Feb 23How To Win Finite Games With An Infinite MindsetLeadership Lessons Inspired By Last Chance U Last Chance U: Is a critically acclaimed show that follows the trials and tribulations of a Junior College sports team. The latest season follows the East Los Angeles College Basketball team and features inarguably the hardest television scene of 2022.Strategy9 min readStrategy9 min read
Aug 17, 2021Who Shot Ya? : An Unofficial Guide To Gunshots in Hip-Hop“Everybody gon respect the shooter. But the one in front of the gun lives forever” Kendrick Lamar Duckworth I have an unhealthy obsession with hip-hop adlibs. As someone who does not possess the same lyrical dexterity as their favorite artists I typically gravitate towards the elements of the song that…Hip Hop12 min readHip Hop12 min read
Published in Translation — Pulse of Culture·Jan 6, 2021A Case For Black Imagination“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming after all is a form of planning” Gloria Steinem I remember June 2020 like it was yesterday. …Brand Strategy7 min readBrand Strategy7 min read
Jun 15, 2020Why Everyone Is Wrong About The NBAWhy the NBA needs to think long term in a moment where Black America is demanding accountability and action. The NBA was set to return on July 30. Well, that was until last Friday. Over the course of the weekend a fierce debate has surfaced among NBA players. In the…Opinion6 min readOpinion6 min read
May 28, 2020What I Learned About Leadership From The Last DanceHow one of the greatest sports documentaries of all time forced me to confront what’s required to be a great leader. Allow me to (re) introduce myself my name is Geoff. I live in Brooklyn, but i’m from the Bay Area I’m a Strategy Director at an esteemed advertising agency…Leadership10 min readLeadership10 min read
