Covid & Elevators
There is now a new culture change: Elevator etiquette. Masked or unmasked, you must “ride the wall.” Standing in any position without your rear end pushing the wall is a huge faux pas today. I am in Las Vegas (the elevator capital of the West) on the 62 floor. As the elevator gains traffic the […]
Return of the Blog
About six years ago when I was appointed CEO of our public parent company I stopped my blogging efforts. I felt unsure it conveyed how important, serious and public facing CEO-like I was supposed to be (and didn’t know how to be). I now fully know I am not as important as I thought and […]
SDBJ: Going Once… Twice… Sold!
Sometimes in business, you have to kiss your assets goodbye. San Diego-based Heritage Global Partners, an industrial auction and asset advisory company, can help with the process. It is an interesting business helping companies sell everything from real estate to trademarks to intellectual property and much more. Heritage Global Partners, a subsidiary of Heritage Global […]
Over Crowded
Hi All, I am in New York City putting together capital for our next new venture. Everywhere I go people are talking about all the new crowd funding and lending companies emerging. There are so many it brings me back to 1999. There was no Lending Club then but there was an eBay and emerging […]
Dreams
Hi Everyone, Lately I have been dreaming about work. I say lately because until I hit the backside of sixty I never remembered dreaming. But thanks to my very mature and still growing prostate I awake for a call of duty every two hours. The only positive is I now remember my interrupted dreams and […]
Floyd & Manny
Hi All. Since I was a kid, I have loved boxing. My grandpa, our founder, had a brief career. He was 8 wins, and Zero losses. Then he stepped up in weight class and got punched into the auction business. Taking a punch helped us still be here in our fourth generation. He used to watch […]
Top Ten Things I’m Sick of
Airlines adding an hour of fake flight time to declare they arrived on time Email sales pitches to get SEO traction Two Day online auctions, when in reality all the bidding is in final hour Video that can’t tell if Aaron Hernandez has a gun or tv remote Finding out the client I just pitched […]
The Joy of Competition
The joy of competition: This week I had one of those blah attitudes. I just didn’t feel like flying to Tennessee in coach, with a stop in Dallas, then heading an hour past Nashville, just to stay in another look a like Marriott Courtyard. Yikes. Forty years and more frequent flyer points than anyone needs. […]
2015: The Year In Front
Hi Everyone, We’re back now full throttle at HGP. I am 62 and took a pass on social security for a far better investment. There are three, fourth generation Doves working here. Plus the best talent in the industry, I truly feel. I figure if I bust ass to get them ready the next few […]
Generational
Mark Twain said it perfectly, “The two most important days in your life are the the day you are born and the day you find out why.” I grew up in a generational business, founded by my grandfather. Then my Dad. Then my brother and I. Now we have our three sons in the business. […]
A Successful Year
Hi Everyone. We’re half way through our Q4 of my career year #40 in the biz. We just finished up presenting to our Board of Directors the year end estimates along with the plan for next year. It made me really start thinking about how different everyone defines success. There are lots of business people who […]
Levitate
Hi Everyone, I am sitting in a cafe in Czechoslovakia watching a guy on the street levitate. He is surrounded by true believers placing coins and applauding. Curious young kids seem least trusting waving underneath to uncover suspicion it’s an illusion. It’s my third week now here in Europe looking at deals meeting industry people and […]