SVB on Wine

I'm not alone when I say that I've never been through anything like this and didn't see it coming. I had no way of imagin...

      I Seek The Finest Knights in the Land We work in the most interesting and wonderful industry on earth. Two things I love abou...

      Lots of Shades and Few Patterns When I wrote the business plan for Silicon Valley Bank's entrance to the wine industry in ...

The SVB Annual State of the Industry Report diagnoses trends and makes projections about tomorrow. I write it as much for me as for th...

Procter & Gamble has long been respected for it's integrated product development, integration of acquisitions, and b...

Desperate to find the secret of the millennial code, media and researchers have taken creative license over the past fifteen years whic...

Authenticity. Only for millennials? Just the Facts Millennials are the most engaged and socially connected generation of all cohorts...

I'm not fond of looking at pictures of myself. It's even worse when I try and grab a screen shot like the above from last year...

  Follow the Yellen Brick Road        O n March 16th I was invited to be  THE keynote speaker at the 21st Annual Central Coast Insi...

  On occasion I get suggestions about something on which to blog. I really appreciate the ideas and use them when I can. This past wee...