#119 The new CEOs

Happy Sunday, everyone. In early April we hired a CEO for the company Calm Capital acquired in March. Last week we announced a new CEO at LOFT [https://poweredbyloft.com] and promoted Allison Amos to CEO at Honestly [https://honestly.co]. For both companies, it’s the first time they’

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#118 The three "be's"

Happy Sunday, everyone. One aspect of business we’re working on across the portfolio is branding. It’s important for each business to know what it wants its brand to represent and how its customers should perceive it. Before we talk about branding, let’s define “brand”. A brand is

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#117 The top priority

Happy Sunday, everyone. One thing I've been working on for myself and with the leaders of Calm's businesses is prioritization. There is never a shortage of work to do. And establishing what things need top priority is a force multiplier, because timing is an important factor

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#116 The lock approach

Happy Sunday, everyone. Over the last couple months, Marty and I have been working on Calm Capital’s next acquisition. Geez, we’re learning a lot. And while I can’t say it’s a done deal until it closes, we’re far enough along now to where I am

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