I recently listened to a good, short book about effectively running a creative agency, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto by Blair Enns. ...

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Jeff Bezos was roasted the other night at the Oscars; I’m sure he could take it. He’s becoming quite the player in streaming content in a...

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I headed to film school – instead of law school – because of my love of documentary film. From the outset, I was fortunate to have strong...

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