While he has since apologized and taken down a social media post that trivialized the deadly floods in the Houston area and much of Texas and Oklahoma, Colin Kaepernick’s remarks reminded me of that old PR maxim that I have tried to follow and certainly have advised clients to be reminded of the same. In […]
Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to work with some amazing multi-national Fortune 100/500 companies. It was a great experience being on the American Express team that helped raise funds to restore the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; introduce new models for Ford, Chrysler and Jeep as well as new […]
Regardless of the profession as soon as you get up in years there’s always some member of a younger generation ready to label you a “dinosaur.” Well, I prefer to refer to myself and others of my ilk more as “silverbacks.” If you are unfamiliar with the term a silverback is a senior male gorilla […]
Several years ago a member of the media gave me what I consider a great compliment. He/she (I can’t remember exactly who it was) said “I was persistent to the point of not being obnoxious.” Persistence has always been a mantra in my professional career and recently cemented that position with the launching of Persistence […]