Blog
Retrospective reflections written in 2026 on operating roles from 2000 onward.
Channel Conflict and the Politics of Direct-to-Consumer
In 2003, selling direct was an act of rebellion inside a wholesale company. The lesson: economics always wins arguments.
9/11 and Leading Through Uncertainty
Twenty-five years ago, the world changed overnight. I was at Nike, building something unproven, when uncertainty became the only constant.
Building Commerce in a Post–Dot-Com World
In 2000, the internet had just been humbled. The dot-com crash reset expectations across every boardroom. Capital retreated. Public markets corrected sharply. Digital initiatives that had been treated as inevitable were suddenly treated as speculative.