No Time for Yesterday
Hi. All. Wow, I’m at the biggest conference around on small micro-cap stocks just like ours. I am for sure, the oldest guy at the Luxe Hotel in hip LA, presenting tomorrow. I also get to be the oldest guy with a micro-cap stock, after a clearly macro cap career, at 61. An outdoor cocktail […]
PowerPoint Creates Identical Twins
Hi Everyone. I have been thinking about how much selling our auction services has changed in a world of PowerPoint presentations. Last week I was on a sales call where The Global 1000 client asked for oral presentations. They started the meeting by saying please no PowerPoint. We received six email presentations and can’t tell […]
Labor of Love
Hi All. Have a great Labor Day. I hope you don’t have the time or inclination to read this and are somewhere outside enjoying life and family in the US. No offense to our global employees and clients but I know you guys support holiday and work balance. Labor Day is all about honoring hard […]
A Power of Thank You
Hi All. Wow, what fun. We are finishing up our first of three PowerWave Sales today. Everyone at HGP joins me in thanking all of our bidders, from around the world for joining and bidding with real spirit. We had well over 2000 lots in the sale and nearly every asset found a new home. […]
The Deals You Always Remember
Hi All. We just got the go ahead on a new auction that will go into our archives as a deal for all time. After five thousand auctions, people often ask me what deals stand out? To be honest, it probably should be the ones we made the most money on but after decades those […]
On the Road
Hi All. Honestly, there is no business life quite like a pitch man for a global auction house. This morning I had a four a.m. wake up at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska to make my luncheon meeting in Norwalk, Connecticut and my cocktail meeting in New York City at the Waldorf. Two planes […]
Life
Hello Blog Readers. So Charles Dickens said it better than anyone, “Whether or not I shall be the hero of my own life or that station shall be occupied by someone else these pages must show”. At least that’s what I recall from Freshman English Class. Well that was long ago but this is the […]
Cool Gig
Hi Everyone. We have a very “Cool Gig” coming up. I can’t wait for all of our buyers to see the ten-thousand-lot giant auction we are doing for PowerWave Technologies in Santa Ana, CA. It’s the best electronic test and measurement auction in years, and has something for everyone. There was over one hundred million […]
No Island at HGP
Hey faithful readers. I have been running around chasing deals and blog quiet. This one is dedicated to our colleagues and partners. We live in an exciting business where we make real time decisions with whom to collaborate and with whom to compete – this happens daily. At HGP we deal with our partners the […]
I have a Good Brother
Hey everyone. My brother just brought home some bacon. An old friend Pfizer decided Kirk wasn’t quite too far past his prime, and chose him and our team over all comers to represent their surplus lab assets. With great pride, a sense of both deep gratitude and responsibility, we welcome them with open arms,, heartfelt […]
It’s a Long Career…
Hi everyone. We just hired two great guys. Tom and Nick have a long history with the Dove Brothers. It seems like a lifetime ago when they joined Pre IPO super-hot rising star DoveBid back around the new millennium. They came on board to help us truly grow our corporate Global 1000 business. They were […]
Luck is Good
Hi All. I am an avid poker player. It’s far from my only vice but my favorite escape from the real world. Once you sit down for a tournament cell phones and the outside world disappear. It’s just you and a small world of ten at your table. I argue with my wife that’s it’s […]