In 2004, I purchased my first company, a wine packaging business fast approaching $20 million in revenue, growing 10%+ per year in unit volumes with profitability surpassing $4 million. With the benefit of time, in the early days of running this business I truly thought to myself, “Life is Good”.  ...

These are interesting times to live in if you are a smartphone lover. Two phones with 6 GB of RAM have been confirmed, which was nothing more than fantasy a couple of years back. But, such has been the progress in this industry. And we feel that the credit for...

Have you ever made a poor decision? One that you regretted later on? Or like me, have you made decisions at the time that you knew deep down were not great but you just ended up talking yourself into it? In this article, I want to share with you the...

From strategic concerns to operational and commercial factors, there is a constant flow of information and decision making facing the Executive. Add technological disruption, changing work practices and a desire for life balance, the modern executive is dealing with a unique set of challenges never seen before. While each of...

Those of us with large families are familiar with the “kids’ table” and the “adults’ table,” trotted out at every annual holiday gathering. Often, the kids who start out at the rickety old card table at the back of the room never get to “graduate” to sit with the adults,...

Every human resources professional sometimes feels like they’re playing a very expensive game of Russian Roulette with every new hire, and who can blame them? Finding, vetting, and training new employees is an expensive and time-intensive process. According to Investopedia, training costs for even a minimum wage employee can total $3500...

There are many times in life that you never get to see that some known most of the times own parents have ever hopped in their professional career, have never seen him /her change -0 at dawn, at dusk, night time, noon, at 10, at 30 and finally at 60....

Looking for a fresh face and a new story, media channels treated Donald Trump like a rock star going from one Saturday Night Show to another, the political fight for election has turned into a race for audience with a promise to name Kanye as his Secretary of State and...

How often do you browse the net via your smartphone? A lot? Do you reach for your smartphone to check facts quickly and be ready with a pat answer when someone grills you? We’ll all been there. Smartphones are such a blessing, but they can also be slow when it...