Every once in a while, something goes up for auction that isn’t just an object — it’s a fragment of a moment. This time, it’s a gold pocket watch from the Titanic, the one owned by Isidor Straus of Macy’s fame. The thing stopped ticking at 2:20 AM, the exact…
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The Meals We Grew Up On (and a Few I’d Still Refuse to Eat)
We didn’t grow up with oat milk, quinoa, or delivery apps that bring your dinner before your patience runs out. We grew up with cans, boxes, and whatever Mom could stretch to feed five people. Nobody called it “budget-friendly cuisine” back then—it was just dinner. Some of it was good….
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Charleston SC – The City That Refuses to Let Its Dead Rest
You don’t have to believe in ghosts to feel Charleston’s pulse after dark. Walk its cobblestone streets on a humid night, when the live oaks lean low and the gas lamps hum, and you’ll understand what I mean. This city doesn’t just remember its past—it lives with it. I’ve been…
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The Power of Storytelling
Each and every day as we are building our businesses, we all know the key to a successful presentation is a product being sold to the end-line consumer and/or sponsoring a new person. In an upcoming issue, I am going to write about the difference between making a sale and…