Our Team's (Unapologetic) Thoughts


Picasso Ran a Marketing Agency (maybe)

Picasso first impacted me in the summer of 1996 while I was traveling abroad to Spain. Being fifteen years old, in culture shock, and had no idea what an impact this trip would have on me for the rest of my life.

Everything I Ever Needed To Know About Business & Life I Learned From Sublime’s Santeria

Santeria is Bradley Nowell’s rage against the dying of the light. He invites us in to share his anger over an unfaithful lover engaged in a heinous tryst with a “sancho.”

Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Business I Learned from The Eagles in Hotel California

Without considering the lyrics of “Hotel California,” the melody itself is foreboding.

Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Business I Learned from The Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize

The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most influential rappers to ever walk the planet.

When R&D = Rip-off and Duplicate

While standing on the production floor of one of the largest manufacturers of domestic aftermarket auto parts in the US, the CEO pointed to a tiny dark corner and said, “There’s our R&D center… you know, rip-off and duplicate”.