By CEO National Master Evan Rabin When National Master Jesse Lozano, National Master Bob Holliman, Shelby Lohrman and I won “Best Team Name” at the United States Amateur Team East last February with “Caruanavirus”, I had no idea the virus would have a major effect on my life. Two weeks later I did my last …
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin I was born and raised on the Upper West Side as a reform Ashkenazi Jew. I had my bar mitzvah at Stephen Wise Synagogue and went to Churchill and Dwight. In 2008, thanks to some inspiration from Alanna Katz, I went on an Oranim Taglit trip. …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Our 3-day first week of virtual camp flew by. Here are some numbers of camp so far: -76+ registrations -7 instructors -8-1 student-teacher ratio This past week we had a whopping 40 kids in the mornings, split into 5 groups, taught by National Expert Brian Wilmeth, Director of Virtual …
By Wendy Oliveras, MS, Creative Founder & CEO at SHESS Global Alliance, LLC I am fascinated and excited by the remarkable success of the NETFLIX series “The Queen’s Gambit,” which focuses on a young female orphan who plays the game of chess at genius levels.\ I’m particularly gratified that the positive reaction to the show has resulted …
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By Audrey Schwartz I am the first to admit that I am chess failure. My brother tried to teach me when I was a teen but after he repeatedly beat me in three moves, I decided to hang up my knight and play solitaire. Looking back, I can see that I was either unable or …
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin I would never have gotten to where I am today and Premier Chess would have never existed if it weren’t for my coaches over the years. A expressed in my recent My Five Whys post, I am constantly growing in chess, business, Judaism and other areas of …
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin My business coach Richard Pierce inspired me to think about my 3-5 whys that drive me to succeed in business and life. If there’s one thing I have learned about goalsetting over the years, its that one of the best ways to be to achieve one’s goals …
By Francine Steadman Krulak, Founder of BuddhaBooth Mindfulness can be thought of as the practice of filling our mind with the present, moment by moment. Pushing out all of the other external forces of daily life that would seek to control our conscious thought process. Meditation is the process by which we use mindfulness to …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Client Avatar: Companies with 50+ employees, schools and individuals that are concerned about professional development. The Problem: Organizations and individuals that lack critical thinking, intuition, judgement and confidence skills. The Solution: Premier Chess’ team of 48 instructors, led by National Master Evan Rabin teaches business and life lessons through …
