Samantha Peters

Bio

Samantha is an active writer and loves engaging in conversations about how the Internet, New Media and Mobile Technologies are re-shaping our economy and creating new business opportunities for savvy Millennials. Samantha has also spent time living in Mexico and Argentina, so she also has an interested in Latin America and Foreign Affairs.

5 Things Your Parents Never Mentioned You'd Need in the New Economy

By Samantha Peters

As you already well know, you can't model your life after your parents'. The economic system they lived under is gone now, and today's millennials need a new set of skills and tools to ensure success. Here's what you need to know. 1. A second…

Lihuan Wang's Sexual Harassment Case is a Wake Up Call to Every Unpaid Intern

By Samantha Peters

The workplace battles fought by labor organizers in the Industrial Revolution are back, and they're centering around a new target: unpaid interns. An unpaid intern is not legally an employee, which means according to many state laws, that they are…

The Real Truth About All Those Piano Lessons You Took as a Kid

By Samantha Peters

Is music "the key" to career success? Not likely. Although a provocative New York Times article argues that childhood music lessons equate to future leadership, it seems more likely that music is simply beneficial to childhood education, rather than…

Companies Should Stop Donating to Outside Causes and Focus Philanthropy Within

By Samantha Peters

Remember the Giving Pledge? The public pledge, launched by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, and now supported by 114 donors including Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Bloomberg? The one in which the world's wealthiest people pledge to give half…

Health Care Costs Can Be Lowered With Amazing New Technology

By Samantha Peters

Healthcare spending is out of control, but it's because of the innovation being done in medicine, tests, and treatments. This indicates that there is a need to rely on technology to economize the health industry. The best example is human genome…

Divorce is Ugly As It Is — But Now Our Online Lives Are in the Mix

By Samantha Peters

Divorce proceedings can get ugly, no question about it. When two people disagree over a relationship, there is a lot to dissolve between the two parties. Simple items like furniture are easy to separate because of bills, but lingering anger between…

How Climate Change Helped Fuel the Syria Refugee Crisis

By Samantha Peters

When you think of humanitarian efforts, you think of people working to help other people during and after a catastrophe. For example, there are now more than two million Syrian refugees, and humanitarian organizations are working around the clock to…

Why Americans are Losing Wealth — And What to Do About It

By Samantha Peters

A series of factors have led to declining American wealth, but one thing is for sure: A growing number of Americans are aging without retirement benefits to cover basic costs, and younger generations are facing a decline in wealth. The Federal…

A Strategist's Guide to Dealing With a PR Nightmare

By Samantha Peters

Take one look at the modern business landscape and it becomes increasingly clear just how important it is for a business to maintain its reputation. Gone are the days when businesses could push problems under the rug without them being noticed by…

Banks Make $25 Billion On Overdraft Fees — Here's How to Beat Them

By Samantha Peters

Increasingly, banks are making it difficult for customers to contemplate switching banks without taking a financial hit. It seems that large consumer banks are the worst offenders, using hidden fees to levy billions of dollars in charges against…

Solar Power: Will Water, Wind, and Solar Power Save Our Electric Grid?

By Samantha Peters

What a great attraction electricity was as it finally made its debut in the 1901 World’s Fair. After the very first light bulb hit the streets of Saint Louis, how would we know that over 100 years later we would see headlines in our papers of…

Mother's Day 2013: Holiday Facts and How to Celebrate

By Samantha Peters

Mother's Day is upon us once again. This holiday has had quite an impact on our world's culture — it strengthens relationships within families and gives people feelings of positivity. It stimulates the economy with gifts and cards we buy. It…

March Madness 2013: Only 1.2% Of Players Will Be Pro Athletes

By Samantha Peters

The transition from college into the pros is not easy by any stretch of the imagination, and the outcome of athletes who succeed in their sport or those who choose a different route vary greatly. Of course the goal is to become a successful…

Why Millennials Are More Financially Responsible Than Their Parents

By Samantha Peters

The millennial generation is conscious of the spending habits that have led to the budget crisis in the United States. As a result, they tend to research the different promotions offered by credit cards more than their parents once did, and they…

Millennials Are Unemployed, But Remain Hopeful About Their Future

By Samantha Peters

A recently-released Pew Research Poll paints an employment situation among young workers that is both highly expected and somewhat surprising. The expected part is that younger employees have suffered disproportionately from the recession, with…