Entrepreneruship

A Creative Director’s Guide to Knowing When to Strike Out On Your Own — Introduction You’ve been a Creative Director at an agency or in-house somewhere for quite a while now and you are starting to feel like maybe it’s time to explore your options. You crave more creative freedom, more ownership of your projects, and perhaps a client roster that you had a hand…

My review of the “The Bold Ones” — Druid’s Book Club Quick Take: Easy read with tons of great stories. Great motivator for anyone looking to be a “Bold One.” Longer Take: I’m currently teaching a class called “Intrapreneurship and Innovation.” The underlying concept is to help students become innovators. So, when a colleague indirectly recommended “The Bold…

Meetings have always been an important feature of workplace culture. But are meetings always the best way to get things done? The frequency of meetings is rising but the question is, is this improving productivity? Getting the most out of meetings is key for any successful business. Ensuring you don’t…

The sequel, and perhaps the answers, to questions I had a while ago on innovation and entrepreneurship — 11 weeks ago, I wrote about the admiration I had for the innovators and entrepreneurs who created things from scratch to better the world. And I wondered to myself — how could I possibly do that? …

We have always been operating at the intersection of corporate strategy and entrepreneurship. Some call it innovation, open innovation, or entrepreneurship. What we have come to realize is that it doesn’t matter what you call it as long as you take action. …

When you start looking into how many big successful companies were actually started during times of crisis and recession, at first you might be surprised. Microsoft, AirBnB, Disney, Netflix, MTV, Slack, Uber, Revlon, Electronic Arts, and the list goes on. You might think to yourself: “Wow, imagine they made it even though there was a recession at the time”. Why aren’t you thinking “Here are the companies that made it THANKS TO the recession at the time”?