I haven’t posted on here in a while, not because I’m dead or I don’t like writing anymore, but because I switched careers a little while back and have been extremely focused on kicking ass for them. I now work for Wixon Jewelers which is a premier retailer of Rolex watches in Minneapolis, MN. I […]

Big Time From the depths of obscurity to high-flying fashion, Panerai’s outsized watches have come a long way.   By David Mahoney   On the eve of World War II, Panerai watches were developed for men involved in daring underwater exploits. So it seems perfectly fitting that, almost 60 years later, it was a movie […]

I just read an article that Facebook will acquire Instagram for $1 billion. Mark Zuckerburg strikes again! What a genius. He never ceases to amaze me with his true vision for what the future will bring and how he can use it to bring us closer together. The photo boom is here. I read an […]

I’m sitting here doing some course work and watching billiards on TV. I figure it’s something that offers some background noise while not distracting me too much from my work. One of the players just ignored an easy shot of a ball by the pocket to go for a more difficult shot which he missed, […]

Changes often occur within organizations and these changes allow them to grow as an organization—becoming more profitable, efficient, reduce costs, etc. As beneficial as these changes may be, management can run into issues when implementing change. As a change agent, it’s the manager’s duty to oversee this process and ideally prevent any issues or ensure […]

This morning brought good news for our country… I shouldn’t necessarily say “good”, maybe “uplifting” would be more fitting. The February Jobs Report shows signs that we are beginning to turn around the job market, and in turn, the economy. The market continued to rise today following the release of the employment report. Even though unemployment applications […]

If you haven’t watched this video, you should check it out. Definitely worth 30 minutes of your time. I was shocked at what I saw, but I was also struck by how brilliant they are at marketing. Many of our large organizations and politicians can learn a lot from them. They took a simple idea […]

Would you pay $1,150 for an iPad 2? Probably not. But that’s about what it would cost to manufacture it here. After I wrote my last post about American manufacturing, I decided to do some more research about potential costs that we would incur if our favorite products were manufactured in the good ol’ US of A. […]