Cardwell Beach | Discipline

Pardon our absence today—we’re taking the first of our two annual off-site retreats, where we gather the Cardwell Beach team together for a day of conversations, thought, and contemplation as we enter a new year. How can we produce the highest quality...

Marketing using “content”—be it blogs, storytelling, visuals, or audio—is quickly becoming an industry-wide trend: roughly 70% of marketers surveyed in 2015 by the Content Marketing Institute reported having produced more content last year than the year...

This week, join me as I continue my conversation with JJ Shebesta, the former head of The Onion’s video department, as we talk about what’s in store for the legendary satirical newspaper. We dive into whether media and technology companies can co-exist...

“When inspiration strikes” is an old adage, but it still has some truth. We do work better, in fact, when we’re seized by the moment, struck by an amazing idea, or inspired by a flash of brilliance.
But the fact is that inspiration doesn’t visit us on a regular schedule. Often, instead of having a sudden insight or a “Eureka” moment, we grind through work in a daily routine, trying to complete as many assignments as possible from 9 am to 5 pm, regardless...