As a small business contractor to the Federal Government, I subscribe to the SBA's newsletter. On the recent Veterans Day, I received an email from SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 25, 2023
While doing some research on figures of speech and story elements, I came across this speech from DeCarol Davis, for the 127th U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, in May of…
Ira KoretskyAugust 10, 2022
"Start in the middle. Start in the middle. Start in the middle." This was something Patrick would drill into the new players, day after day. And sometimes, seasoned players as…
Ira KoretskyApril 20, 2022
What are you doing today (better) position yourself as a thought leader? What are you doing today to (better) engage your community? What are you doing today to (better) differentiate…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 6, 2021
Last week, I wrote "Internship - Keep It this Summer - Big Idea #1," based on some of my students (I'm an adjunct at the University of Maryland1) asking me…
Ira KoretskyApril 15, 2020
One of my last semester's students (I'm an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland) asked me for advice about how to keep his internship, which looks like it is…
Ira KoretskyApril 8, 2020
Ahhhh... Super Bowl 2020 is now officially over. The memories will stay with us as will the commercials. This year, I selected the Super Bowl 2020 commercials I felt were…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 5, 2020
This the second part of the "Just Ok? Well-Messaged and Funny Ads from AT&T" blog. Check out the first 10 commercials, intro story, and background on the ads in part…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
I'm at a lunch meeting with Malika, a friend and colleague in the academic space. We are talking about a variety of topics when all of sudden, she had that…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020