A few days ago I was sitting behind my desk in my home office, working remote as I’ve been doing for well over 10 years, and the subject line caught my attention immediately:  We’re going to be okay. The message was from a longtime friend and trusted mentor, someone...

Let’s be honest: the outdoor industry is unique to say the least. We’ve long held that we’re able to do what we do so well because of our intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of outdoor and active lifestyle brands. We have an extensive network of industry leaders....

One year ago, we found ourselves writing a lot about just how low unemployment rates had gone in the United States. It had been fifty years since the rate of unemployment aid applications was as low as it was in January 2019. This was representative of a phenomenon I...

Hiring executive talent is a tremendous challenge any time of year, but it’s no secret that the holidays take things to a whole new level. Just last year we made the rather bold assertion that the holidays are where hiring deals go to die for so many reasons. Budgets...

Queen is a band that should never have worked by traditional standards. Brian May was raised as part of the British aristocracy, born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a genius intellect that has made him as accomplished an astrophysicist as a rock star. Freddie Mercury was...