What in the World Surrender Cobra If you have ever been through an airport lately you might think that everyone, I mean EVERYONE, is flying right now.  If you are lucky enough to connect through Charlotte or Atlanta, you might think that every flight in America connects through these hubs based on the sheer…

AI Everywhere… it’s beyond chatGPT The contents of this blog are authentic, my words, thoughts, and ideas.  ChatGPT was NOT used in generating the content you see below.  (never thought I would make that disclaimer!) AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is everywhere in the news right now.  Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, during his latest earnings…

Unintended Consequences There are certain times in your career where you move in a certain direction and don’t realize the unintended consequences of your actions.  Normally, you think of this as a bad thing.  In this case, I believe the unintended consequences of technology are positive.  Random acts of kindness.  Paying it forward.  Collateral…

Teach a Dog New Tricks I tried to teach my dog, Enzo, a new trick the other day.  Enzo is a rescue, saved from a puppy mill.  Standing at about 14 lbs, this Lhasapoo (poodle-Lhasa Apso mix), is now about 13 years old.  Pretty old for a dog.  Apparently, the Lhasa Aspo originated with Tibetan…

What in the World Surrender Cobra If you have ever been through an airport lately you might think that everyone, I mean EVERYONE, is flying right now.  If you are lucky enough to connect through Charlotte or Atlanta, you might think that every flight in America connects through these hubs based on the sheer…

Seeds of Innovation Retailers continue to “Own their insights” Speaking on behalf of “Captain Obvious” this is not a new problem for retailers, distributors or brands, it’s only amplified today during the “great resignation”.  We all feel the pain, distributors struggle finding and retaining field reps, retailers have incredible turnover within a store, and…