I enjoy talking with old pros. In this case defined as people who've worked in the industry for a long time.
Some of them have great stories; eye opening, jaw dropping anecdotes from their careers spent in and around the room where it happened.
My response is obvious:
time flies when nobody's having fun.
We started calling them creators because of men
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Interesting topic which goes under reported:
How did athletes manifesting their religious “faith” come together and align with the sports’ high-performance purpose and demand?
the Stanford study, a survey of more than 8,000 Liverpool fans, suggested the reason for the reduction in prejudice towards Muslims in Merseyside was
We did a podcast on PR. Called it Spin Class, which the participants didn't much like. They don't like the word spin, they prefer reputation, which sounds more grown up, and certainly more expensive.
Hear it here:
The Kirsty Coventry press conference, as we can now
This podcast has been one of our best performing. Not a surprise, Simon Denyer is one of the smartest guys in the room.
Part of the conversation was about betting.
A question I've asked a few times on the podcast is about where betting sits in the private
I’ve just finished Dan Wang’s Breakneck. Strong recommend (no affiliation).
Why can’t we build things anymore?
Wang’s book tackles this lament, which runs through the political conversation from pot holes to HS2.
The lawyer vs engineer framing (Warning, contains nuance).
Blaming lawyers for blocking progress is