The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]

YOU HAVE TO GO AND SEE IN VESYVES

I received an email from Massimo Martinotti, finally announcing the online launch of Vesyves, an experience you have to go and see. Visibly the product of a gigantic effort, of a reckless vision, of a complex and clearly sensitive proposal, Vesyves is [...]

MARATHON

SOLANO

ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MARATHON

In a week the marathon will be run in Berlin, and God willing, I will be there to complete the 42 kilometers and 195 meters among 35 to 40 thousand runners. I guess I’ll come in at 28,467 or something like that, [...]

CONSUMER

SOME LESS EQUAL THAN OTHERS

Casa Don Zezinho, with this message created by Almap, proves that although we are all equal, there are indeed some less equal than others. Sad.

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25 Tips for your Life

Many times we spend our time complaining about something we don’t like or we simply let it go and settle for “what we have” without realizing that we can change things. This is why I want to share with you these tips [...]

Guatemaya is Only One Letter Away

The Birth of an Idea Today, Guatemala is living one of the toughest moments in its history, only a few days away from its upcoming and consequential elections, alongside corruption scandals that implicate President Pérez Molina. The uncovering of a network of [...]

Uber and resistance to change

A few days ago I heard from a disgruntled young professional about the imminent sale of his mother’s grocery store where he worked. “I have a life ahead of me,” he argued in opposition to the transaction, because in his view, the [...]

Migrating Tribe

A Story of Evolution Some 28 years ago, I began what today is known as a startup, loaded with technology, creativity, and dreams, amid the challenges involved in carving our place among 50 advertising agencies. From a room in my parents’ house [...]

Ignoring the Cannes Lions is like Burying Our Heads in the Sand

An Event You Can’t Ignore In our country, the region and around the world, most professionals are unfamiliar with Cannes Lions. This is either because they do not know that it exists or because they have the wrong idea about what this [...]

Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration

Awards to Excellence The International Creativity Festival Cannes Lions is a name that is no longer enough to describe and adequately name this event. That is why, I believe it offers not a double but a triple shot of inspiration, because it [...]

The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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