By Ray Glier In 1966, using the Emory business school library, John Spiegel (Emory, 1965) made an impressive debut as a banking craftsman. It was a weekend and Spiegel was in the reference section looking for dirt, but not the dirt that soils a reputation. He was looking for the dirt that is loamy, rich, dark and found just underneath … Read More
Canvas Magazine: Monkey Business – How to let go and let things happen
by Ray Glier – for Canvas Magazine February 2017 There is a tar pit just off Main Street filled with the bones of defunct companies that were gems of the business world 60 years ago. Of the companies rated Fortune 500 in 1955, there are about 10 percent remaining, depending on what resource you decide to cite. If you were … Read More
Ghostwriting Work: Baseballism
[Raw copy by Ray Glier – for Aprio] This is a message for entrepreneurs: Your cleverness is worth something. That time you spend tinkering with slogans for your business, or actually applying slogans to your business, could be worth tax credits. Baseballism, a company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is built on catch phrases around the national pastime. The original slogans … Read More