The three great leaders of my life
Truly great leaders are hard to find. In my professional life, I have worked for three. Allison White and Jalloul Montacer were McDonald’s general managers. Plato Karafelis was my principal…
Possible lessons to be learned from Weezer’s unexpected path to success
Weezer's first album, The Blue Album, was a multi-platinum success. I liked it very much. The record industry expected that their second album, Pinkerton, would perform similarly, but when it…
The marching band and free hot dogs were great, but the drag queen was the best part of the parade.
My family spent the day with the in-laws in the tiny town of Monterey, Massachusetts, yesterday, enjoying their Memorial Day Parade and the free hot dogs. The parade…
The New York Post’s Kim Kardashian – Kanye West wedding announcement was quite educational.
A couple days ago, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married. I wasn’t aware of their wedding (or their engagement, for that matter) until I saw it mentioned on Twitter.…
I had a story on This American Life. The reaction to this news has been interesting.
I had a story on This American Life this week. It was a short story. Just a few minutes long as part of the prologue. Still, it was a…
Are toddlers really smarter than the elderly?
A friend of mine works in the healthcare industry helping people to quit smoking by providing strategies and incentives to those who are willing and able to quit. Using a…
The fascinating history of Softsoap: A lesson in ingenuity and tenacity
Some people are simply more clever and tenacious than others, and this is why they are successful. In 1980, Robert R. Taylor began selling Softsoap through his company, Minnetonka Corp.…
The secret to happiness is based upon perspective and expectation.
Shaquille O’Neal, the former basketball superstar, NBA champion, actor, and the MBA- and PhD-holding business impresario, offers his secret to happiness: My secret is waking up saying it could be…
Upcoming appearances
On Saturday, May 31, I’ll be speaking at the Barnes & Noble at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester, CT at 2:00 PM. My agent will be with me, so…
Storytellers are important, but it’s within the audience that you find the true beauty of storytelling.
As Elysha and I celebrate our first anniversary of Speak Up, our Hartford based storytelling organization, we have many reasons to be thankful. Since May of last year, we have…
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