the week:  "I have traveled to many places but have no desire to leave New Mexico." – Rudolfo Anaya
• The Treasury Department will issue rebates if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were an overstep of power, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday (9/7/25).  
• A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda.

Built Ford Tough

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“Built Ford Tough” emerged as a prototype slogan in 1979. In addition to being a phrase that redefined the narrative around Ford trucks. It became synonymous with durability and resilience, resonating deeply with consumers seeking robust vehicles capable of withstanding demanding conditions.  This particular vehicle (as shown in photo) is a 1946.

Tariffs According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a tariff is a tax on imported goods paid by the U.S. business or individual receiving those goods at their port of entry. Broad-based tariffs raise prices for consumers and businesses and harm economic growth. They cause uncertainty and disrupt supply chains and are an especially big problem for small businesses that don’t have as many resources to withstand them. 

Learn more - the state of the economy, workforce, tariffs, the permitting process and the state of American business.

Trump's Sweeping Tariffs EXCEED His Authority

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Trump’s tariffs are headed to the Supreme Court after a court ruled them illegal.  A federal appeals court relied on recent Supreme Court rulings when it found President Trump's sweeping tariffs exceed his authority.

Last week, a federal appeals court found that President Donald Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming into the U.S. exceeded presidential authority.

Will the Supreme Court side with Trump?  If they do, it provides further evidence of what many Americans fear: that this court has a different set of rules for the Trump administration.

Little Spoon to Whole Foods: You're the Best Thing That Never Happened To Me

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These founders say losing a major deal was the best thing that happened to their startup.  Little Spoon intended to use its placement in Whole Foods to grow its baby food business. That didn’t work out as planned.  The thinking was:  Launch in Whole Foods, then pitch that success to other retailers.

But then, when the brand's CEO bumped into the global Whole Foods buyer, everything changed. Restricted access.

Meet the wegg® Committee for the 10-Year Anniversary Gala 11/6 in Chicago

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With Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global's 10-year anniversary celebration coming up on November 6, 2025 at the Tortoise Supper Club (Chicago), wegg® introduces the minds behind planning the gala.

Meeting monthly to discuss every detail in detail, the committee’s tireless efforts are already proving to form the makings of an event to remember.

Meet the team.  Super stars! Anyone can join the celebration.  See you there!

Today in Global Small Business: Honoring American Workers and the Labor Movement in 2025

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Labor Day history 2025.
• The new film about how Putin's Russia was born.
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently signed an executive order barring the city's police department from collaborating with federal officers conducting civil immigration enforcement operations, and with U.S. military personnel on police patrols.
• Quote of the week:  "I believe that summer is our time, a time for the people, and that no politician should be allowed to speak to us during the summer. They can start talking again after Labor Day." – Lewis Black
• Time AI 2025 – most influential people in artificial intelligence.
• See the world as a startup does.