From Dissertation to Business Plan: A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship for PhDs
Whether considering launching a startup or building a consulting practice, the initial step is to understand the requirements of entrepreneurship. The appeal is evident: business ownership can provide flexibility, autonomy, and the ability to align work with personal interests and values, which traditional academic or corporate roles may not offer. An advanced degree can serve […]
What Dog Mushing Taught Me About Leadership and Life
I had the pleasure of being on a podcast produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. Here is the summary and how to listen: In this episode of Seawolf Voices, UAA alumnus Dr. Robert Forto hits the trail between two worlds most people don’t often connect: dog mushing and leadership. Drawing from decades of training sled […]
The Rolex Explorer: Seventy Years of Adventure
Few watches in Rolex’s catalog have remained as visually consistent, or as philosophically disciplined, as the Rolex Explorer. Since 1953, its formula has barely changed: a time-only dial, stark black background, Arabic numerals at 3-6-9, and an Oyster case built to endure. That restraint is not accidental. It is the point. While the Submariner was […]
Gojira (1954)
The movie known by a lesser known name than Godzilla, it is about an after a dinosaur-like beast – awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing – ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it. Storyline When 17 vessels explode and sink near Odo Island, […]
The Wolf Man (1941)
Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse. Storyline Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright.” Upon first hearing these words, […]