Trying a New Fad, Standing Desk

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 30 2012 | Comments (0)
I have been blogging for years, from my mobile phone, typing on trains with my bluetooth keyboard, but I think this is my first blog post I typed standing up! After the Chinaccelerator 10 x 10 speaker series, one of the speakers in Beijing, Richard Robinson motivated...

Putting it up on the block, for real this time, newyorkbarstore

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 03 2011 | Comments (5)
Kinda have played with the idea in the past, blogging if people wanted to buy / partner with newyorkbarstore, mentioning it to a few close friends or business colleagues in the bar products industry. I have listed it on a domain selling website flippa –...

Need More Stuff – George Carlin – A Minimalist

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 10 2011 | Comments (3)
Always liked George Carlin stand up…remember listening to it with my hometown friends Andrew Moran and others in grade school (yea, weird a little bit to listen to this stuff at such a young age). Listened a few times to this video “stuff” lately,...

When Family + Business Collide – A new born baby while running a business

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 27 2010 | Comments (5)
Met my good friend, Mike Andrews today, who went to Stevens Tech with me, at his company Hudson Digital Systems for internet marketing training and SEO consulting for his business.  Again, trying to use public transportation has been difficult…looked to...

Embrace Cultural Differences – Don’t Resist – Outsourced Movie

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 17 2010 | Comments (2)
Spending my saturday evening in Philippines watching the movie “outsourced” and it is really hitting home. While I have never been to India, I am actually upset, when I was at Deutsche Bank, I PASSED UP THE OPPORTUNITY!! I was on the trading floor...

Funny Idea of Management Structure – But I Disagree

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 04 2010 | Comments (2)
Lammy, my number 1 blog commenter these days, shared with me this funny comic about the way management structures actually work. But Lammy, please realize this is probably written or drawn by the guy “at the bottom”. I think most staff think its soooo...

Being WEALTHY Is All In Your Mind!

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 01 2010 | Comments (4)
Just read a great article – where all that money went from the financial meltdown that came from the NY times. It speaks of how in the past couple years, American households have lost 11 trillion dollars of WEALTH. But then it says, WHAT IS WEALTH , what...

Small Business changes who we are

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 14 2010 | Comments (6)
I am waiting in the lobby of shangri la hotel in tsim sha tsui meeting my friend scott taylor from delta tau delta fraternity, he and i met in a leadership academy (2001) in west Virginia, he went to Georgia tech in atlanta – i was at Stevens tech in new...

Learning from Tiger Woods

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 20 2009 | Comments (2)
Something for people who are building a personal brand. Tag Heuer to drop Tiger Woods from US campaigns PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Friday that it will “downscale” its use of golfer Tiger Woods’ image...

Companies are People, DISC method to evaluate

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 04 2009 | Comments (3)
The older i get, the more i keep realizing, companies aren’t products or services….they are groups of people fighting to grow – working hard to add value to an industry, to educate people in their following, and to build a great team. Thats why...

Too many people spend too much money

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 01 2009 | Comments (14)
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned for things they dont like to impress people they dont like” – Will Smith This is a great quote…i mean, funny because its so damn true!! But sad at the same time. And its even sadder...

Interview with Friend, MBA student, Jonathan Conte

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 23 2009 | Comments (3)
I have been spending a lot of time with my friend Jon Conte, whom I met in ITALY back in 2003 when we were part of a scholarship program for Italian Americans to learn about their heritage in Italy…..we were both living in New York at the time, so after our...

Trusting People And Scaling a Business

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 27 2009 | Comments (3)
I have to admit, it has always been difficult for me to fully trust a person…..which, is the opposite many people think of me. Often i am told i trust too easily (especially what chinese people say about all foreigners), BUT i think my main difference is...

Story of 2 Fishermen – Life Lesson?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 04 2009 | Comments (41)
With all the things I’ve been getting involved with, I think back to an interesting story…I think it was good, reliable, relaxed friend Scott Katin. Well, before I start reflecting on it, let me do my best to re-write it here. ============================= Story...

few days away, I hate email….

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 17 2009 | Comments (2)
I am back from a trip to Ningbo…and I didn’t have access to email…so now I am digging through 493 new emails…thus I am writing this “complaining” post, enjoy! and let me know what  you think “did you get my email about that...

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