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 5, 2022 | Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch When I was a kid, I used to dread gym class. My Physical Education teacher was fond of picking two captains for opposing teams, typically the most athletic kids in the grade, and then they’d hand select their team members. I was typically picked at the...
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...
