Here’s how the Angels think Andrew Heaney can have a breakout season

After another season in which Andrew Heaney flirted with his potential, Joe Maddon thinks the key for the left-hander to unlocking consistency is close. “The big key for Andrew is to really understand how to utilize his weapons and how to put hitters away,” the Angels manager said. “That’s it. That’s it. It’s probably just…

The Ultimate Guide to Hiring a PR Agency in 2021

Vanessa Carlton said it best: Your company is making its way downtown, faces pass, and you’re “success” bound. See what I did there? Anywho, your company is on its way. But how do you communicate that with your stakeholders and the public? Between blog writing, drafting ad copy, and setting up an email workflow, it’s…

How to Buy Business Software, According to HubSpot's Learning & Development Manager

This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought leadership series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. As someone who manages HubSpot’s learning technology, I’ve gone about buying software the wrong way at times. I’ve pushed ahead without the right technical partners, I’ve missed a…

Make temporary regulatory relief for restaurants permanent

While we’re still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, at least some positive lessons are being learned, including the benefit of easing up on government rules and regulations. It’s far from revolutionary, but California legislators have introduced legislation that would make it easier for restaurants to set up outdoors, alcohol to be served outdoors…

How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability

Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…

Ducks goalies benefit from Sudarshan Maharaj’s diverse experience

Before he would become universally known as Sudsie, before he excelled as a college and a professional goaltender, before he became a sought-after coach and mentor, Sudarshan Maharaj tried to make sense of what he was seeing outside his family’s living room window. He was 8 years old at the time, as he recalled, newly…

Sizing up the Dodgers’ non-roster invitees: Who are the players to watch?

Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday Feb. 17 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter from reporter J.P. Hoornstra. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Time’s up. Pencils down. The off-season is over. Spring training is here. We tend to think of the off-season as the time when executives build rosters,…

Here’s how the Angels think Andrew Heaney can have a breakout season

After another season in which Andrew Heaney flirted with his potential, Joe Maddon thinks the key for the left-hander to unlocking consistency is close. “The big key for Andrew is to really understand how to utilize his weapons and how to put hitters away,” the Angels manager said. “That’s it. That’s it. It’s probably just…

How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability

Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…

An Emmy for Cuomo might be most embarrassing COVID gaffe

Gov. Gavin Newsom can take some comfort from the fact that his French Laundry dinner with lobbyists is no longer the most embarrassing moment of the COVID-19 pandemic. That distinction now belongs to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is facing calls to revoke the Emmy it awarded to New York Gov. Andrew…

Will Marketers Return to Offices in 2021? What Companies Need to Know [Data + Expert Tips]

Back in 2018, I chose to work at HubSpot because I loved HubSpot’s content, and its culture. Oh — and the smoothie bar, waffle Wednesdays, and ping pong tables didn’t hurt, either. Office space has undeniably seen a change in recent years. Open-floor plans have become increasingly popular, as have standing desks, beer on-tap, game…