There's a peculiar irony in flying across the country to Las Vegas to meet partners who are also based in New York City. But that's the CES paradox. As Director of Business Development for Samba TV, I'd been working with many of these partners
As we kick off the new year, it's time to look at what's actually coming. Not just wishful thinking, but the inevitable collisions of trends already in motion. 2026 isn't going to be a year of incremental change. We're standing at the
I was out on my morning run, listening to a podcast about older adults starting new chapters later in life. The host mentioned that with life expectancy climbing, retirement can span 30, sometimes 40 years. That's longer than most people's careers. The podcast went on to
It's 11 PM. You're in bed, mindlessly scrolling on your phone. You see a recipe video that looks amazing, but the hands have 12 fingers. An inspirational quote that sounds profound, but also sounds like nothing at all. A clickbait news headline that actually never happened.
A friend once told me that a relationship is like a garden. You have to water it every day if you want it to thrive. He and his wife have been together for 8 years (...and married for 6), and I'd always wondered what made their relationship seems
There's a saying that you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with. While that might sound like an oversimplification, there's profound truth buried in those words. The friends we choose aren't just companions on our journey. They&
Edward Snowden's memoir, Permanent Record, is more than just the autobiography of the world's most famous whistleblower. It's a cautionary tale about privacy, technology, and the price of conscience in the digital age. A Journey from Believer to Dissenter Snowden takes us through his
I remember sitting at my desk for 4 straight hours, SAT prep book open, working through math problems and reading comprehension passages with the kind of sustained concentration that felt as natural as breathing. I could lose myself in novels for entire afternoons, emerging hours later surprised by how much
There's a quiet crisis happening in plain sight. Despite living in the most connected era in human history, adults are lonelier than ever. We're experiencing what researchers call a "friendship recession" – a widespread decline in meaningful social connections that's leaving millions of
When people hear I immigrated from Korea at 11, they often assume it was driven by economic necessity. It wasn't. My family wasn't fleeing poverty or seeking basic survival. We were already comfortable in Seoul. So why leave? My parents saw something I couldn't
"It was meant to be." "Everything happens for a reason." "What's meant for you will find you." These phrases roll off our tongues to offer comfort in difficult times and explanation for life's mysteries. But they come with a hidden
My boyfriend and I are devoted listeners of the All-In podcast. Every Friday, we play a game called "pod predictions" where we try to guess which topics the "besties" would cover that week. Then we queue up the episode featuring Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks,