I am honored to serve as a coach and trainer for some of San Francisco’s most successful startup companies through coaching company Better Manager. Here is a list of the most exciting and successful startups in several US and international cities as compiled by Harvard Business School Professor Jeffrey Bussgang on his blog Seeing Both […]
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My Favorite Places to Eat in the U.S. And Beyond -City by City
Over the past four years, I’ve had the privilege of traveling to many U.S. cities and a few European ones for work, and a little pleasure. Along the way, I make it a point to find great places to sample some of the local culture through dining. I have three criteria: 1) Unless it is […]

Vacationing This Summer? Check Out My "If I Had a Day" Series for NYC, LA, Nashville and NOLA
Summer vacation is just around the corner, and it’s time to begin planning where you will visit and what you will do. It has been my privilege to live in some of the most visited cities in the United States and to continue to explore others when I am there for client work. I made […]

If I Had a Day In New York City: A Tour from a Local’s Perspective
“I still believed in possibilities then, still had the sense, so peculiar to New York, that something extraordinary would happen any minute, any day, any month.” Joan Didion “A bad day in New York City is still better than a good day anywhere else.” Etsy Spending one day in New York City is like standing under Niagara Falls […]
Ten Reasons Why I Love New York
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog entry here reflecting on my transition from Los Angeles. I reflected on the city that had been my home for almost a decade, and why I decided to leave it for the first love of my life, New York City. After living here in Manhattan for […]
Leaving Los Angeles
The year was 1990, and I visited Southern California for the first time. As I left LAX and drove up the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, I knew that I had to live there one day. The way that the rugged mountains cascaded down to the Pacific Shore, the hazy tint of the sunlight I’d […]