by Rod | Feb 21, 2020 | Technology and Business / Food
[ 653 words ] “What does the term ‘systemic change’ mean in reference to better business and social outcomes?” a colleague asked. ‘Systemic’ has become a buzz-word for ‘big change’, but the word means more than that. A system is a...
by Rod | May 20, 2019 | Technology and Business / Food
(397 words) What’s a trillion dollar opportunity look like? Consider bodyweight. I know many people (72% of all Americans) struggle with weight, but me? I mean, I had my son’s wiry frame as a teen, I swam in college, and played water polo in grad school. Yet, I was a...
by Rod | Feb 26, 2019 | Technology and Business / Food
Have you ever wondered why so many parents provide unhealthful food to their kids? I laugh as my son makes ‘muscles’ while eating his eggs and banana. He’s got it: those foods are good for him. But, then my son asks about chocolate. I try, “Well, cocoa ingredients are...
by Rod | Feb 1, 2019 | Technology and Business / Food
As Jack Frost comes to town, how do you stay warm? Do your business activities leave you feeling toasty inside? You do your best. Hopefully, your bed’s rockin’, the ceiling’s shakin’, and the ice is melting on the eves . . . but one night stands provide heat, not...
by Rod | Jan 21, 2019 | Technology and Business / Food
I told my friends, “Oh, no! I cannot believe that commercial! That ad was so horribly annoying that I couldn’t help saying something!” The pizza company’s marketer celebrated when I said that. The ad forced its way into my consciousness through hundreds of other...
by Rod | Jan 10, 2019 | Technology and Business / Food
“Alright. Back to work.” Isn’t that how conversation about social failure usually ends during the workday? Why do so many of us separate ‘work’ from ‘social responsibility’? Every salesperson knows, “Solving problems creates value.” And, the bigger the problem,...
