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Artificial Intelligence Gave Us Answers. Applied Intelligence Tells Us Which Ones Matter.
In a world flooded with outputs, the thing that matters is knowing what’s worth acting on.
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Mic Drop: Brands Don’t Just Need a Voice. They Need a Presence.
Why Podcasting Should Be on Every CMO’s Radar
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Dents, Stickers, Stories: The Beauty of What We Carry
In a world obsessed with the new, Rimowa reminds me that the things and people with the most scars often carry the richest stories.
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What Miles Davis, Sir John Hegarty, and the Epilogue Economy All Know About Creative Maturity
I’ve worked in the creative industry for over 30 years. But it was only recently, this past year or so, that I felt something shift. Not in skill, but in certainty. The kind that comes from finally owning the whole arc of my story, not just my résumé. It
I Look at a Lot of Ads. I Can’t Find Myself.
We are in the business of visibility. Advertising doesn’t just reflect culture. It shapes it. We cast the stories, the symbols, the aspirations. However, a paradox is in the air: despite our obsession with inclusion, one of the largest, wealthiest, and most culturally active cohorts in the world remains
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IMF Report - Not a Burden, a Growth Market: Rethinking Aging Through the Lens of Opportunity
The IMF’s latest report on the global economic outlook does something rare in Chapter 2. It speaks of aging not just as a crisis, but as a possibility. The language is careful. Aging populations, it says, could drag down growth unless we make structural changes: extend working lives, improve
Transitions: What CMOs Are Missing About These Moments That Matter
I have been thinking a lot about transitions lately. We like to think of life in chapters. But most of us don’t experience clean page turns. We experience transitions. Not quite an ending. Not yet a beginning. Transitions are those quiet, liminal moments when something shifts beneath the surface.
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Loneliness Is Not a Personal Flaw. It’s a Design Flaw.
In the age of AI, automation, and aging, the most human need is still to feel seen.
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After the We: The Person Left With a Life Built for Two
In the Epilogue Economy, two significant “D” moments alter the arc of a life: Divorce and Death. I’ve lived through the former, but fortunately, not the latter. Still, I’ve stood adjacent to it. I’ve witnessed the quiet transformation of those who’ve lost, and as someone who
The Most Underestimated Influencers in the World
Why is the next wave of trust and attention not from 22-year-olds with ring lights but from 62-year-olds with credibility? Influencer marketing has always been framed as a young person’s game. Scroll any platform, flip through a brief, sit in on a pitch — the faces of influence are glossy,
The Mid-career Majority Is Already Using AI. You Just Didn’t Notice
Forget the hype cycle. The most quietly innovative minds in your company are older than you think, and they’re already using AI in ways you’ve failed to see. She’s not on LinkedIn posting prompt hacks. She’s not in your AI talent tracker. But she is, quietly,
Keeping Up with the Joneses
There’s a generation you’ve probably never heard of. They’re not quite Boomers, though they grew up in the wake of post-war optimism. They’re not Gen X, though they came of age in the same era of cynicism and cassette tapes. They’re something in between -