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Branding, leadership, parenting, and the occasional Miami sports take.46 posts and counting.

December 25, 2024Jewish Life

Day 1: Lighting the Way: What the Menorah Means to Me

Night one of an eight-part Chanukah series, starting with the story of one particular menorah, what it survived, and the light we hand down.

December 23, 2024Jewish Life

The Oberlender latke tradition is a mess, and that's the recipe. On imperfection in parenting, marriage, and every family kitchen at Chanukah.

December 21, 2024Fatherhood & Family

HBO Max ended its Sesame Workshop deal, and new episodes are now in question. Sesame Street was never just entertainment, and my kids prove it.

December 14, 2024Fatherhood & Family

A 911 call for my daughter, a morning of pure fear, and a four-year-old who still insisted on going to school. Here's how it actually went.

December 9, 2024Fatherhood & Family

Answering the hundredth 'why' of the day is how curiosity survives childhood. What endless questions are actually building in your kid.

December 7, 2024Fatherhood & Family

Late-night parenting struggles turned out to be about me, not them. What bedtime chaos taught me about my triggers and my patience.

December 3, 2024Brand Strategy

Will Guidara's book changed how I think about service. How to turn an ordinary transaction into the thing someone tells their friends about.

December 2, 2024Jewish Life

Heschel reshaped how I lead: empathy, humility, and treating ordinary moments as worth showing up for. Lessons I use as a dad and a director.

December 1, 2024Leadership

I'm back to writing. Business strategy, personal growth, and whatever else Miami throws at me. Here's what to expect from here on out.

February 4, 2021Leadership

I hate painting. Genuinely. Which is how I ended up thinking about Tom Sawyer, delegation, and how people talk themselves into doing the work.