The $18 Coffee Principle” Jordan Harbinger: From Hacker Kidnapped Twice, to a Podcast Empire, and Why Disney Beats Airports
Sometimes the most profound business lessons come wrapped in stories about overpriced coffee and ice cream sundaes. That's what I discovered during my recent conversation with Jordan Harbinger, the polyglot ex-hacker turned podcast mogul who's been kidnapped twice and still
THE JUKEBOX, Episode-3 – Fortunate Son (CCR) continued…
Bobby Ames looked like he'd been carved from the same stock as Coltrane, only meaner. Eighty-one years old, ramrod straight, wearing a faded SF ball cap and a look that suggested he'd fought in every war America ever had and
THE JUKEBOX, Episode-2 / SIMPLE MAN (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Marcus spent the week trying to reach Bobby Ames. Three calls, two voicemails, one Friday night trip to McGarvey's, where Coltrane just shook his head. "Bobby's being a bastard this week. Try again next Friday. He'll show…or he won't." So, Marcus moved
THE JUKEBOX – Episode 1: Slot 001 “Fortunate Son” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
The first thing you notice about McGarvey's is that it smells like every old deployment tavern you've ever been to—stale Budweiser, decades of cigarette smoke that no amount of legislation could scrub out, and something else. Gun oil, maybe. Or
The 3 AM Test: Who are you when nobody’s watching?
There's a moment that comes for all of us—usually when we least expect it—when everything we think we know about ourselves gets put to the test. I call it the 3 AM test, though it rarely happens at 3 AM
“Throwing Spirals”
"Throwing Spirals -A masterclass in childhood justice and why perfect spirals ruin friendships" Jeffrey was a pretty good friend—at least, I thought so. It was 1975, and we were neighbors in an incredible new development in the southwest hills of
“Balls or Nuts?”
"Balls or Nuts? - A Third Grade Lesson in Balls, Brains, and Boundaries." The red rubber missile was already airborne when I realized Bobby Deslin was about to become a legend—one way or another. We were up by one point,
“Levi’s or Wrangler?”
The first day of second grade was supposed to be unnoteworthy. Most kids have gone excitedly to the store with their parents to buy supplies from a list given to them at a meet-the-teacher conference. And the latest, up-to-date outfit