Frustrated, annoyed, and nearly ready to give up. That was how I felt as I wandered around during the happy hour at the end of the Founders start-up event. I had attended in part to learn, and I had indeed learned a lot at the sessions...
There I was, sitting by myself at a Barnes and Noble book signing for nearly two hours. For one hour and fifty-four minutes, not a single person approached me to buy a book. To make matters worse, I just had a little spat with my wife and told...
Bold. Unabashed. Audacious. Authentic. I’ve always had people that loved me for who I was, and my fair share of haters along the way. So even though I’d never heard or watched Bethenny Frankel before I sat down on a Zoom call with her, I immediately saw...
Depressed, exhausted, starving, sweaty and anxious. That's how I was feeling as I walked towards a big investor pitch meeting on a muggy day in June of 2013. I had had the WORST day so far - I had woken up early to take a train from...
“ALL IN!” I’ve been playing the great game of poker on and off for the last 35 years. Poker is a game of skill and luck–it requires strategy, patience, and calculated risk. In many ways, business and entrepreneurship are the same. Every week when I play...
11 Principles for Public Leadership that Actually Listens, Learns, and Leads with Heart Over a decade ago, I wrote a little LinkedIn article called “11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader.” It was inspired by my time in business — learning (often the hard way)...