by Bruce Turkel | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few hundred years ago it was easy to know what someone did for a living. Mr. Shoemaker made shoes. Goldsmith hammered precious metals. Tailor sewed. Farmer farmed. Baker baked. Today, it’s not quite that simple. When was the last time you met someone named Dr....
by Bruce Turkel | May 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Every third Friday I drive up to Fort Lauderdale at seven a.m. to attend the monthly meeting of The Strategic Forum (TSF). The Forum is an organization of about 35 business owners and CEOs that get together to share ideas, help each other network, and listen to an...
by Bruce Turkel | May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’d like you to watch a video on YouTube. In the video you’ll see two teams of kids playing with basketballs. One team is dressed in white, the other in black. While you watch the video, be very careful to keep track of how many times the white team passes the ball....
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Vincent Van Gogh died broken and penniless. He could not monetize his talent. Takashi Murakami figured it out. He makes big money selling cartoonish figures as fine art and licensing his outrageous colors for $5,000 limited edition Louis Vuitton handbags. Murakami is...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Thursday I gave the worst presentation of my life. I wish I were exaggerating for the sake of this blog, but I’m not. I was truly awful. I was showing work I’m proud of and talking about new concepts we’re excited about but I wasn’t scoring any points with the...
