by Kurt Heinrich | Feb 1, 2017 | Creativity, Pop Culture Career Advice
Rogue One is a dynamic and exciting new Star Wars story that has broken box office records. Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theatres in December 2017. Packed into this great film are plenty of professional lessons for both the characters, the Rebellion and of course...
by John Horn | Nov 23, 2016 | Creativity, Pop Culture Career Advice
Kurt and I are two guys who like Star Trek, but we’re kind of embarrassed that we listen to “The Greatest Generation”, a Star Trek podcast hosted by two guys who are kind of embarrassed to host a Star Trek podcast. Not only is our consumption of thoughtful...
by Kurt Heinrich | Aug 24, 2016 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
This week, Gawker posted its last story. The snarky, gossipy website was the scourge of the New York media establishment, Hollywood and Silicon Valley (among other communities). Plenty has been written already about who killed Gawker and whether we should mourn its...
by John Horn | Jul 20, 2016 | Creativity, Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
My favourite podcast is called Stop Podcasting Yourself and a few months ago its hosts Dave Shumka and Graham Clark talked about Running Down a Dream, the documentary about Tom Petty that you can find on Netflix. I love Tom Petty and I think that Dave and Graham are...
by Kurt Heinrich | Jun 15, 2016 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is an American neo-noir film chock full of crime, drugs, twisting, and jiving. It’s hip, happening and, while it dates back to 1994, there are plenty of professional lessons scattered between Vincent Vega’s (freaky) stabbing of...
by Kurt Heinrich | May 4, 2016 | Creativity, Pop Culture Career Advice
Leicester City Football Club’s (LCFC) recent Premier League victory has the sports world talking. Such an achievement is unheard of in world football. Their victory is already being heralded by commentators as one of the greatest football achievements in history....