Assignment Manager Feb. 11 2025

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Top business expert avail on impact of Trump Tariffs

How can companies prepare for the potential impacts of these tariffs, and what strategies should they consider to mitigate negative effects?

  • How could they affect domestic manufacturing sectors that rely on imported materials?

  • How might the technology sector be uniquely affected by these tariffs? 

  • What are the potential long-term economic consequences of sustained tariffs on the U.S. economy?

Contact us to speak with Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School Professor, consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and one of the world’s foremost experts on game-shifting inflection points in business.

Education reformer: If DOE is dismantled - what’s next?

With Linda McMahon set to defend Trump’s push to dismantle the Department of Education, education reformer, school founder and mom MacKenzie Price says change isn’t something to fear. With firsthand experience disrupting traditional education, Price can discuss the following:

  • What dismantling the Department of Education means for the nation’s students

  • What she hopes the Trump Administration and states will consider going forward.

  • How innovation and tech like AI can improve student comprehension and performance.

Price founded 2hr Learning & Alpha Schools where students score in the top 1-2% nationally across all core curriculum and grade levels. Her “Future of Education” podcast is ranked in the top 5 for Apple Podcasts' "Kids & Family" category and she has 600,000+ followers on Instagram.

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Meet the Teen Who Built a ‘Big Sister in Your Pocket’ for Dating Advice

After receiving an explicit message at 13 and not knowing where to turn, Elle Kristine decided to build Ask Elle, an AI-powered app offering teens real-time, judgment-free dating advice.

Now 16, she’s trained the app on expert research to help peers navigate everything from red flags to setting boundaries in a digital world. Tested by 1,000+ teen girls and vetted by mothers, Ask Elle tackles the relationship challenges Gen Z faces daily.

Elle is available for interviews to discuss the award winning app and how her unique school, which embraces AI, helped her develop it.

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Alert: Heart Attack Snow

Did you know that 100 people die of a heart attack each year while shoveling snow? According to NIH, 11,400 people will also be injured. With a winter storm on the way, people need to be cautioned. Sudden exertion can lead to back spasms, pain shooting down your legs, shortness of breath and chest pain.

Talk to one of our medical experts who can demonstrate how to safely shovel snow.

 

As former journalists, we know it can be hard to find the right story — and the right interviews. At LEM, we are focused on solution-based stories about changemakers. So we’re sharing WHAT we’re working on, WHO we’re talking to, and WHY it matters.

 

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