I'm currently in a "SITCOM" - as in "Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage", versus the "Comedy" version ... although I'm sure other sitcom folks will laugh through their tears with me.

I love sports and always have, especially from the Mind-Body-Spirit combination to achieve personal development. I also used to coach rugby teams, and probably my proudest gig was coaching the USA women's rugby team to win the World Cup (we were unbeaten in the 2 years I had the honour).

My business passion is to always create and learn while making good money, and part of learning is to mentor/teach others. Which is probably why one of my businesses is a Mentoring Company.

Learning also incorporates formal education and so I got mine: A Bachelor of Arts, an Honours degree in Human Resource Management, and an MBA with a Marketing thesis.

I've worked in large, medium and small businesses. Most of my working life has been to commercialize products or businesses, turn companies around (or stop the bleeding), with a strong emphasis on Technology companies, and Small-Medium Enterprises.

I was born and raised in Zambian, and am currently living in Australia. I have worked in several countries including the USA, UK, South Africa and other Southern African states, Europe, South-East Asia.

In addition to being a Marketing lecturer at a Minnesota University, I've also had the privilege of speaking at several conferences including some on Mentoring; Computer Assisted Learning; Women in Technology; and Technology & Outcomes Data for Productivity improvement.

My passion is ...

Learning & helping

I know too much about ...

can one know too much about anything?

My parents always told me ...

channel your energies into doing good

My childhood ambition ...

explorer

My favorite memory ...

winning

Why I write ...

to learn, to share, to know more, to get better at it (I'd love to be really good one day)

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

spiritual improvement; world news/events; sport

My first job ...

sales

My best moment ...

now (sorry - corny but true)

My inspiration ...

people who have made it without compromising their principles and values

Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a US company be legally liable in US courts for environmental consequences of its operations abroad?

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Kelly Hearn's articles illustrate the interplay between legalism and moralism on Peru, petrol, and a US company's response when there are adverse environmental impacts.

To address the question of a US company's liability in American courts begs the question that US companies are legally liable for environmental consequences.
To support such liability there are plenty of precedents: For example, Exxon in 1989 a US issue; Ok Tedi in 1996 an Australian/Papua New Guinea issue; or the Bhopal disaster in 1984 a US/India issue. In all of these environmental disasters the Defendant Company...

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