Let’s Listen
Sitting here in the Hanover, NH Starbucks watching Howard Schultz speak live to an audience at Miami Dade College. If there’s anyone I’ve ever rooted for in this world, it’s Howard. I’ve studied everything...
Author: John Pepper
Ending on a Positive
I spent some time watching the Cohen hearings today. On so many levels I was deeply concerned for all of us, but especially our children. We treat each other so poorly. We distrust. We...
Allergy Scare (Follow Up)
As February began, we had a very serious allergy scare… a young girl who is allergic to peanuts had our Boloco peanut sauce added to her food, despite very clear written warning by the...
Thank You, Mike – RIP :(
Foreword: As often is the case, this began as a private journal entry, which is why its not “all about Mike” and also to do with me – though it really is mostly about...
Progress Report: 2019 Intentions
January is gone, as are my visions of a miraculous, immediate end to all bad habits on Dec 31 and the beginning of a perfect life on January 1. That said, forward progress was...
Allergy Scare
There are so many things that can, and do, go wrong on a given day in the restaurant business. Thankfully, most of them can be cured quickly. Once in a while, restaurants commit the...
Moving Beyond Picket Signs…
Did you know that 92% of hourly workers aren’t on Linked In and 2/3 don’t have resumes? How often do you think about the massive income gap in the US today? Low-wage workers represent...
This isn’t FOMO, it’s AMO
That’s “Actually Missing Out”. Lately I’ve read too many headlines touting companies that I met in the earliest of stages who have hit it big, at least from a fundraising standpoint. Today it’s Bevi…...
Founder PTSD
Unless you are one of the very, very few who have had a smooth, upward ride as a founder of a company, each passing year includes an accumulating number of bumps and bruises to...
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