Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• in terms of
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• bring back: To cause to remember
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• for the ages: Something memorable and worthy of being remembered forever.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• board member: A person who serves on the board of directors of a company or organization.
• in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• at least: As a minimum
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• eloquent: Able to speak expressively or convincingly
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• quit: To leave a job
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• incapable: Not capable or able to do something
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• part: Division of a book
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• oust: To eject from a position or place; force out
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer