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 […]
. With a black eye appears a lion in this week’s El Financiero in Costa Rica, with the article that covered creative topics with Pablo Del Campo during his week at Tribu. See interview here From February 3-9, we had an intense [...]
“What is truer than truth? The story”, says in English, Isabel Allende, the Chilean novelist of passion and short stories who has captivated us for years with her stories full of love, mystery, intimacy and sensuality. From a TED presentation, this sensational [...]
Bob Isherwood, Saatchi Saatchi’s global creative director, has insisted over the years on the importance of focusing on developing ideas that are bigger than ads. In addition, from his humanistic perspective, he has also been a major contributor to Saatchi’s proposal for [...]
By Rogelio H. Umaña. Guest blogger. Leaving aside the political discussion and the possibility of whether or not this young senator from Chicago will become the next president of the United States, there are several lessons we can learn from “Obamania” as [...]
We could assume a typical position in our country, and convince ourselves that the issue is really one of budgets. We could also say that our ideas are top-notch and that the problem is that clients don’t approve of anything good. We [...]
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, [...]
