by Jeff Slater | Jan 22, 2019 | Personal Stories
I remember waking up as a young boy on every January 23rd knowing that it was my birthday and wondering, what would the day bring? What gifts had my parents bought for me and would there be a party and a cake? How would my siblings celebrate my special day? As a...
by Jeff Slater | Jul 1, 2018 | Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Personal Stories
A Balance Sheet of Human Equity Fifteen years ago, I was interviewed to be the President of a well-known specialty Jewish bakery company called Manischewitz. The job was in New York, and I was living in North Carolina. By happenstance, my father’s college roommate,...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 28, 2017 | Personal Stories
When my Mom turned 90 last May, we had a big family celebration for her at my brother and sister-in-law’s home in New Jersey. The invitations said – 90 is the new 18. We showed a mini-documentary that my wife Ra El and I made about my mom, Bea Slater, that told the...
by Jeff Slater | May 22, 2017 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
My mom turns 90 today, May 22, 2017. She was born in Philadelphia in 1927, the same day that Lindbergh landed in Paris. If you have thirty seconds, would you send a Happy Birthday email to wish to her at bea.slater@gmail.com? Yes, she uses email, has an Instagram...
by Jeff Slater | Apr 3, 2017 | Marketing Advice, Marketing People, Marketing Start Ups, Personal Stories
I meet a lot of entrepreneurs who are confused. Some are running lifestyle businesses that would stop without them. They tend to be undercapitalized, and the company runs them. I like to ask them if they are trying to run a lifestyle versus growth business? Others are...