Bon Voyage | Weekly Report for May 5, 2023
Ah, Cinco de Mayo is upon us. The 5th of May. Today is a drinking holiday that started as a small local celebration in Puebla, Mexico, but became an international phenomenon in the…
Reassessing Recessions | Weekly Report for November 18, 2022
We’ve danced around the “R” word for about a year, but after two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, one has to ask, “Are we in a Recession?” It depends on what…
The Twitter Saga | Weekly Report for November 11, 2022
To borrow from a famous quote by President Ronald Reagan, “I didn’t leave Twitter. Twitter left me.” More than 14 years ago I reluctantly joined Twitter at the suggestion of a colleague at Madison+Main. The…
Director of First Impressions | Weekly Report for June 18, 2021
I’ll never forget the first time I met Janice Cadmus, the longtime receptionist at CowanGates. I arrived a few minutes late for a meeting with the firm’s legendary founder Frank Cowan. Frank and I knew…