brent phillips

I met Kentaro at Hartsfield International Airport while waiting for a delayed flight to New York. We were in the terminal for the better part of an hour (having already boarded and de-planed another aircraft). While checking email, I noticed a fellow nearby sifting through a backpack. In the next moment he appeared to be juggling two objects simultaneously that looked like they were somehow tethered together. It turns out he is a nationally ranked yo-yo champion, and had decided to practice for a few minutes while we waited on the plane. We talked for a bit and it turns out he had been involved in a competition that week and was heading home. Watching his drills certainly made the time pass by and I think several parents were thrilled that their children had something to keep them occupied. Kentaro is a member of the team at yoyonation.com and offered that he would have a signature yo-yo coming out soon. not your typical toystore hardware, his will be retailing for $100+. Something to be said for finding your passion and sticking with it. I dug around online and found this clip – impressive!!

I read quite a bit and was recently thinking through a short list of books that I have enjoyed from a marketing / business development perspective over the past few years. As a range, topics cover economics, e-business, social media, innovation, and marketing and business strategy. Certainly there are many, many other - these just happen to be the one I’ve found and taken the time to read. In fact - I would be very interested in any suggestions!

For convenience, I’ve posted a widget to the right (scroll down) which allows you to see details from this site or to click through to the the book profile on amazon.