All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
Javier Mora and Pablo Chaves have duoed up as general creative directors of Tribu Saatchi Saatchi for more than three weeks now, yet no one has seen them at Tribu yet. The explanation is simple: their first day in their new position [...]
There is something about the airplane, its disconnection, the altitude, the clouds and the sky that provokes thoughts and feelings that lead to ideas different from those born with feet on the ground. Undoubtedly, as my wife reminded me last night, as [...]
We are exactly one week away from the Saatchi Saatchi New Directors’ Show in Cannes, as is customary every year, on Thursday mornings at the Debussy in the Grand Palais. No doubt Bob Isherwood will do it again. We look forward to [...]
For those who do not read La Nación since early morning, the article included below published today by journalist Camila Schumacher, refers to the Sol de Plata obtained by our friends from Publimark, Carlos Fonseca, Javier Zeledón with their creative team completed [...]
With only 6 days to go until the Cannes Lions International Festival, the advertising community around the world is ready to celebrate the best of the planet. Some try to cover the sun with a finger, and of course, they will [...]
In October 2019 I listened to a chat led by an influential professor at the IE Madrid Business School – Dr Teresa Martin Retortillo. Her talk posed a powerful idea: purposeful transformation. I was listening to it alongside members of the G50, [...]
I’m writing this as I listen to Don’t Call by Desire – it’s on a Spotify playlist made by my dear friend Charlie Ranalli called Retro 80s. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet and a Cuban cigar by my side, and I’m looking [...]
A short line in between words is known as a ‘hyphen’ in English, while in Spanish it’s referred to as a ‘guion’. It comes in varying lengths, including -, –, — and a few more, as I understand it. In the language [...]
Alejandro Egea, CEO on Demand, successful entrepreneur, great friend and energetic young man, invited me to a conversation at Halo Legacy. The talk takes more than an hour. For now I do not extend in presenting it, for longanimity, for creativity, for [...]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
