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To use the cliché of a longtime coaching friend, the second quarter is usually one of adjustment before you regroup, reassess and take a breath at halftime. For most people the real life second quarter of 2020 was unlike no other, and as we hit halftime of the year and move into the third quarter, …
The week started with such profound and beautiful tributes to Anthony Causi, a talented and magnanimous person, let alone photographer, who I knew casually but not as well as many others in our New York sports community, whose life was captured by Mike Vaccaro in one of so many tributes this week. On Friday we …
One of the best things about the consulting world is the ability to listen and learn from people with varied points of view and interests from around the world. It gives you a different perspective, and especially since we cross paths with so many young people, it can on occasion give a little glimpse into …
What does a Canadian Chicken chain and Verizon have in common? A unique way to play a social responsibility card in a time of crisis and need. While brands look to deliver the essential messages…we are here for you, we support each other…at least these two found a unique way to keep people informed, and deliver …
Because of some of the side hustles…although usually side hustles bring you money (not in this case for the most part)…I get more than my share of inbound emails. Many are requests from students or parents, some are for items for our newsletter, some are just blind random solicitations for some kind of vague assistance …
It’s the weekend and its raining. Where the normally would have been March Madness, Little League, lacrosse, MLS, MLB even this year the first season of XFL, there are replays, simulations and esports. So as the pause continues with COVID-19, where can we find a repository of all that is being shown, best practices learned …
Every day I talk to people a little younger in various places: Atlanta, Minneapolis, Manhattan. And although none are as bold and clueless as the knuckleheads on the beach in Florida last week for spring break, many say the same thing; this Coronavirus thing is a little overblown, the numbers are being overplayed and even …
Friday night I randomly flipped through ESPN’s On demand menu and found “Requiem For The Big East,” which I hadn’t seen in quite a while, so I decided to watch for a few minutes; and then an hour and a half. I watched as a reminder of those original days of basketball but also to …
There was a time when we were starting to wind down the International Fight League 12 years ago that the late Jay Larkin, who was heading the business at the time, suggested we do fights in a warehouse with all the lights and pageantry and maybe a few fans in a few rows. After all, …