Culture Council

It is easy to focus on the little things, like enjoying your favorite song. On the other hand, giving your full attention while reading a dry textbook or keeping focused during an important meeting can be very challenging. The truth is that focus has its ups and downs. Some people …

On International Women’s Day, the United Nations addressed the unprecedented climate crisis by focusing the theme of this year on “equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” Indeed, there is no doubt that the empowerment and support of women leaders are crucial to our continued survival as a planet — and …

The psychedelic medicine industry is growing. 2011 was a seminal year for the space, with advancements in a variety of sectors. There was a wave of new psychedelic firms going public, with big names like MindMed and Atai Life Sciences listing on major stock exchanges like the NASDAQ, and increased …

Music lovers have access to almost every song through music streaming services such as Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music. Every wedding couple can now choose to create their own wedding day playlist and be their own DJs. I have DJ’d hundreds of weddings and events and have built a wedding …

Let’s talk about governance. No, this is not political, but rather how incredible ecosystems, tech platforms, creators and entire industries would look if they empowered their communities. Community — the word everyone obsesses over when building anything these days. How big is your community? How do your customers interact with …

I recently attended a high-level dinner for media and marketing executives at the New York headquarters of one of the largest publicly traded social media platforms. Spotify’s “Joe Rogan problems” was a large topic of conversation. While there were a wide variety of opinions at the table ranging from support …

Let’s start with a question: How do you view chaos? We usually define it as complete confusion and disorder, and most of us are conditioned to view it with some amount of fear. For me, however, it’s something different. I view chaos as more exciting than daunting. I think about …

Have you checked on your credit yet? No, I’m not talking about your FICO score, but the credit you receive for the work you are doing for yourself and for others. It’s just a simple Google search to see where you land in the search engine results. This is also …

Over the years, my ideas on collaboration have remained mainly unchanged: Positive collaboration breeds success. Noncollaboration and territorialism breed divisiveness and often result in painful and detrimental outcomes. To me, it’s almost cut and dry: If you don’t collaborate, you stagnate. I’ve worked within multiple teams as a business owner …

Starting a successful business has been the greatest satisfaction I could have experienced in my professional life. From investment services to esports, I’ve started and been lucky enough to find success in several ventures. Make no mistake — it’s hard, takes a lot of time and requires passionate dedication. But …