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February 4, 2013

Hey, You! Eat Here!

(Originally published Jan. 28, 2013, in Capital, here.) A new restaurant opened recently in my residential neighborhood. It’s not a bad-looking restaurant. In fact, it’s rather fancy. It […]
August 12, 2012

A Wasted Crisis

(Originally published Aug. 12, 2012, in Capital, here.) I’m finally convinced that businesses here have wasted a perfectly good crisis. What a shame. I walked into […]
August 1, 2012

A Confusing Ride Along the Path of a Product

(Originally published in August 2012 issue of  Lafferty Cards & Payments Insights.) There is a traffic circle (or “round-about” if you’re from England) along one of […]
July 14, 2012

The Business of Politics

(Originally published July 14, 2012, in Capital, here.) Politics in a democracy is like business in a free market. The winners in the end are the ones […]
June 27, 2012

Bankers are Funny People

(Originally published June 27, 2012, in Capital, here.) Bankers are funny people. For example, who didn’t have a good laugh recently when Jamie Dimon appeared before the […]
May 28, 2012

The Media Business

(Originally published May 28, 2012, in Capital, here.) If you want a quick lesson on how not to do business, look at the news media here. There […]
May 4, 2012

Mentoring the Mentors

(Originally published May 4, 2012, in Capital, here.) Sixteen years ago, while making an eye-opening transition from reporting about banks to working inside one, I was rushing […]
December 18, 2009

Christmas Farewell

(Originally broadcast on Dec. 18, 2009, on The Frank Show, here.) As I – as we – close out this year, I feel blessed to be […]