Bob’s family-first mindset guides all that he does: The fearless founder of Shamrock celebrates and supports people in a manner that makes people feel good about themselves – and what they accomplish. He’s a mentor, strategist, problem solver, confidant, entrepreneur, civic do-gooder. An adventurous spirit, Bob has no reservation about exploring uncharted waters, which explains his nautical prowess – and his business success.

ARE SUMMER INTERNS WORTH IT? In addition to the pleasure of having young, fresh faces to cheer up the workplace, Bob says “yes” to interns.

General Business

A good internship creates a classic win-win situation for everyone involved. The biggest benefit for interns is the chance to work with professionals in their field of interest. It also gives them an opportunity to decide if this is the best career choice to pursue. The employer wins, too. Most companies that hire interns say…

WOMEN THE WOMEN OF SHAMROCK MOST ADMIRE

General Business

At the close of this month’s blog topic about influential women, the women of Shamrock came up with their most-admired list and asked me to choose one to focus on for this week. First, there is Spanx’s Sara Blakely, who developed Spanx women’s undergarments. I’ll let the women of Shamrock suggest why she’s so admired.…

MAY BRINGS FLOWERS, MOTHER’S DAY AND POWERFUL WOMEN. This week Bob provides some interesting facts about women in powerful places.

General Business, Holiday

May, moms and flowers. Since this is the month of Mother’s Day and there’s an abundance of blooming flowers, these three naturally go together. As kids, we always scrounged enough money together to buy a card and flowers for mom. My kids always remember their mom on Mother’s Day, and I hope this tradition continues…

DO WE GIVE UP OUR PRIVACY TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA? This week Bob wonders if privacy is a thing of the past in the age of social media.

General Business

 It was bound to happen. I just read that some employers are asking employees for their social media passwords. Of course, this has ripped open legislator arguments on both sides of the fence. I heard it’s Bill, H.R. 3309, would prevent employers from demanding workers’ social networking usernames and passwords — and would have allowed…

HEALTHCARE FOLLOWING THE TREND OF SMART PHONE APPS. This week Bob turns to the Shamrock team for news about an app for patient insurance cards.

Digital Marketing

A recent Google search suggests that nearly half (46%) of American adults are smartphone owners (as of February 2012). That’s an increase of 11 percentage points over the 35% of Americans who owned a smartphone last May. And healthcare providers are taking notice of this increasing trend for smartphones. One healthcare app for smartphone users…