by Michael Carlon | Jan 26, 2017 | Business Leaders, Podcast
I’ll admit it, I love a good story where the good guys win and Steve August is a good guy. I know this interview may be a bit “Inside Research” for you, but if you are looking to be inspired by the story of a guy who identified a need, built a technology to meet that...
by Michael Carlon | Dec 17, 2016 | Podcast, The Longs
Wayne Lavender is the Executive Director of The Foundation 4 Orphans (F4O); an international organization dedicated to supporting the emotional, educational, physical and spiritual needs of orphans in some of the world’s most poor and war torn places. Listen in to...
by Michael Carlon | Dec 8, 2016 | Podcast, The Longs
Shortly before her daughter was to begin kindergarten, Allison heard the words that no parent wants to hear – your daughter has cancer. As treatments progressed, and hair was lost, her daughter Meredith was eager to find some item of clothing that would help her...
by Michael Carlon | Nov 18, 2016 | Self Awareness
Today was a day filled with some high highs and low lows. I was asked to at my high school as part of an enrichment program for the schools’ scholars program; it was an honor that I will not soon forget and I have the picture to prove it. This evening I was...
by Michael Carlon | Jun 19, 2016 | Parenthood
On Father’s Day, before the teenage years, my kids would wake up early, you know, to show their love for me. At the time I thought the best way they could really accomplish that objective was by sleeping in, but today I’m sitting at my kitchen table, post...
by Michael Carlon | May 7, 2016 | Self Awareness
Last Thursday, we had a speaker come into the office to present some statistics on digital marketing. His leadoff statistic was one published by Microsoft that suggests humans only have an eight second attention span when looking up information online; you have eight...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 16, 2016 | Parenthood, Uncategorized
Fourteen years ago today I found myself waking up in my own bed for the first time in six weeks, “Why don’t you go home and get some sleep?” The Labor and Delivery nurse said to me. “Your kids have a long night ahead of them and your wife will...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 10, 2016 | Self Awareness
I have a question that has been bothering since I woke up this morning. It’s not a question that is easy to answer nor is it a question that has been posed to be by others. It’s a difficult question nonetheless – when did I get old? I don’t feel old mind you; in my...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 5, 2016 | Self Awareness, Traveling Observations, Uncategorized
After nearly 20 years in the research business, my parents still have no idea what I do for a living. I’ve tried to explain it numerous ways; I run focus groups, I’m a marketing consultant, and I help clients make better decisions are three ways I’ve...
by Michael Carlon | Feb 27, 2016 | Entertainers, Podcast, The Longs
In the course of my job, I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people who have shared their stories with me (and my clients) over the past 20 years. Of course it is fair to say that some of these stories stand out more than others. About seven years ago, I...
by Michael Carlon | Feb 13, 2016 | Authors, Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dave Mezzapelle, a serial entrepreneur who founded the Contagious Optimism movement (www.contagiousoptimism.com). He truly believes that we all have the capacity to make optimism contagious just by sharing our...
by Michael Carlon | Jan 28, 2016 | Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
How important is curiosity in business? Andy Greenfield has a point of view. In 1996 I was a 22-year-old kid working in the new field of digital marketing while Andy was pioneering new ways of conducting business online. By that point in time, he was already a...
