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I have always been a fan of second tier Bowl games. From the Garden State Bowl to the Astro Blue Bonnet Bowl, those games used to bring future stars into our homes, as well as schools we didn’t often see on football Saturdays. The relevance of many to the general public, and in some cases …
There is a scene in the movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” where a young Jake Moore (played by Shia LaBeouf) is walking in Central Park with his mentor and his firm’s managing Lewis Zabel (Frank Langella). Zabel has become disillusioned with the industry and doesn’t understand how he can be told a loss is …
Much is made about how to navigate the complicated and very fluid professional waters we are in today. As someone who has been at this for over 35 years and has spent the last 17 years on my own, I offer some thoughts. Lots to be thankful for… A few years ago Frank Bruni penned …
As we head into Thanksgiving week, some quick hits form the week behind while we still are missing our time in Italy. If you missed the recap, you can still find it here. Paul-Tyson Did What it was supposed to do: So much hand wringing over what the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight was or wasn’t. …
We spent an amazing eight days in Rome and Florence this month, listening, learning and exploring about a deep past of culture, civics and life. That being said, business is never far from my mind, as we are always looking to find and embrace best practices to take back with us and continue to learn …
One of the biggest challenges coming up amongst colleagues today is how to manage the external noise that is inbound…from social media, from conversations, from the uncertainty of third parties etc etc. It is a continued challenge as we try to keep people focused and decide what priorities are in a time challenged world. A …
Hope this middle of November is treating you well. Some solid listens on Olympic glory, leadership tips running big organizations, and a solid update on the legal ramifications of everything from NIL to foreign investment in American sport. As always you can listen to all our episodes here. No LAX of interest in lacrosse: We …
For all the talk about NIL and the money flowing into pockets, the reality is for most athletes the dollar is smaller, and sometimes goes towards causes they support. Case in point is MOVEMBER, and the global charity’s recent partnership with Opendorse to help athletes raise dollars for mental health awareness and causes like prostate …
A year ago my wife Laura and I talked about what I wanted to do for my 60th birthday. A trip? Well that’s coming next week, a combo of several milestones for us. A party? Nah, not my thing and you can never get to all the people you would want to see anyway. I …
“It’s not your fault, Santa Claus has more publicity.” And “Well, let’s face it; Santa Claus has had more publicity, but being number two, perhaps you try harder.” Linus in letter to The Great Pumpkin and his conversation with Sally Brown. I love hearing Linus’ struggles to get attention this time of year as he …
