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 […]
A few days ago a simple question was asked: who in the world is Jorge Oller? And of course, the answer is not easy. Compared to Nelson Mandela, no one; compared to George W. Bush, better. However, I ask: and why compared [...]
Richard St. John compiles in this 3 minutes and 40 seconds video, the result of seven years of research among successful TEDsters to learn how to succeed in life. Don’t miss it.
How many more examples do we need to understand it? In this blog alone it would be hard to count the examples of music as the main emotional connector. Del Campo’s Summer Theme, Nike’s I feel pretty and Suda el Jamón, the [...]
Just a brief note to congratulate the founders of the new creative school, La Comunidad Clandestina, Yorsh, Daniel and company, whose web address is: https://clandestinacr.blog.com/. By its fruits we will know it better, at its time and pace. When you click on [...]
“We human beings are biologically loving beings as a feature of our evolutionary history. This means two things: the first is that love has been the central emotion preserved in the evolutionary history that gave rise to us since some five to [...]
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, [...]
