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We did our play “Lombardi” 14 years ago at Circle in the Square theater, one of the characters who people learned the most from was Marie Lombardi, Vince’s wife, played by the great Judith Light. Marie gave fans an insight into the persona of the Hall of Fame coach that few knew about, and it really helped …
On Christmas Eve, 2007, Sports Illustrated…which was quite a big deal then… ran a back of the book story by Scott Price, who had the chance to play then-candidate Barack Obama in a game of basketball. The story showed casual sports fans, who many times are also politics averse, a side of the candidate that …
We are all challenged to make the best of the only thing we actually have full control over…our time. We make conscious choices to read, watch, play, sleep and on and on. It’s literally our call. As curious learners we also have to make sure that we are using that time to ingest information well …
It’s another sad day in our country as a school shooting in Georgia shocks us for a second before the powers that be return to nonsense. So let’s find a sensible pivot. A revisit and an update on good. The worries we have about our children may ebb and flow, but they never really disappear, …
We have written several times on storytelling and its continued value in all forms; knowing who you are, what you do and being able to communicate that fact simply and succinctly in a world of white noise is more valuable today than ever before. Lots of screaming going on, but when you listen, what are …
Earlier this week I ventured out to Jets preseason camp in Florham Park, NJ for some meetings and to watch the rituals of NFL practice. I am always amazed and try to learn from the nuances of preparation, and this time followed the punts and the returners and their meticulous attention to catching a ball …
It’s Mid-August and while you are tooling around or on vacation, how about some good listens in less than an hour. Some great learnings here for all. Enjoy. You can catch all of our previous podcasts here. “Fortifying” Sponsorships: We are just off the Olympics and we saw all the brand activation, but how does …
“That’s all I want in life. Is more,” he told me three years ago. “More time. More life. More music. More games. More reading. More love. More everything. I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” There has been so much written and watched about the passing of Bill Walton this week I cannot do it …
What do the NBA Coach of the Year and arguably the professional sports executive of the year (we will find out at the Sports Business Awards this week) have in common with people you may not know but I recently met, Will Conley and Jack Bernstein, as well as Lawrence Frank, the fictional character Ollie …
The powers that be had to find dates and locations for the upcoming Presidential debates, ones that will draw the curious and the dedicated to see what to octogenarian candidates will fire back and forth across the stage. The date for the first one? June 27. The conflict that could draw eyeball away? The recently …
