CAREER CLIMBING IS LIKE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Embarking on your career journey can often feel like an expedition through uncharted mountain passes in search of hidden treasures. The path is marked by awe-inspiring vistas, daunting rocky terrains, and steep cliffs that can make the journey seem like you’re not equipped and, at times, unworthy of the effort. What adds to the challenge…
Read MoreTOO YOUNG…TOO OLD
If you’ve been in the industry as long as I have, you have heard those phrases for years. And every time I hear them, I laugh. Based on that theory, your contribution to the industry is about an HOUR! The hour when you’re not considered young, and you’re not considered old. When you’re just starting…
Read MoreSTAFFER VERSE FREELANCER
Starting your career in a corporate / network environment could be like a non-domesticated animal being raised in captivity while working as a freelancer might be more like that animal trying to survive in the wild. As many of you know, there are significant differences between life as a freelancer and a staff gig. Even…
Read MoreWHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE?
Let’s begin with the defining of these words: WISDOM 1. The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. “listen to his words of wisdom” 2. The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. the body of knowledge and principles…
Read MoreCONCEPT TO COMPLETED PROJECT
I thought I’d add my two cents with the writers’ strike now behind us. Then, I thought, “Why would I write about something I have no first-hand knowledge of.” (It’s funny in today’s world; speaking about something you have no real insights on seems to be the norm.) However, I do get asked often, “What…
Read MoreDavid Capece: CEO of CROOW
When you find a great piece of technology that solves many of your professional problems you immediately want to share that with your friends. When you meet a really intelligent person with degrees from John Hopkins and Wharton and was the head of finance at ESPN magazine, you definitely want to add them to your…
Read MoreYOUR NEW IDEA IS A COLLABORATION
Today’s smartphones didn’t just appear on the market and radically changed the world. Several instrumental developments had to happen prior. Actually, nothing just happens on its own. There is always a sequence of events before what is perceived as the major event. Whether it’s technology, medical advancement, music, story or film, they are all influenced…
Read MoreSMART DOESN’T EQUAL RIGHT
The other day, I somehow ended up in a “discussion” where everyone was blaming “millennials and GenZ” in one form or another for ruining everything this group of industry veterans held sacred. Claiming this next generation has distorted morals, no social skills, and no work ethic. Listen, I grew up with hair down to the…
Read MoreFINDING THE RIGHT PATH
I have thirty years of experience working at the highest level of music and broadcast programming. Co-authored fifteen books on the creative use of technology in the music industry. I’ve written over a hundred blogs posted on Ferro City and social media. Completed seventy-plus One-on-One interviews and documentaries with industry legends and working professionals in…
Read MoreDISRUPTION… PICK A SIDE
In industry, there is something called “disruption.” Some companies go down because of disruption, and some companies thrive in disruption. It is called their AQ adaptability quotient. How well they adapt to disruption or change in their sector of an industry. Going back to normal will not happen. Normal is only relative to the present…
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