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 [...]
One of the most viral videos of the last few days is the iBand of North Point Community Church. Here you can enjoy it in all its originality and relevance, as I think it should be a place that aspires to make [...]
Today journalist Vanessa Loaiza shined in La Nación with an article that occupied space even on the front page of the newspaper. The headline reads“Mayor of San José offered tramway without technical support“. And then adds in the first line: “In the [...]
I have had my blog in total abandonment for days, not by my will but by the simple fact that I don’t have the time. Is it possible? For this, I plead guilty and so I propose you to take a few [...]
If Don Oscar and his government got a stadium from the Chinese, now it could be the turn of Doña Laura and her government to get one from Qatar. How does that sound? To tell the truth, I would prefer a million [...]
We have already started to upload the presentations of Ignite Costa Rica #1 on its website, and with them a series of lessons learned to improve in the second one. If you were not at the Jazz Café Escazu, we invite you [...]
A few months ago I climbed a beautiful peak in Arizona, on the well-known CamelBack Mountain with Sergio Valente, leader of DM9/DDB Brazil, one of the most creative and winning agencies in the world. It was a fun climb of a couple [...]
