By Eleanor Boswell-Raine,
Globe Associate Publisher
The Globe is pleased to welcome two new columnists
to its editorial team. Lorrie Williams, a small business coach and trainer
for Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, will cover small business
development. She is the owner of Mastering You! Optimum Coaching for Extraordinary
People and has assisted numerous Bay Area companies with all aspects of business
development strategies.
Kevin Nichols, president and
CEO of KLN Publishing, will cover local issues for the Globe. Nichols serves
as a consultant to local nonprofits and corporations about human resource issues
and conflict resolution. He has worked at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Morrison & Foerster,
Paul Hastings, Heller Ehrman and Holland & Knight as a paralegal and a
notary public.
Both Williams and Nichols have
extensive entrepreneurial experience and have launched several successful businesses.