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Mays Business: “Funny Man”

Posted by on July 7, 2010

After seeing my humiliating failures in bold print on the pages of the press — bombing on stage at StandUp New York comedy club, I’ve decided I will never again grant this type of unfettered  access to any reporter from The Rolling Stone or my alumni magazine. Chrystal Houston’s interview took me on a journey, [...]

The Business Case for Nonsense

Posted by on January 13, 2010

I went to Harvard Business School. But it was only for one evening.  Last Thursday, I was invited to present a case study on using comedy in corporate YouTube videos, and shared “Mainframe: The Art of the Sale.”  This video series we published in August 2006 continues to be discussed, simply because it’s funny.  It’s [...]