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Mark Lipton
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Say Hey!
The greatest baseball player to ever live died last week, Willie Mays was 93. Among history’s most feared hitters, Mays was one of only...
Mark Lipton
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Practicing What I Preach
On my podcast this week I introduced you to three paint executives. Seeing opportunity in the demise of Kelly-Moore, each led their...
Mark Lipton
Jun 11, 20242 min read
They're Trending!
Market research giant J.D. Power released the results of their 2024 Paint Satisfaction Study recently and for the second year in a row...
Mark Lipton
Jun 5, 20242 min read
THE Opportunists!
In 2022 readers of Conde Nast Traveler named Bologna Italy as the planet’s food capital. And now you can add deli capital to that city’s...
Mark Lipton
May 13, 20242 min read
A Tear for Every Dollar
My daughter Miranda made the trek from Brooklyn to Stamford recently, THE 26-year-old former Buck Wheat of these pages seeking a home...
Mark Lipton
May 8, 20243 min read
My Old Kentucky Home
Last week the Kentucky Derby proved faithful to its sobriquet when the race ended in three-way photo finish for the first time in its...
Mark Lipton
May 1, 20243 min read
Again, Connecticut!
My adopted home state of Connecticut is often derided by residents of the remaining New England states, many of whom experience...
Mark Lipton
Apr 17, 20242 min read
He Proved it All night!
On September 16th of 2022 rock-n-roll icon Bruce Springsteen was scheduled to play a concert at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino. THE...
Mark Lipton
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Sustainable Living!
When the University of Connecticut secured the number one overall seed in this year’s March Madness tournament I donned my Huskie hoodie...
Mark Lipton
Apr 3, 20242 min read
She Eats it Dry?
Singing and dancing sensation Jennifer Lopez recently released a documentary titled The Greatest Love Story Never Told, treating her fans...
Mark Lipton
Mar 26, 20242 min read
A Measure of Success
On my podcast last week, the third of a planned six-part series detailing my relationship with Charles Gassenheimer and the lies he told,...
Mark Lipton
Mar 12, 20242 min read
OK, I'll Tell Them!
While discussing his company’s review of their architectural coatings strategies on a recent webcast, PPG chief executive Tim Knavish...
Mark Lipton
Mar 6, 20243 min read
Walmart Sells Paint?
On January 18th of this year United States Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to the Justice Department which you can read here....
Mark Lipton
Mar 2, 20241 min read
It’s Something Worse!
"Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?" Bruce Springsteen The River-1980 In short order it will be something...
Mark Lipton
Feb 27, 20243 min read
A Lie I Can Forgive
I recently christened my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut as the country’s pizza capital and now, the city finds itself ranked 49th on a...
Mark Lipton
Feb 21, 20243 min read
My Brother's Keeper
If my math is correct more than 50% of you have no idea who Buck Wheat is, or why I refer to my girlfriend Gaetana as my fiancéeic. Which...
Mark Lipton
Feb 13, 20242 min read
The Fog of War
The Oxford English Dictionary defines victim as “a person harmed, injured or killed as the result of a crime, accident or other event or...
Mark Lipton
Feb 7, 20242 min read
I Didn't Say It
On January 8th when Kelly-Moore chief executive Charles Gassenheimer announced that his company would “immediately cease operations” and...
Mark Lipton
Jan 31, 20242 min read
No One Needs to Know!
During a mandatory meeting for employees held January 5th Kelly-Moore chief executive Charles Gassenheimer took just 15-minutes to...
Mark Lipton
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Disorderly Conduct!
When Kelly-Moore chief executive Charles Gassenheimer announced on January 12th that his company would “cease operations and commence an...
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