Saying Good Bye
We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts. This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …
Category: branding
Small is Big
If you think that small is big, you might be thinking of small businesses. You would be right along with the owners of those businesses, who don’t think it is in any way small, let alone insignificant or immeasurable. Small Read More …
Ahead of the Curve
I am remembering now, as I am thinking back on the recent LuLaRoe phenomenon that I may have been “just” ahead of the curve, but not as much as when book club was reading Fifty Shades of Grey. It was Read More …
Good Trade
Since the moment in time when commerce started, making a good trade was always the goal. It was the coming together of one person who had been working hard to catch or make something and then finding someone else offering Read More …
The New ABC
I happened to be invited to NYC for a taping of the new ABC Match Game today. We waited for just a bit before being separated, 12 by 12 and ushered into the elevators. Security is sure to warn you Read More …
C is for Chicago
C is for Chicago… Unless it is for Cleveland, or Cornell or…oh, I don’t know a hundred other tourist destinations, cities and colleges. Just a minor font and color change can mean an entirely different brand, team, city, or college. Read More …
W is for Win
You all know W is for win, or, at least we do now… I mean, I am not a sports fan, but I do love an underdog. Here in this house, we are all just hoping that the Chicago Cubs Read More …
Candy
Who doesn’t love candy? Kids. Adults. Halloween trick-or-treaters. It isn’t something you have to feel bad about. If…you normally: eat well exercise drink plenty of water and don’t indulge – all the time We all love candy. Some, more than Read More …
Real Potential
Everyone has real potential – the area in which it leads to success is just different for everyone. That is why we must work together. I love seeing the glimmer of an idea and extracting solutions from clients, students, friends…and being Read More …
Simulating Projects
I’m getting more and more impressed with the age at which students are simulating projects that have real applications in the future workplace. Funding for local projects, by corporations like Toyota, Pepsi, TerraCycle and local businesses who see the value Read More …