Dear Reader, I'm at a coffee shop in Arizona this week just a few hours away from the Coachella Music Festival and reading about how this global phenomenon has ridden the wave of social media content to become more than just a big concert in the desert. This week, that's the lead story as we take a deep dive into some of the marketing from the festival that's getting the early buzz. In other stories this week, you read about how an enthusiastic grandson is on a quest to save his family's...
14 days ago • 7 min read
Dear Reader, Earlier this week I made it to a private event and book launch for Jim Collins' latest book. He is best known for writing the legendary business book Good to Great, but his latest book goes beyond business to explore over a decade of his research into how "individual lives can be built, sustained, and constantly renewed." Sitting in the room listening to his interview with Kelly Corrigan (host of the PBS show Tell Me More and the podcast Exactly), one thing he said really got me...
21 days ago • 7 min read
Dear Reader, In this week's newsletter, you'll see my review of an ingenious and award winning tourism campaign from Colombia, why alterna-casts may be taking off to customize the hosting for live events, a review of a new memoir from Ideapress, the best and worst of this year's April Fool's Day pranks and the latest new videos from me featuring the chaos of SXSW, street art in Australia and three books to help you improve your memory. Enjoy the stories and stay curious! Rohit Did you get...
28 days ago • 6 min read
Dear Reader, This was a week filled with recording and editing episodes for the ongoing Season Six of my podcast: The Non-Obvious Show. As I spend time interviewing guests, reviewing our conversations and putting those episodes together ... I realize just how much I enjoy recording and sharing those. If you're not already listening - check out this week's episode with Monica Nassif from the brand Mrs. Meyers Clean Day or any of the past recordings too (we're up to episode #70 now) and let me...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Dear Reader, A big welcome to all my new SXSW subscribers! It was a week filled with gatherings, insights and connection and I'm thrilled at how well our events and plans to bring people together went. If you weren't there or didn't manage to make it for my new keynote, the good news is SXSW has already posted that online so you can watch it NOW (link below). If you requested them, you will also receive my slides by email later this week so stay tuned for that as well. In stories this week,...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Dear Reader, Greetings from Austin. This week in stories, you'll get an inside look at the making of my new keynote that I'll be debuting from the stage tomorrow here at SXSW. There's also an exploration of why "world modeling" may be the scary new future of AI, the rise of anti-surveillance products and also a hotel suite that can only be booked as recognition for human kindness. Enjoy the stories this week and if you're in Austin for SXSW, come and join one of our events so we can meet up...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Dear Reader, It's hard to believe we're cruising right into the end of the first quarter of the year already. For me, this month will be filled with book launches, live events, college tours and maybe a few days at home in between. Things are in full swing right now, and the stories this week reflect that energy as well. It's good to know that even amidst the conflicts happening in the world right now, there are still people thinking about how to get us off the addiction of recycling...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Dear Reader, It was a quiet week, the calm before a storm of 6 keynotes in 12 days culminating in SXSW as I look forward to heading into a transformed Austin without its convention center for a different sort of gathering. If you'll be there too, be sure to hit reply and let me know so I can get you some invitations to a few private events we're hosting or you can join our private Whatsapp group here. And for the other events, if you're in Orlando, New York or Las Vegas - let me know so we...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Dear Reader, It's a big week of celebration across the world so Happy Chinese New Year and Bom Carnaval for my Brasileiro readers! And for my American friends, one of my featured videos below is a slightly non-obvious take on President's Day inspired by the various styles of Presidential Portraits over the years. For stories this week, there's a timely research report focused on what countries are proudest of their heritage (perfect timing during the Olympics) and my perspective on why the...
2 months ago • 5 min read