by Mike Carlon | May 16, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch When I worked at the consumer products giant Unilever, I got an insider’s view into how products go from the idea stage all the way to being available for sale on the store shelf. It’s a long and comprehensive process characterized by different stages and...
by Mike Carlon | May 12, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I have another confession to make, I hated reading newspapers when I was younger. They were always in black and white and just seemed so boring. Then I discovered the USA Today. They had pictures in color, and it was much easier to read than other...
by Mike Carlon | May 9, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, podcasters, The Longs
Listen Watch When I was early in my career, I had this recurring anxiety dream where all my teeth would fall out, one at a time. Later in my life, that dream morphed into being thrust back into high school unprepared for a test while naked (Freud would have a field...
by Mike Carlon | May 2, 2022 | Authors, Business Leaders, Podcast, podcasters, The Longs
Listen Watch I remember being in business school and learning about successful founders who left college to start their businesses without a degree. People like Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Steve Jobs. There’s another name to add to the list—Chandler Bolt, and I had...
by Mike Carlon | May 1, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch All families have secrets. The big one in my family, at least for me anyway, was the fact that my older brother Greg was adopted. When I was in high school, I was sitting in room with extended family and my auntie Joan, who really wasn’t my aunt but...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 27, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I was able to spend some time with my parents earlier this week. A last-minute business trip brought me down to Florida and, instead of staying near my clients in Miami, I decided to take advantage of the very reasonable rates at my parent’s condo on the...
