Engine Restart Checklist
On June 24, 1982 British Airways Flight 009 soared above Indonesia. The Boeing 747 cruised at a calm altitude of 37,000 feet and suddenly a volcano spews ash. Smoke filled the pass
Act as If
At the end of 2018 Jordan suggested we make a move in the exhibitor space. Nearly all of our sales were done from inbound or outbound marketing and we were missing opportunities fr
Business Lessons from Star Fox 64
If you have never played Starfox 64, let me tell you, in 1997 it was all the rage. Having control of a futuristic space plane on a 3-D terrain was pure joy. There was one level whi
Before there was OpenWater, there was Oriental Rug Company
“Koo-nul, where are you from?” “Oh I’m from New York, but my parents came here from India” “That’s so nice to see, your family must be one of the good ones” –
OpenWater-on-Thames
I arrived at Terminal 2, The Queen’s Terminal, London Heathrow International Airport. I tried to shift into UK mode. I played Bohemian Rhapsody in my headphones. I was here for a
Leadership Anonymous
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, at 1:51:04 p.m. local time. The shock wave from that earthqua
Wait…You Banned Good Morning?
Starting the day with a good morning message seems polite but it drives me nuts. I banned it. Hollywood has done a great job of glorifying what a morning looks like for a business
Wall of Fame
Before WeWork popularized the idea of a co-working space, small businesses just getting their feet off the ground would rent space from “Shared Office Spaces.” These are cube-f
What’s in a Name?
In rowing, there’s a concept called “open water.” It’s used to describe the distance between two boats at the finish line. In close races, the front of the trailing boat ov
