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America and the clean energy movement need Tesla even if we don’t want Elon Musk
Four weeks ago I landed in Asheville, NC for a weekend of live music, hiking, food and maybe some beer. Upon dropping my bags off at the hotel, I exited…
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My 15 first jobs and what they taught me
I held 14 jobs in my life before starting FischTank PR, where I have spent the last 10+ as of this writing. Each of these jobs has humbled, challenged and…
Thoughts on COP 28
I try to avoid airing dirty industry laundry but today will make an exception. With COP 28 being hosted in Dubai, we knew we were going to get fed some…
Your Entrepreneurial Journey is Your Own
Let me share with you a few pieces of unsolicited advice I’ve heard over the years: “Never work for free, your time is valuable and you should be compensated.” Wrong.…
Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave – A Book Review
I became a fan of author Ryan Holiday when I read “Stillness is the Key” – a book that profoundly influenced my life and introduced me to the philosophy of…
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Career Lessons from the Flourtown Farmers Market Bagboy
The smell of oranges always makes me think of the Flourtown Farmers Market. No, it’s not because the smell of fresh-squeezed juice being sold by the market’s vendors filled my…
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George Floyd, protests and the things I think I think
Most important to recognize is the catalyst for this blog post – the gruesome murder of George Floyd. I watched the video not out of morbid curiosity, but because I…
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Book Review: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
It’s May 1836 on the fringe of or perhaps just beyond American civilization west of the Mississippi. It is here that the dense woods of the eastern United States fall…
Book Review: Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America’s Opioid Crisis
“Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America’s Opioid Crisis” by Jack Riley, is more than just a book about a young DEA agent who…
The USS Indianapolis: A Human Tale of Horror and Corruption
I read Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic at the recommendation of a tall, strange friend who text me “this story is the wildest sh*t I ever heard.” He…
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A Callused Mind: Book Review of ‘Can’t Hurt Me’ by David Goggins
If you’ve ever read Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers and believe in data and probability, you know that the tales of the entrepreneur/musicians/athlete/politician that defied all odds and changed the course of…
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My First Book Review in Ten Years: The Long and Faraway Gone
This year I set some goals, including returning to some form of creative writing and reading more fiction novels, two activities I used to love. Between the daily, client-centric work that I…
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