Wade had sex with Karen and now I had to fire him. She was our top designer. And he was also starting to make fun of one of my partners behind his back. He’d do that roll-the-eyes thing whenever my partner spoke.

Few businessmen posses the enterprise and acumen required to lead a company to success. Even fewer still have the gumption, drive and tenacity needed to take that company to the forefront of an industry. Jack Welch is one of these few. Though he was the youngest CEO General Electric had ever had, Welch was able… Continue Reading

Story #1: One time Barry Diller was visiting Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The topic of the meeting was to see how the greatest media mogul could work with the greatest Internet moguls. It was like two galaxies colliding to create something beautiful when seen from light years away. Larry Page was texting or doing… Continue Reading

Rob told me JB was dead. JB was my best friend growing up. We sat next to each other on the bus. After school we’d play ping pong or pinball or monopoly or ride bikes. Every single day we did this for eight years. Then we drifted apart. Rob said, The last time I spoke… Continue Reading

Dear Google, I sort of want to have sex with you. Or I want you to be my father. Or my best friend. I don’t know, I feel so nervous writing this letter. I hope you write back but you can’t because you’re God and God has to care for all of Her People and… Continue Reading

I distinctly remembered we all threw our bodies on top of each other. We were making a mountain of bodies. We were all laughing and wrestling to see who would get to the top of the bodies. I was on top. I was three or four years old. We were in “Yellow Duck Nursery School”.… Continue Reading

I’m throwing out all my clothes and books and most of my projects and thoughts. I’m sick of most of the things I own. What do I really need them for anyway. Are they really that important? Most of my books were swept away in Hurricane Sandy. And all my pants have holes in them.… Continue Reading

Remembering one of Canada’s greats who died nineteen years ago today. It was nineteen years ago today that John Candy passed away in his sleep from a heart attack while filming a movie in Durango, Mexico. Appearing in over 40 films, John led an illustrious career, becoming one of Canada’s most successful entertainers. Born in… Continue Reading

The top ten political foibles by former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi Born in 1936 Silvio Berlusconi started out as a vacuum salesman by day, and earning a reputation by night singing at nightclubs on cruise ships. In 1961 he graduated from law school, and started a residential housing construction company based in his native… Continue Reading

An incredibly inspiring look at the career of entertainment mogul David Geffen.

A look at the personality of one of America’s private equity pioneers, the late billionaire Teddy Forstmann. Read: The Ghost in the Gulfstream | By: Rich Cohen, Vanity Fair

After 20 years of occupying one of the most influential positions in the global wireless industry, Jim Balsillie has decided to step down. Unable to align himself with the new image CEO Thorston Heins has projected for Blackberry, Balsillie dumped his remaining 5.1% stake and vacated his position as Head Chairman, in what can only… Continue Reading

Our current system of education judges individuals against a preconceived idea of the optimal academic mind. In this RSA Animate video Sir Ken Robinson claims that our conformist method of education is antiquated, and needs to be updated if we are to reach our full potential. Robinson illustrates how our children are “living in the most intensely stimulating period… Continue Reading

Bloomberg|GAMECHARNGERS aired a documentary recently of one of my personal hero’s, Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson. In this 44 minute film we learn from and are inspired by Magic’s successes as a human being both on the court, in dealing with HIV, and in building a business worth over $700 million dollars. In this video we witness the… Continue Reading

I really hate the word culture sometimes. It means a lot of different things to different people and seems to be applied to many things that to me don’t qualify but to others are valid. One person’s culture is anothers knitting club. How you define culture is up to you and like we talked about… Continue Reading