Khalil Smith

I used to be insulted when I met with a consultant/advisor who had an exorbitant rate—so I'd try to find someone cheaper. I came to realize that there are four price levels for consultants and you should calibrate your expectations as follows: A. Cheapest: Random guy in Kazakhstan who you find on Upwork. The instructions you have to provide will be so prescriptive that you are basically writing code, but the work will be completed to spec (if you are certain what the spec should be—which is rarely the case). B. Middle: They signal that they can work without supervision but there's a 50-50 chance the project fails. C. Top 10%: Same risk profile as the Middle. You're getting scammed. D. Top 1%: They will save your team 6 months of work and have a reasonable likelihood of growing your company by an order of magnitude.

This is one of the best sports ads I've ever seen…watch until the end 🔥

I am begging folks: If a workshop is providing and asking folks to use a mic, please do not refuse to use the mic and ask "can everyone hear me without this?" Just use the mic. Being heard is not just about the volume but also about the clarity of being able to hear the words.

I love Ted Lasso. And I love this story about Brett Goldstein (the actor who plays Roy Kent). Brett was hired as a writer for the show but started to feel like he actually could be one of the characters… So he filmed himself doing a couple of scenes as Roy and sent it to the team for consideration. He already HAD a job on the crew but he probably wouldn’t have been cast as a character without going out of his way to prove himself and then ASK for the role. What else might you accomplish if you just pushed a little further? If you asked for what you wanted?

Rep. Mike Collins(R-GA) wonders if diversity, equity, and inclusion contributed Norfolk Southern train derailment

this is why tamron hall is on to her 5th season. these type of moments are so precious and speak to the how important her show is.