Sandra Lopez
@sandralopezinc.bsky.social
Builder. Student. Always trying to level up.
Advisor | BOD | Fractional Exec | Investor
Mother | Daughter | Family & Friend
Advisor | BOD | Fractional Exec | Investor
Mother | Daughter | Family & Friend
Turnarounds require a solid understanding of the customer and market landscape.
This turnaround feels very insular.
www.reuters.com/business/sta...
This turnaround feels very insular.
www.reuters.com/business/sta...
Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat
Starbucks reported a higher than expected revenue rise for the third quarter, with improved demand in China, menu changes and investments in labor and store operations helping to offset slowing consumer spending in its domestic market.
www.reuters.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Turnarounds require a solid understanding of the customer and market landscape.
This turnaround feels very insular.
www.reuters.com/business/sta...
This turnaround feels very insular.
www.reuters.com/business/sta...
I don’t think this business case study in the making will end well
www.newsnationnow.com/business/sta...
www.newsnationnow.com/business/sta...
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike over new dress code
Starbucks put new limits starting Monday on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.
www.newsnationnow.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I don’t think this business case study in the making will end well
www.newsnationnow.com/business/sta...
www.newsnationnow.com/business/sta...
So many lessons here. One view point. www.si.com/nfl/shedeur-...
NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders’s Fall to Day 3 Was Predictable and Avoidable
After the first round, we looked at how the media tore him down. After Rounds 2 and 3, it’s fair to look at his family’s approach to the predraft process.
www.si.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So many lessons here. One view point. www.si.com/nfl/shedeur-...
The critical role of knowing and living the values of a company. It can make situations like this a no brainer.
Great opportunity for CMOs to help CEOs lead during turbulent times.
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Great opportunity for CMOs to help CEOs lead during turbulent times.
www.aol.com/marriott-ceo...
Marriott’s CEO spoke out about DEI. The next day, he had 40,000 emails from his associates
After Trump’s executive order banning DEI, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano stood by the hotelier’s values.
www.aol.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The critical role of knowing and living the values of a company. It can make situations like this a no brainer.
Great opportunity for CMOs to help CEOs lead during turbulent times.
www.aol.com/marriott-ceo...
Great opportunity for CMOs to help CEOs lead during turbulent times.
www.aol.com/marriott-ceo...
Congrats Warriors.
What a game.
What a game.
April 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Congrats Warriors.
What a game.
What a game.
Thank you Sen Chris Van Hollen.
A true American.
Now let’s bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and all of those kidnapped.
A true American.
Now let’s bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and all of those kidnapped.
April 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Thank you Sen Chris Van Hollen.
A true American.
Now let’s bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and all of those kidnapped.
A true American.
Now let’s bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and all of those kidnapped.
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I am observing the rivalry between the two: Starbucks and Dutch. And Dutch just seems to be making better decisions.
Great business case studies to track.
www.allrecipes.com/dutch-bros-l...
Great business case studies to track.
www.allrecipes.com/dutch-bros-l...
Dutch Bros Just Brought Back the Drink That Gives Starbucks a Run for Its Money
Hot on the heels of Starbucks' lavender drink lineup returning, Dutch Bros brought back its popular line of lavender-infused beverages just in time for spring. Fans could not be more excited, writing ...
www.allrecipes.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I am observing the rivalry between the two: Starbucks and Dutch. And Dutch just seems to be making better decisions.
Great business case studies to track.
www.allrecipes.com/dutch-bros-l...
Great business case studies to track.
www.allrecipes.com/dutch-bros-l...
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Four months into Bill Belichick's North Carolina tenure, The Athletic's Stewart Mandel still isn't convinced this experiment was worth the risk and investment for the Tar Heels.
http://dlvr.it/TKD0Yq
http://dlvr.it/TKD0Yq
April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Four months into Bill Belichick's North Carolina tenure, The Athletic's Stewart Mandel still isn't convinced this experiment was worth the risk and investment for the Tar Heels.
http://dlvr.it/TKD0Yq
http://dlvr.it/TKD0Yq
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Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/17/o...
Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Department of Medicaid department in 2022 gave powerful prescription drug middlemen the boot and created a new system. The result: Fees paid to pharmacies were boosted more than 1,200% while ...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/17/o...
When I speak to the Baristas traveling to various Starbucks they do not seem to be aligned with the vision …. a JCP story maybe is unraveling….
www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/st...
www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/st...
