October 30, 2025

		

Guest Commentary


| Sunday, October 12th, 2025

Guest commentary: The global race for talent

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By Vlad Vaiman California Lutheran University In the twenty-first century, oil and steel matter less than an infinitely scarcer resource: talent. A small number of people in a wide range of fields – from artificial intelligence or biotechnology to finance or the arts – are capable of producing disproportionate economic and cultural value.  The top Read More →

| Friday, October 3rd, 2025

Guest commentary: The steady growth of UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program

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By Jillian Tempesta Santa Barbara’s business community has helped shape a talent incubator in their own backyard: UCSB’s Department of Technology Management.  From its beginning as an undergraduate certificate program, the Department of Technology Management has grown to offer real-world experiences and advanced degrees for students who aim to lead technology-driven businesses.  In just 15 Read More →

| Friday, October 3rd, 2025

Guest commentary: Lessons from Starbucks’ digital pioneer

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By Starr Hall Artificial intelligence may run on software and large language models, but Adam Brotman reminds us it’s far more than lines of code. For him, AI’s real story begins with people and culture.  I had the pleasure of hearing him share this perspective at a recent Coastal Intelligence Fireside Chat in Santa Barbara, Read More →

| Friday, September 26th, 2025

Guest commentary: 50 years of giving back in Ventura County

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By Crawford Coates When Mohammed Hasan arrived at 24 years old in New York from what is today Bangladesh, the idea was to pursue a PhD at the University of Florida. But plans quickly changed when he discovered that a PhD in the United States is often associated with professorship.  “People kept saying to me, Read More →

| Monday, September 22nd, 2025

Guest commentary: How to protect your wealth from cybersecurity scams

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By Sarah Reznick As a financial advisor, my work typically focuses on helping clients grow their wealth through saving, investing and planning for the future. But just as important as building wealth is protecting it. No one wants to spend a lifetime working hard, only to see their financial security drained away by a scammer. Read More →

| Monday, September 15th, 2025

Letter to the editor

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Editor’s Note: In 2011, our friend, Ritch Eich, published an article in the prestigious Proceedings Magazine (a monthly published by the U.S. Naval Institute founded in 1874) calling for Marines to be considered for the helm of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. 14 years later, he finally got his wish. Here are parts of his Read More →

| Friday, September 5th, 2025

Guest commentary: When ‘Hang in There’ can be lethal

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By John Grace For decades, the traditional investment model has been a set-it-and-forget-it approach: keep 95% in a mix of stocks and bonds, 5% in cash, and let the “long term” work its magic.  That works fine for young investors adding new money during dips. But for retirees taking withdrawals, especially those with Required Minimum Read More →