If you love the work, rejection becomes a test—not of
“To endure five years of rejection to get a job requires either a faith in oneself that borders on delusion, or a loveRead More
The Future is Faster Than You Think: Mythbusters, GPUs,
In a world where knowledge is ubiquitous, storytelling becomes the ultimate differentiator. My buddy Greg, the PR maven, says it best—and NVIDIA nailedRead More
Bravo: When 80% Is More Than Enough
Woody Allen famously said, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” It’s a deceptively simple idea, but when applied to the recent UEFARead More
And the winner is… podcasts.
It's a strange, surreal world we live in when Joe Rogan and Donald Trump have somehow morphed from “Fear Factor” and “The Apprentice”Read More
Reflektion in Watercolor, #163 Door in St Paul de Vence
I began painting watercolors during lockdown, when a special friend gave me a set of Kai paints and I've painted nearly everyRead More
Hold My Beer – Michael Molnar and War of the Worl
Here’s a Halloween throwback for the books: October 30, 1938, the night aliens “landed” in New Jersey. Picture this: my grandfather and hisRead More
Venti? The Legacy of Sharpless, One Cup at a Time
My great-grandfather’s middle name was Sharpless. So was my grandfather’s. But somewhere along the line, the name skipped me—just vanished, like a forgottenRead More
Digital Media, Curiosity and Adventure
Ok, this is likely read on a screen, so I'll try to be brief... Dopamine, the neurotransmitter that drives pleasure, motivation, and reward, connectsRead More
Die, dog, or eat the hatchet.
I first encountered the phrase "die, dog, or eat the hatchet" while watching Genius, a film that captures the relationship between Thomas WolfeRead More
Need a Better Recruiting Line…?
Working for Corman was an education in efficiency and resourcefulness. His films operated on razor-thin budgets, and the pace was relentless. Directors wereRead More