It’s January. Happy New Year! My last post was December 17 – nearly a month ago. That’s how you learn.”). ”). Where have I been? It was a particularly rough December in what proved a difficult 2012. the 1st week of January in decompression and the second week getting caught up with work. ” I felt that way exactly. MORE >>

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about how she trains her sales staff immediately after they take the job MORE >>

I was recently watching this documentary about break dancing and its evolution in the Bronx of New York. You may remember from previous posts that I was very much into the activity, before the main stream media and taste makers decided it was over. In fact, it was pretty much developed on a single housing block in the South Bronx. MORE >>

Could you tell us a little bit about your own history and background? How did you get started in your current business venture Sammy Davis Vintage? hail from a magazine journalism background. It’s been three years since leaving my “corporate cubicle” behind for the road less traveled and I have no regrets. How do you keep your entrepreneurial focus? MORE >>

On occasion we take a look at recent legislation coming out of our Federal government in Washington. While the news is often discouraging and the activities of our politicians typically frustrating, there are those times when truly great ideas are put forth and, every so often, these idea become actual laws. Hard to believe, but it is true. MORE >>