The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]

The art of detachment in Madrid

Even though I’m holding it in my hands, I still can’t quite believe it: that so many years of work and learning have taken shape as a physical book. And the result couldn’t make me prouder—a beautiful edition, with its own cover, [...]

Burning Man: My Latest Exploration into the Art of Letting Go

I start typing with an overwhelming sense of defeat. Not because the trip I’m about to describe — at the end of August — went badly, but because it feels almost impossible to put into words what I experienced there. No adjective [...]

Between humans, ideas and paellas: the Kinnernet un-conference

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 [...]

I Love, I Wish: Unreasonable in Latin America?

Just a few weeks ago, I had the chance to take part in a profoundly transformative experience as a mentor at Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe 2025—a gathering of professionals and visionaries organized by the Unreasonable Group and sponsored by Barclays. It [...]

Kutastha Retreat: Transformation in Fort Kuchaman

Transcendental memories. Certain experiences in life leave an indelible mark on us in unexpected ways. Some even expand our understanding of the world and ourselves. My recent journey to India, from which I have just returned, was one such transformative experience. During [...]

KinnerLat in Santa Teresa: Connection, Gratitude and Contrasts

The return home and the emotion that lasts Returning to Santa Ana after a weekend like the one I just had is anything but a return to routine. Instead, it is a journey home filled with emotion, gratitude, and vivid memories that [...]

YOUNG CREATIVES COMPETITION IN COSTA RICA

We can already anticipate, a few steps away from finalizing key details, that for next year 2008 we will have a national contest to choose the duo that will travel to CANNES to the Young Creatives Competition, although we still don’t know [...]

Come

“Come, I need you to give meaning to this heart, that finds no rest if not with you” says the chorus of this song that seems to have been inspired by our thirsty hearts, that to be completely open to you, I [...]

MORE JUDGES THAN EVER IN THE VOLCANO

With the ASCAP Volcano just around the corner, and September 30 as the deadline to publish the pieces that will participate this year, I am pleased to tell you that we will have more judges than ever before for the next festival. [...]

HUNTING TALENT FOR TRIBE

With SonyEricsson joining Tribu, regional account for 6 countries, as well as the assignment of a huge FEMSA project, as well as the growth of our current clients, a while ago Diego Garcia, Tribu’s General Manager and who leads the agency, came [...]

CARLY FIORINA HAS A LOT TO SAY

“Nothing worthwhile has ever happened by someone acting alone. It always requires a team effort,” said Carly Fiorina, who was Hewlett-Packard’s number one, and was fired under highly controversial circumstances. At the Willow Creek Summit, we listened to her words and were [...]

The Slow Burn

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