The lights are out. A deep cleansing breathe to relax. A chance to reflect on the day. I find myself staring at the ceiling and waiting for the Gremlins to come visit and keep me awake. There are so many things that enter my mind after a long day as I think of our business and the challenges that face us as an industry. Those thoughts are not rooted in panic or worry, but rather concern for inaction and opportunities that are mostly ignored. Prior to the Pandemic, which has become a...

Despite a warming trend over the last few days in the east, and unusual weather in the west, it is officially fall in the northern hemisphere. A return to Standard Time is right around the corner. Pop-up costume shops are here. Pumpkin patches are easy to find. Halloween is upon us. Halloween is the second largest holiday of the year in the United States. Americans spend an estimated $6 Billion annually on the holiday. Of that number, $2.5 Billion is attributed to the purchase of costumes....

A week doesn’t go by that I am not talking to friends and colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. Despite the belief that there are two teams (political parties) that are extremely different in their beliefs, it’s not what the research supports. The disparity of perceptions tends to be because of the noise level of the extreme opinions on both sides of the two major political parties. The research that I’ve seen regarding the political opinion of Americans is that most are fiscally...