You have more than likely heard of Mary Kay Cosmetics. Tina Frantz, is an Executive Senior Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics. When she started with Mary Kay, I am sure she had no idea how much math was going to be
Math at Work Monday: Chappy the fitness coach
Raise your hand if you’re trying to get in shape for swimsuit season or a wedding? (I’m raising my hand!) May is prime time for folks to either get more serious about fitness or fall off the wagon. But fitness
Math at Work Monday: Greg the weightlifting coach
I’m of the age when I should be lifting weights — to help manage my increasingly decreasing metabolism and ward off bone density loss. And actually, I like strength training. But not as much as Greg Everett, founder of Catalyst Athletics and Olympic-style weightlifting
Math at Work Monday: Janine the professional organizer
Either A&E Television is super smart or I’m easily manipulated. On January 1, the cable channel ran a marathon of Hoarders, the documentary-style television program that shows extreme hoarders getting help to deal with their illness and their (often disgustingly) cluttered
Math at Work Monday: Elana the personal shopper
On the whole, I don’t like shopping. But I do like shopping for Christmas gifts. Still, at around this time of year, I’m about ready to hand over my list to someone else — say a personal shopper? And if
Math at Work Monday: Nikki the hair stylist
If you’re even the least bit vain, like I am, you know that finding a talented hair stylist is worth its weight in gold. Like many other careers, that talent is part science and part art, as Nikki Verdecchia of NV
Math at Work Monday: Robert the personal trainer
What does it mean to be an exercise physiologist? I do exercise testing and personal training at a large, new, state-of-the-art fitness center. The two main tests I conduct are a resting metabolic-rate test, which tells you how many calories