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This morning I was scrolling through my Facebook memories when I came upon the pictures of our Hawaiian family trip in 2015. There amongst the beautiful sunsets and black sand beaches was a picture of CJ’s Deli in Lahaina, which for years was the official caterer of the Maui Classic. I remember when we were …
A few weeks ago, following the layoffs at the NBA and ESPN, I wrote this piece on the underappreciated value of institutional knowledge and it seemed to have resonated with a great deal of people. Yesterday while visiting our local library…talk about a place undervalued in the institutional knowledge space…I came across the checkout slip …
Here are three pretty short but pretty interesting listens from a trio who are doing their work tied to storytelling, deep thinking, understanding the marketplace and innovation, but all three come at it from a different angle. All three are also at different stages of their careers, but all have gone through pivots with grit …
Just a few weeks ago the National Sports Collectors Convention, a massive treasure trove of memorabilia new, unique and traditional, returned to Chicago. It is what you would expect, aisle upon aisle of collectables big and small, with literally millions exchanging hands…or just a few dollars. What was missing? Women’s sports items. There is so much …
A few weeks ago, I was walking on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and noticed a sign from a bygone era…a Fallout Shelter. Built deep in cement basements, the idea was when the big one dropped you would head down, and siloed away with these rations and large containers of drinkable water, you would wait …
We often talk about adaptability and staying relevant through curious learning. Here is a recent, real example about using tools at hand to the best of your advantage, in this case AI and ChatGPT functions. I have been working with a senior executive on some business news framing and positioning for a big announcement. The …
Startups, even for sports or brands with a solid core audience, are tough. Just getting through Proof of Concept while managing cash flow and expectations can be a bear, or in this case a bull, so its’ nice to see PBR teams not just coming back but moving ahead for season two. After generating incremental …
There was a time a few years ago when the Big 12 held a one-off basketball media day in New York City. The league wasn’t playing their postseason tournament there for men’s basketball, like the ACC and Big Ten were doing, nor did they add any schools who were in the area. They used it …
I have been around this business to remember when NBA Summer League was a few weeks on hot gyms little fanfare and checking watches to see when vacation could start for many. Westchester County, Boston, Orlando, and Salt Lake City, Summer League always started with great fanfare, especially for teams with high draft picks, and …
Saturday I was in the Verizon store begrudgingly getting a new phone and I was talking to a mom and her daughter next to me. The mom. About my age, was bemoaning all this “technology” and how the ‘80’s and the ‘70’s was better. I laughed and looked at the daughter, who was 22 and …