Whenever I have a small issue at home — plumbing, electrical, you name it — my instinct is always, “Well… we gotta blow up the whole house now.” Meanwhile, professionals show up and fix it in fifteen minutes. As Nate… Continue Reading →
I’ve mentioned before the 2012 Nationals game I attended in Washington. My advisor at the time, Ted Prince (former President of National Geographic), was based there, and he had introduced me to his network to try to line up financing… Continue Reading →
Twenty years ago, when the Expos left Montreal, I felt powerless. I was a young radio host (my side hustle) covering the team and doing everything I could to help keep MLB here, but the truth is I had no… Continue Reading →
Every year, Time magazine’s Person of the Year sparks debate. The designation isn’t always about admiration—it’s about influence. With his Charlie Kirk days after Labor Day, it’s hard to see anyone else usurping the nod. Ever Increasing Fragmented Media Landscape As a… Continue Reading →
The Next Viacom Is Well, Paramount: Can David Ellison Build the Next Liberty Media? When David Ellison finalized the purchase of Paramount, the question everyone asked was whether he could revive one of media’s great old houses, Paramount, fka Viacom…. Continue Reading →
To: Mr. Michael Rousseau Cc: Air Canada Board of Directors Dear Mr. Rousseau, Over the past month, I traveled between Montreal and New York City during the course of my company’s M&A process. Unfortunately, 3 out of 4 legs were… Continue Reading →
Criticizing a mother is the easiest thing to do about the hardest job in the world. It’s also a thankless job, in some ways… While motherhood is bar none the toughest gig there is, fatherhood isn’t that behind, and IMHO,… Continue Reading →
In Jack Welch’s outgoing biography, he touched on the importance of People & Competition, two things he loved and parlayed into a successful career as “manager of the 20th century.” Competition is all about conflict. People are all about communication,… Continue Reading →
I was born in a country, Iran, where our neighbor Iraq invaded us to steal our land and natural resources. As the war dragged on for years, egged on by the West (mainly, the United States of America), its mercurial leader Saddam… Continue Reading →
I’m truly blessed, for many reasons but mainly because over 20 years, I built the greatest collection one can assemble: people. When I look back, sure my team’s made mistakes (we all do) but I can only think of one… Continue Reading →
Growing up, one of my favorite sitcoms was Growing Pains, with Alan Thicke’s character Dr Jason Seaver as psychologist, serving as patriarch, provider, trying to be the best parent he could. As such, from an early age, I was drawn… Continue Reading →
Forty-five years after joining forces with Marxists to topple Iran’s king (or Shah) and ending 2500 years of monarchic rule, the Mullahs have somehow incredibly managed to raise the popularity and appeal of monarchy in the oldest nation in the… Continue Reading →
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