Author: chadgazette.com
In 2009, Slovenian tech entrepreneurs Iza and Samo Login set out on a mission to create a startup with the intention of selling in 7 years, in order to dedicate their time and wealth to philanthropic pursuits. In exactly 7 years, the Logins sold their $250,000 startup, Outfit7, for $1 Billion to a Chinese investment group, catapulting them into the ranks of the wealthiest Europeans and making them the wealthiest individuals in Slovenia. Following the sale, they have been focusing their efforts on their Login5 Foundation and on making our planet a better place.The Logins are the first married couple…
MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, announced that Questlove will teach a class on music curation and DJing. The Grammy Award–winning musician will explore the vast connectivity of music, sharing his encyclopedic musical knowledge to teach members how to increase their music vocabulary and connect songs to entertain, inspire and enlighten. Questlove’s class is now available exclusively on MasterClass, where subscribers get unlimited access to all 100+ instructors with an annual membership.Questlove’s storied career and unparalleled knowledge and passion for music has made him a music icon and…
Sony Music Publishing Nashville announced the signing of multi-platinum country superstar Kane Brown to a worldwide deal. Brown has also launched Verse 2 Music, his own publishing imprint, as a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing and music industry veteran Kent Earls, who will be heading up its operations. With the establishment of Verse 2 Music, Brown and Earls aim to discover emerging country music hitmakers and develop their songwriting careers.A 5x AMA winning global entertainer and CMA Triple Play winner, Brown has been called “the future of country” (Billboard) and one of the “31 People Changing the South” (Time).…
SBLA Beauty, the skincare company ‘where science meets beauty’ offers revolutionary solutions for the renewal and restoration of youthful skin, announces the addition of beauty icon and entrepreneur Christie Brinkley to its ownership team, who will collaborate with beauty veteran and CEO Randi Shinder. Known for its technology-driven, non-invasive solutions for the neck, chin, jawline, face, decolletage and lips, SBLA transformed the market with the release of the Original Neck Chin and Jawline Sculpting Wand. The three-time sell-out product has helped the appearance of more than 200,000 mature necks world-wide and its newest release, the Neck, Chin and Jawline XL,…
Speleologist Vincenzo Albertini is President of the Naples Underground Association and an archaeological specialist. He has dedicated his life’s work to discovering and beautifying this historic marvel of a city so that millions around the world can enjoy this well-buried slice of Neapolitan history and life, even today.The geological marvel that is Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea) carries within it, the crossing of many worlds, but most notably, there exist two underworlds that offer unique insight into the magical history of the landscape as well as the cultural steeping of the Napoli identity.In one of the underworlds, further into the sub-surface…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company by number of properties with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries, announced the debut of its La Quinta by Wyndham brand in the Middle East with a new 100-room property in Dubai. Expected to open in March 2021, La Quinta by Wyndham Dubai Bur Dubai will be centrally located in the historic Bur Dubai district. Wyndham continues to expand the La Quinta brand – a leading upper-midscale brand with nearly 940 hotels offering contemporary design, thoughtful amenities and friendly service – throughout the world. This hotel marks the 75th La…
Winning Moves Inc. (dba Winning Moves Games USA), a leader in specialty toys & games, announced the release of two exciting new games. How do you like your words? Over easy, of-course! Words Over Easy™ is a quick-playing word game with uniquely shaped letter eggs and a random letter sorter. Pop the letter eggs into the egg sorter to see which letters you can use to spell words. Letter eggs that fall into the green side are good, while letter eggs that land on the red side are rotten. Players scramble to come up with words using all the letters, face-up,…
Falcon Aviation Services and the Italian-headquartered company Leonardo announced during the recently concluded International Defence Exhibition (IDEX), that they have started building the new rotorcraft terminal that will facilitate the mobility to and from the ‘Expo 2020’ site in Dubai.The terminal design is based on brand new concept, combining a helipad, exhibition and lounge areas in a single city-based heliport. The terminal will be supporting the development of a network of point-to-point connections for both urban transfers and connections between cities, meeting the growing demands for sustainable and modern vertical lift mobility as well as greater access to urban areas.…
Etisalat Group announced on Tuesday, 23 February that its twelve month ending 31st December, 2020, consolidated revenues reached AED51.7 billion, while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty amounted to AED9 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to last year.The Group’s Board of Directors proposed dividend payout of 40 fils per share for the second half of 2020, representing a total dividend payout of 80 fils for the full year.The Board also proposed cancellation of the share buyback program and instead proposed a one-time special dividend of AED0.40 per share. As a result, the total dividend per share for the…
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) today announced that it had signed long-term lease agreements for 7 Airbus A321 Neo aircraft with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline. All 7 aircraft will be powered by CFM International’s Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion (LEAP) engines and are scheduled to be delivered in 2021.Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE said, “We are delighted to add this fuel-efficient aircraft and popular aircraft type to our leased aircraft portfolio. This investment reiterates our commitment to invest in new, fuel-efficient aircraft to minimize carbon and nitrogen emissions as well as noise while at the same time increase performance,…