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 […]
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, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
A friend, colleague, inspirer, creative, irreplaceable. In the history of advertising in Costa Rica, Hernán Ortega will always be a mark of character, drive, strategy and exploration of the most daring, what had not been done or said before. When I joined [...]
Today all records will be broken, as Nike will have organized the race with the most participants in history by creating the Human Race. Here’s how it works. In 25 cities around the world thousands of runners will participate in the races [...]
This old bald-headed, pot-bellied, rich rich and loud is one of a kind and undoubtedly pure adrenaline at the helm of pure adrenaline at the helm of Saatchi Saatchi. Saatchi. When he was the CEO of Pepsi in Canada, he shut down [...]
Yesterday I saw you. Very clearly. Message received. Commitment accepted.
