Trends Are Hot Topic in 2013

In January, I ran a meeting for about 40 professionals in finance, legal and consulting. My topic question, “What are the trends in your industry?” The knowledge and insights shared took up almost the entire meeting.
What are the trends in your industry that help your clients, potential clients, colleagues and associates make improvements [...]

Looking for Inspiration in 2013?

Take a look at 2012: In case you missed Google’s world-in-review television spot on New Year’s Eve, it is a powerful look at people, events and shared moments of triumphs and adversity. Poignant reflections, amazing accomplishments and awesome video capture the unification of the human spirit.
Whatever your goals and dreams are this year, my wish [...]

Magnificent Meryl Radiates Star Power

Meryl Streep does it again. Yea! Her performance as Margaret Thatcher is brilliant. The film not so hot, but Meryl triumphs with audiences and the voting members of the Academy. Unlike stars not as big, or some of the presenters at last’s night Academy Awards, she takes her work seriously but not herself. Lessons for [...]

Thank you, Steve Jobs


Accolades and condolences continue to stream in for the passing of Steve Jobs. Everyone weighs in on his genius and his visionary leadership. He taught all of us lessons in trusting yourself and being true to what you love. As people pause for a moment of silence, I [...]

A Picture is Worth…

…a thousand positive responses! Maybe not a quite thousand. What we know for sure is 2010 came to a “colorful” wrap for Startegic Studios. The Los Angeles Business Journal included this photo in their 2010 Year In Review of LA’s interesting personalities. We were featured along with with people from billionaire, [...]