Rockefeller Tree’s Christmas Surprise | Old Dog’s New Trick | Diversity Pays Off

For a few weeks between March and April, private chef company The Culinistas saw their business all but disappear. Then they realized their high-end clientele didn’t leave them, they just relocated from NYC and LA to spots like the Hamptons. They adapted accordingly, and now business is thriving.

In 1968, computer scientist Lynn Conway was fired from her job at IBM for reasons that are illegal today—namely, that she was transgender. Nearly 52 years later IBM apologized and sought forgiveness.

Four Philly-area chefs are taking part in a nude photo campaign to raise money for Pennsylvania’s hospitality workers furloughed or laid off because of Covid-19, and more cities across the U.S. may be joining the initiative.

In the decade since making its initial public offering, IT consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton grew its revenues by 36%, while its stock has more than quadrupled in price to $85. This success and growth trajectory is based on a philosophy of hiring the best from a diverse pool of talent.

Ken Solinsky is using his tech expertise to build a smarter canine enclosure using GPS. “If we make a few bucks, great,” the 70-year-old innovator says. “But if we enhance the lives of pets and pet owners, that would be a nice thing to be able to do.”

The 75-foot (23-meter), 11-ton Norway spruce tree that now stands in Rockefeller Center in New York City didn’t come to the Big Apple alone: concealed within it was a tiny owl, who is now recovering from the dire three-day journey at Ravensbeard Wildlife Refuge.