I recently read Jonah Keri’s bestselling book, Up, Up & Away – the story of the “Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos,” and wanted to share some thoughts on it. First off, it’s a fantastically enjoyable read. Jonah, who I enjoyed interviewing at SXSW, has a style of storytelling that’s conversational yet filled with information. The […]
My Reading Confession
I have a confession to make. I’ve been a horrible reader since discovering the internet. The boy Wes who would read 2-3 books a week (like my all time favorite, Shogun) as a kid somehow grew up to be the adult Wes who read 2-3 books between 2012 and 2015. I mostly blame Twitter and Facebook. […]
How to Build Coca Cola and Why Everyone Wins in Sugar Dating
Turning $2M into $2T – Can you explain Coca-Cola? In one of the smartest pieces I’ve read all year, this writer breaks down how Coca-Cola (and by extension any other business) strategizes success. A must read. “Everyone gets what they want” This is a truly thought provoking piece on the world of sugar daddies. A+ […]
Roughed Up Podcast Episode 17: Summer Movie Megapod
August is here and it’s time to review the summer blockbusters! Tim and Matt joined me to review the year in movies including Mission Impossible, Mad Max and Terminator. Spoiler alerts!
Denying Heritage, League of Legends and Warren Buffett
1. This story, from lawyer/Twitter funny person Priya-Alika Elias on growing up Indian in America, is fantastic. She talks about denying heritage and culture in an effort to fit in. It’s tremendous and I found myself mentally nodding along as she described telling friends that she was a “coconut” (in my case a banana) and the lack of recognizable […]
Me, on that “Fast Food Workers don’t DESERVE $15/hr” article
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By now you’ve probably seen it. This article on The Blaze swatting down fast food workers. I just spent my breakfast writing up a response to a Facebook share, and I thought I’d post it here as well. My take. There are a couple of competing issues here that make this to me make this […]
New Adventures
It’s April! My roses have bloomed and baseball is here. Spring is a time for new beginnings, and in that spirit, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve accepted a new position as VP of Marketing at Sequoia Consulting Group here in San Mateo. Sequoia is an amazing company that focuses on providing benefits, HR and risk management services to awesome companies like […]
Jonah Keri on Baseball
This year was my first attending South by Southwest. It’s an incredibly fun (and perhaps even more so exhausting) event. Tens of thousands of people literally taking over an entire city for a two week period. In addition to hosting an awesome “Photo Factory,” with the team at Piqora, I was privileged to interview a […]
Roughed Up Podcast Episode 13: For Paul
Every Fast and Furious movie makes for a great highlight in my life, but the latest installment, Furious 7, carries extra weight. The death of Paul Walker, while not somebody that I knew personally, hit me and many fans of the franchise hard. Tim and Matt joined me to podcast on our favorite series, discuss […]