Did you know that starting in kindergarten, if a student reads or is read to for 20 minutes a day at home, they will hear 1.8 million words per year? By 6th grade they will have read for 851 hours! So, why is reading to children important? About the Interview...
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Six Places for Craft Beer in Westchester County, NY
Here are six places to enjoy craft beer in Westchester County: River Outpost Brewing Company, Peekskill Nothing goes together better than a craft beer and a hike. Thankfully, River Outpost Brewing Company is a one-stop shop. Located at Charles Point, River Outpost Brewing Company serves beer lovers a wide range...
Business Reflections Thirty Years Later
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of HJMT Public Relations Inc. For those of you who read this blog and don't know, I started the firm 30 years ago in 1992 with a baby on my lap in my one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach. The business has been a real whirlwind....
The KIDS TOO Movement
The ME TOO Movement gained a lot of momentum working to protect women from harassment in the workplace. But now some women are left wondering, what about the kids? With more than 21.7 million reports of inappropriate incidents on well-known platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram reported to...
Hey! It’s Your Day by June Cotner Review
We live in a world that is so stressful. Between the war in Ukraine to new strains of Covid-19 making their way into our worlds, and then there is the daily stress of living between work and family, sometimes it feels all too overwhelming. June Cotner recently wrote a book...
Do What Makes You Happy…
Sometimes life is a series of curveballs and you're just not sure what direction you are moving. You're trying to move forward but sometimes you're moving sideways or even backward. You may "hate" your job at the moment, you're upset with your family, or just had a blowout fight with...
How to Fuel Your Body to Increase Sports Performance
In order to maximize sports performance, athletes need the right nutrition to fuel their bodies and recover well. But how do you fuel your body to increase your sports performance? About the Interview In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, Hilary speaks with Gary Jomrich, established endurance athlete and...
Hell’s Kitchen in Las Vegas Review
Ever since Hell's Kitchen's inception in 2005, I wanted to go to Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen in Las Vegas. I was under the impression that the show was filmed at the location outside of Caeser's Palace. The show leads you to believe that Hell's Kitchen is on the strip. However,...
Business Owners – Pay Your Manual Workers Weekly!
I recently had a conversation with Paul Aloe of Kudman Trachten Aloe & Posner LLP. He was telling me that there are strict laws right now to pay manual workers weekly as opposed to bi-weekly. Here are some of the questions I asked. What Defines a Manual Worker? While the...
How to Prepare for a Business Divorce
After a difficult two years, many businesses are hoping 2022 is the year things turn around. But for some, this may mean making a dramatic change in who will remain the stakeholders of the business…Business divorces can be tricky and emotional. Whether the “break up” is between friends, family members...