21 Books to Help You Get Ahead in Business and Life
Written by Christina Desmarais – Inc., March 22, 2018
Successful people are readers because being at the top of your game involves perpetually working on self-improvement…
Five Trends in Social Entrepreneurship
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Huffington Post, December 21, 2017
Social enterprises are sometimes billion-dollar operations, and the social entrepreneurs who lead them need to treat them as such. While our for-profit counterparts have a commitment to their shareholders, the social entrepreneur has an obligation to those we serve…
NFL and shopgoodwill.com Join Forces to Serve Those Who Served Our Country
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Huffington Post, November 10, 2017
Everyone says they want to help our veterans. The Retired NFL Players Congress is putting their money where their mouth guard is…
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Goodwill expands help for our local veterans
Written by John Moorlach – The Orange County Register, November 9, 2017
Last summer the Orange County Rescue Mission opened its Tustin Veterans Outpost, two fourplexes for housing. The nonprofit community is stepping up. As Veterans Day is approaching, I toured the Tierney Center for Veteran Services, also in Tustin, which is run by Goodwill of Orange County.
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Goodwill opens a boutique store in San Juan Capistrano
Written by Fred Swegles – The Orange County Register, October 31, 2017
The 6,800-square-foot store is Goodwill’s first in south Orange County, and the nonprofit said it will offer a modern take on traditional thrift store shopping with “an unbeatable selection of designer goods at great prices,” Goodwill said in a news release…
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Goodwill of Orange County’s shopgoodwill.com combines charity with business acumen
Written by Ben Brazil – Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2017
The difference between the two auction sites is that more than 90% of every Goodwill sale goes back into the organization’s programs to help struggling people find jobs. Many of the Shopgoodwill.com employees are program participants.The site has sold more than 20 million items for $516 million since Goodwill of Orange County created it in 1999…
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Suits of Armor
Written by Frank Talarico – Huffington Post, October 2, 2017
From the moment we step toward our closet doors, we decide our fate. Our persona. The image of ourselves that we project out onto the world. What we wear is our second skin…
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Best of Orange County 2017: Best thrift store
Written by Marla Jo Fisher – The Orange County Register, September 20, 2017
As you might expect for a thrift shop in the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa area, this one has the usual stuff, but also nice designer duds and items from some of the more upscale homes in the area. The first thrift shop run by this branch opened in 1950 but has since moved and grown in size…
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‘Thrill of the hunt’: Why bargain stores succeed as traditional retailers stumble
Written by Hannah Madans – The Orange County Register, September 14, 2017
“Whether it’s at a thrift store or somewhere else, people love getting a deal,” he said. “Those who did it before are continuing to do it. During the recession, many people lost their jobs. Some of those people tried these stores for the first time and got used to going there and have continued to do so.”…
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Retail Restaurant Roundup: In-N-Out grows in Las Vegas, BLK Coffee and Sonic expanding
Written by Nancy Luna – The Orange County Register, September 11, 2017
The boutiques are trendier than the typical Goodwill. The San Juan store will feature concrete floors, brick accents and a vinyl record-listening station. Items curated from Goodwill’s donations tend to be more upscale with some designer names…
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How to Close the Deal: 5 TipsSecuring sponsorships or joint ventures doesn't have to be intimidating.
Written by Christina Desmarais – Inc., September 5, 2017
Partnerships are an essential aspect of business, lending credibility to emerging brands and reinforcing the strength of household names. Securing those sponsorships or joint ventures, however, can seem intimidating…
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Orange County Serves as a National Model When it Comes to Hiring Veterans
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – The Orange County Register, September 3, 2017
Recently Goodwill of Orange County’s Tierney Center for Veteran Services received a surprise visit from officials of the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C. Our Tierney Center serves the increasing number of veterans and immediate family in Orange County with employment and career counseling, education services, housing assistance, health care, legal benefits, financial consulting and services for women veterans…
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Goodwill to Open a San Juan Capistrano Boutique This Fall
Written by Hannah Madans – The Orange County Register, August 29, 2017
It will be Goodwill’s first South Orange County store and fourth OC Goodwill Boutiques. The nonprofit has boutique stores in Lake Forest, Tustin and Huntington Beach…
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Work is a Sticky Situation
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Huffington Post, July 11, 2017
When did we become stuck to work like a seven-year-old covered in maple syrup who gets stuck to a paper napkin? It’s near cliché to say that our world has changed and in it we must live. But what is truly keeping us from “being away from the office?”…
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Why ‘Do What You Love’ Is Terrible Advice
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Fortune, June 13, 2017
I have been a business leader for nearly 20 years, and I have yet to meet anyone who achieved success and happiness following that advice. It doesn’t matter if you do what you love. In fact, if you wake up tomorrow to a job that “doesn’t feel like work,” you’re going to wake up in another 20 years and wonder how you could have possibly wasted the most productive years of your life…
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What Doesn’t Kill You, Will (NOT) Make you Stronger
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Huffington Post, June 1, 2017
So, we agree that “stuff” happens in life. How should we get through the rough times and what can we learn so the next time we encounter challenging times, we navigate the issue and the consequences with expertise? Consider these five strategies…
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How to Get Noticed at Your New Job
Written by Frank Talarico Jr. – Fortune, May 28,2017
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “How do you make a great first impression at work?” is written by Frank Talarico Jr., president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County….
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$500,000 donation to double Goodwill OC’s Career Center services
Written by Staff Reporter – The Orange County Register, May 26, 2017
Goodwill of Orange County got a big gift from a Costa Mesa law firm to help the nonprofit expand its career and job placement services. The $500,000 donation from Greenberg Gross is the largest single donation made so far to Goodwill OC’s career center, which was renamed Greenberg Gross Career Center…
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Firm Gives $500K to Goodwill
Written by Pete Weitzner – Orange County Business Journal, May 25, 2017
Goodwill Chief Executive Frank Talarico Jr. at the naming ceremony termed the gift “transformational.” “Today is about the gift. Tomorrow is about the lives we’re going to change,” he said. The money will allow Goodwill to more than double its workforce development services. The charity helps thousands of people in Orange County who face barriers to employment, including military veterans and people with disabilities…
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More than 2,500 show off skills at annual Faley Special Games
Written by Brian Whitehead –Orange County Register, April 21, 2017
In its 32nd year, Cal State Fullerton’s annual Goodwill of Orange County Faley Special Games brought together high school letter winners and students with disabilities for a day of friendly competition…
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3 Steps to Making—and Keeping Game-Changing Promises in Business
Written by Talarico Jr. – Huffington Post, March 9, 2017
Read any philosopher, and the approach to a life worth living eventually arrives at the notion of making and keeping promises. This is an especially potent approach to succeeding in business. Like Ruth, we can keep the process simple: just point and deliver….