By Tim Searcy I recently heard the CIO of Nortel say something very interesting: “Companies don’t compete; supply chains compete.” This concept makes a great […]
French Lick*
*A small town in southern Indiana. What did you think I meant? The power of words… Grab attention, communicate an idea, provoke, engage, energize… If […]
President Obama: Whale Hunter
The race is run, the contest’s done, there’s work to do. Let’s get to it. My blog is not usually political; it’s about landing big […]
Splashing the Vessel
Splashing the Vessel: v. An underused euphemism for the first stage of preparation in any situation. The Inuit washed their boat, or umiak*, with fresh […]
Tattoos aren’t enough anymore
I have a 16-year old son who wants a unique identity, to make a statement, to stand out… I can tell because he shops at […]
Dirty, Sexy, Money. (Yep, it’s all about the Benjamins.)
In business, it’s all about the money. Obvious, I know, but sometimes you’ve just got to seize the obvious, wrestle it to the ground and beat it […]
Brando Don’t Audition
I’ve been on the road the last two weeks with a number of clients and I have to tell you… the swagger factor out there […]
Never Waste an Economic Downturn
I honestly don’t know who said it first, so, we’ll just say it was me: “Never waste an economic downturn.” I think it’s brilliant. I […]
Fighting for the Undecided Voter
In the past few years, during elections candidates have spent millions of dollars getting their persuasive message out to the public in the hopes of being […]
Disrupting the Whale
LIVE Nation recently purchased Madonna’s next 10 years of mega-tours from her for $100 million. They turned around and bought U2’s next 10 years of […]