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 came across this talk and the room was half empty. Then I understood, for at a conference like SXSW on technology and innovation, the topic seemed to be completely out of our interest. And indeed, this turned out to be a [...]
Napoletano uses fucking like commas, she’s strong, has an impactful personality and says she doesn’t mind losing business, if she loses it because of who she is. I’m 10 feet away from her as she speaks at SXSW and I can’t tell [...]
A few days ago I came across an ad in the American Airlines magazine that left me impressed. It was about one more sailing ships in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Costa Rica. And at that moment it was as if the [...]
A new edition of SXSW Interactive is coming (March 9 to 13) and we wouldn’t miss it for the world. Last year I was there for the first time, and now I think it’s going to be hard for me to pass [...]
Chris Dearnley came to Costa Rica some 17 years ago. A Harvard MBA graduate, he traded large corporations and business for his vision of life focused on our country, to plant a Vineyard church and help those most in need. Since then, [...]
Tribu DDB‘s Chief Creative Officer, Javier Mora, has been confirmed as a jury member at the next Cannes Lions. He is the first Central American to be appointed, after Costa Rica received a special place for 2012. His selection was made directly [...]
If you are 28 years old or younger, you are creative, you want to emerge and you are not afraid of competition, you have until Monday to sign up for the Costa Rican contest to enter the global competition that will be [...]
About 12 years ago I got to know Ingo Maurer, a creative, innovative and groundbreaking German designer of… lamps! And then, so in the very first line I would deserve a slap for ignorance, because Ingo is a brilliant architect of light, [...]
I am not a theologian nor do I presume sufficient biblical knowledge to explain anything. However, in the Bible we find truth after truth, age-old wisdom and teachings that can make all the difference in our lives. In fact, as the compendium [...]
The importance of body language. A few days ago I received a message saying: “Hi Jorge, I came in to see your links. In “about me“, the picture you have according to the “body language” (see TED, Amy Cuddy’s talk) reflects a [...]
Moisés Naím has published a new book:“The End of Power“. He argues that power is not only being diluted and changing course, but that it is in decline. As his cover says, not only from the highest echelons of political power, but [...]
Maybe you have already seen this video. Although if you haven’t, please, please don’t miss it, even though I have a different point of view. Often “doing what I like” is not necessarily what suits me, as it tends to lead us [...]
