Spreading Joy My first mission came into being on a road trip — four college kids rolling through America in an old VW Westfalia. Our mission was simple: spread joy. And we did. From warehouse rooftops in East LA, under…
I used to be a terrible storyteller. Then in high school, my best friend Jeff Howell listened to me tell a story that was truly hilarious. He sat there, deadpan, and said, “boy, that story could have been a lot…
My grandmother told me to never walk past a weed. This is an important mindset. If I have the mindset of never walking past a weed, then it really does bother me when I walk past one. And when I walk past…
Dr. John H. Watson plays a crucial role in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories as Holmes's friend, associate, chronicler, and integrator.
“No pressure, but your résumé has six seconds to make an impression before it is sent to the don’t-even-bother pile,” Kailyn Rhone wrote on 16 April 2023 in the WSJ. But this is insanity. Are we really going to give…
I was four years into my role as CEO of an events business that generated 90% of its revenue during one major in-person gathering a year. When COVID-19 hit our world and made our business model unlawful for over 18…
The world lost one of its brighter lights yesterday. Brian Bajari passed away unexpectedly. He was such a great man. A man for others. He will be sorely missed by his community. Those that loved him dearly, even from afar.…
We have “trade shock” AND we have hundreds of thousands of people who have unwillingly left the workforce. These workforce-leavers go from producers to consumers of their family’s limited resources. What is the cumulative effect of this mass departure? Not…
I woke up, said my prayers, and prepared to get to work. It was Saturday morning — this morning, in fact — and I was drawn to this message in my inbox. It said: PLEASE. And so I clicked. I clicked because this message…
London is the undisputed heavyweight champion of fintech, but it has found itself with a PR problem: Brexit. Will the UK suffer from massive brain-drain as foreigners find their workpapers revoked? Will trade disputes disrupt banking-as-usual? Will Frankfurt, Dublin or…