After I graduated from BC in 1987, I started working in radio at WHDH in Boston. I was basically a glorified gopher making $5 per hour, but I had the title of “Producer.” Everyone was nice, but I definitely wasn’t treated as someone at the top of the food chain. By the way, I absolutely […]
read moreThe Ten Commandments of Organizing a Business Relationship
Business relationships often fail even before they begin. Quite often, when you initially meet a potential new business contact, it is so fleeting that not enough thought or follow-through is given to structuring the relationship; something that is necessary to form a positive and mutually beneficial long-lasting relationship. Everyone has time constraints, and unless a […]
read moreSometimes You Just Have To Suck It Up
When I was growing up, I lived in a three-decker tenement building in East Boston. I lived on the third floor with my mom and sister; my grandparents lived on the first floor. Because of this arrangement, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, learning their take on life and what was truly important in […]
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