Culture Council

It’s that time of the year again. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions list? I haven’t made any resolutions for a while now and I have no plans of making them again — ever. Here’s why. A recent survey of 1,500 Americans showed that the most common resolutions for …

Let’s be honest: Changing the world is hard. No one told me that when I started out. I was simply following my curiosity and ideas where they led me, turning them into business venture after business venture. As a kid, I’d been fascinated with disassembling devices, sometimes making improvements as …

Gen Z is coming of age — happy 24th to the oldest among them. At 48 percent non-white, they are racially and ethnically more diverse than the exceptionally diverse Millennials at 44 percent. While Millennials are the first generation of digital natives, we challenge you to find a Gen Zer …

If you watch one episode of the Amazon Prime series Flack, you might think PR is a cut-throat, unforgiving business full of compromised publicists. While great for entertainment value, it blurs the line between PR and publicists. There’s an entire realm of positive PR practices that can take a company …

How come some people in the entertainment industry are one-hit wonders, while others have careers that last for decades? A lot of it comes down to talent, timing and mindset. When I first started out in the business in my teens, I somehow believed that once you got that big …

With President Biden preparing to move forward on the important and difficult work of addressing the human impact on the planet’s climate, I believe cannabis should be a linchpin of this discussion. Yes, cannabis. How we grow the plant and the industry itself both impact our climate. But why should …

It’s no question that the last year has been challenging for everyone. Even with the hope of “normalcy” on the horizon, people are finding it difficult to cope with the ongoing pandemic on top of the challenging social and political climate. With many outlets and resources inaccessible at this time, …

Consumer behavior is rapidly changing. While some of these changes are temporary, some shifts will likely stay long term. As we reopen the national economy after the pandemic, I expect competition for consumer awareness and patronage will increase — especially for the F&B industry. Shopping, eating, working, entertaining and socializing …

This is a new one for our generation: An entire industry is emerging from illegality to local store shelves. That is the cannabis industry. And while the history and the journey have been long, and at times tragic and arduous, it is accelerating on a path to normalization. Not convinced? …

The year 2020 saw a tremendous shift in the business world as we know it. Businesses big and small have witnessed firsthand the negative effects of a global pandemic, and many are still trying to find the best way to move forward. But as with all crises, there is opportunity …