Starbucks sets new dress code for workers as it revamps cafe look
Starbucks is implementing a new dress code for workers starting in May that the coffee giant says will "create a sense of familiarity for our customers" at stores in North America.
www.foxbusiness.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When I speak to the Baristas traveling to various Starbucks they do not seem to be aligned with the vision …. a JCP story maybe is unraveling….
www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/st...
www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/st...
As a marketer, I pay attention to consistency. So Google’s platform has the capacity to acknowledge Quantum day yet not some other days that were previously highlighted.
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As a marketer, I pay attention to consistency. So Google’s platform has the capacity to acknowledge Quantum day yet not some other days that were previously highlighted.
Made a prediction on this early on and it reminds me of the JCPenny turn around story. It didn’t end well for JCP.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Starbucks CEO faces major backlash after details of his work routine are revealed: 'Ill-conceived decision'
The ego of Starbucks' CEO Brian Niccol is certainly big enough to match the size of his enormous carbon footprint.
www.thecooldown.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Made a prediction on this early on and it reminds me of the JCPenny turn around story. It didn’t end well for JCP.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
Great comeback.
Kelvin Sampson has believed in this Houston group.
He trusted that this was the team that could finally flip the program's script.
And they rewarded his trust with the type of gritty, defiant comeback that NCAA Tournament history will remember forever.
http://dlvr.it/TK04nr
He trusted that this was the team that could finally flip the program's script.
And they rewarded his trust with the type of gritty, defiant comeback that NCAA Tournament history will remember forever.
http://dlvr.it/TK04nr
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Great comeback.
Opened up NYT somehow I was believing the headlines would be about the Hands Off March yet nope it was way below the fold.
NPR has a very different headline.
NPR has a very different headline.
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Opened up NYT somehow I was believing the headlines would be about the Hands Off March yet nope it was way below the fold.
NPR has a very different headline.
NPR has a very different headline.
Coaches.
Why? When you are supposed to be role models for these young men.
A firmly believe ethics is important for coaching any of our kids.
www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
Why? When you are supposed to be role models for these young men.
A firmly believe ethics is important for coaching any of our kids.
www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
Todd Golden investigation: What to know about Florida coach's case as Gators play in Final Four
Golden was cleared by Florida's Title IX office, which did not find evidence to substantiate sexual misconduct allegations
www.cbssports.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Coaches.
Why? When you are supposed to be role models for these young men.
A firmly believe ethics is important for coaching any of our kids.
www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
Why? When you are supposed to be role models for these young men.
A firmly believe ethics is important for coaching any of our kids.
www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
hands off in SF, CA.
April 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
hands off in SF, CA.
To succeed he will need to be in the psychi of the multi-gen and multi-ethnic- bi-cultural era.
Gen z has nostalgia for the past yet their media consumption habits are very, very tribal based.
Will watch this story closely …
www.wsj.com/articles/bra...
Gen z has nostalgia for the past yet their media consumption habits are very, very tribal based.
Will watch this story closely …
www.wsj.com/articles/bra...
The Branding Guy Hired to Make Yahoo Cool Again
Josh Line is used to being behind the scenes. As Yahoo’s new chief marketing officer, he needs to bring the company back into the spotlight.
www.wsj.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
To succeed he will need to be in the psychi of the multi-gen and multi-ethnic- bi-cultural era.
Gen z has nostalgia for the past yet their media consumption habits are very, very tribal based.
Will watch this story closely …
www.wsj.com/articles/bra...
Gen z has nostalgia for the past yet their media consumption habits are very, very tribal based.
Will watch this story closely …
www.wsj.com/articles/bra...
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The women’s NCAA Tournament title game should air on ABC in prime time starting next year.
And ESPN executives and the NCAA should advocate harder for it: http://dlvr.it/TJy9Vx
And ESPN executives and the NCAA should advocate harder for it: http://dlvr.it/TJy9Vx
April 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The women’s NCAA Tournament title game should air on ABC in prime time starting next year.
And ESPN executives and the NCAA should advocate harder for it: http://dlvr.it/TJy9Vx
And ESPN executives and the NCAA should advocate harder for it: http://dlvr.it/TJy9Vx
Fox News removed the stock market ticker after decades of showcasing it. Cc: @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fox News removed the stock market ticker after decades of showcasing it. Cc: @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.