Darryll Bolduc, a former Charlotte bond trader who became a whistleblower long before there were riches to be had from the practice, was among the people I proudly represented when I worked in PR. Bolduc was fired after alerting NationsBank (which merged with Bank of America) of what he believed…
Summer has begun and millions of tourists will soon be swarming San Francisco, Napa, Big Sur, and other California scenic wonders. I welcome these guests (providing they don’t decide to move here), but I’m honor bound to share a secret California’s tourism bureau wants to keep quiet. For some tourists,…
I wouldn’t want to mess with Greg Glassman, the founder and CEO of CrossFit. You might mistakenly perceive CrossFit as just a gritty gym in your neighborhood, but it’s a global network of 15,000 facilities in 160 countries, generating an estimated $100 million in revenues. Glassman is reportedly also worth…
My fantasy job would be to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau serving under a president who supported the agency’s mandate. While I’m a free markets guy, the markets aren’t free if they aren’t fair. Technology and deregulation have allowed companies to screw consumers in unprecedented ways. The playing field…
Although President Trump denies it, I believe former White House Counsel Don McGahn’s sworn testimony that on multiple occasions the president ordered him to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Nevertheless, there are some seeming discrepancies in McGahn’s testimony and a January 25, 2018 exclusive story in The New York Times.…