2026

I started working on this blog on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. I wanted and intended to commemorate that day to honor the victims and share the anger and sadness I still carry today. But I…

As the calendar turns to September and temperatures begin to cool (or not!), our attention naturally turns to…football. Fantasy football has become an integral part of the football season. For those unfamiliar, fantasy football involves drafting a lineup of players…

When clients see “Client Relationship Manager” in my signature line, they may picture meetings, phone calls, and a full inbox. Those are part of it, sure, but they’re only the visible layer. Most of what actually goes into great client…

If you haven’t been paying close attention to the artificial intelligence industry over the last few months, a lot has changed, and it is worth catching up. The major AI companies all released significant new models this summer. Systems considered…

We own one electric vehicle in our family, but until a few weeks ago, I had rarely driven it. After spending a week behind the wheel, I came away impressed. I especially appreciated not having to stop at a gas…

After a long stretch of ninety-degree days here in Atlanta, I opened our power bill last week and winced. My first assumption, having read too many headlines lately, was that the data centers going up around the state had finally…

The World Cup represents one of the most powerful economic engines in global sport. Its arrival in America brought a unique opportunity for regional and national economic growth. As the most watched sporting event in the world, the tournament generated…

The World Cup circus has left town. The tournament organizers, FIFA, are back in Switzerland, breathlessly counting their money. The US sports world has effortlessly resumed its normal routine, with little to show for the four-yearly competition that rocks the…

For the first time in several years, commercial real estate investors are operating in an environment where capital availability appears to be improving rather than deteriorating. While elevated interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty continue to create challenges, debt and equity…

Signs of the artificial intelligence revolution are becoming part of everyday life. AI now summarizes meetings, drafts emails, recommends what we watch and buy, improves smartphone photos, flags credit card fraud, routes deliveries, answers customer service questions, and more. Driverless…