My hope for you all is happiness, growth, and success.  I’ve been a husband (granted to a few different wonderful ladies), dad, and business operator for 20 years. Here are some practical points from successfully weathering tough times…twice.  Dot-Com On April 1, 2000, I left a well-paying job to start an online survey platform with…

Last week I had the honor to give the keynote at the Insights Association’s combined chapter event in Las Vegas. My longtime friend, Ellen Pieper the Chief Client Officer at Research Results, gave me a pretty tall order: State of the industry Biggest challenges facing researchers Highlight trends in marketing research Practical tactics to growth…

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This newsletter is best read while listening to LL Cool J’s Moma Said Knock You Out.  As Chueyee and I are writing this somehow it came up that she doesn’t know who LL Cool J is. So, if you do know…they you should listen with the satisfaction that 90s R&B is being passed down. If…

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Personal Log CBS All Access launched Picard this week! I realize some of you may not be Treky’s … but stay with me. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart at age 79) is an old man long retired. So, why him vs. some young actor to carry the franchise forward?  http://bit.ly/2RNdKim But, my connection with the…

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I’m going to start this with a personal note.  A big part to achieve happiness is saying, “No.” This is something that has gotten much harder for me in the past few years.  As I’ve said, “Yes,” to more things, I’ve found less personal satisfaction and external success. The world is evolving at an increasingly…

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First off … Happy 2020!!! In 2020, we are taking a totally new approach to the Happy Market Research Podcast and is introducing a new show, MRx News. First off, we’ve got a new host! Chueyee Yang. She has been with me for over a year and is finally ready to spread her journalistic wings….