by Marc Emmer | Feb 19, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In an age where news has become entertainment, few stories pass the acid test of sustaining a week-long news cycle. The coronavirus, considered less lethal than the bird flu or SARS, has captured our attention in part because of the...
by Marc Emmer | Jan 27, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kobe Bryant was the rarest of athletes. The man could fly. He could score at will. He could electrify a building of 19,000 fans. The man was larger than life. But even more remarkable than what Kobe did was how he did it. Kobe Bryant...
by Marc Emmer | Jan 25, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Joe Coulombe started Trader Joe’s out of a nondescript location in Pasadena, California, in 1958. Noting that more Americans were traveling and enjoying the good life, Coulombe created his stores with a tropical theme in a...
by Marc Emmer | Jan 3, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last 20 years have brought about massive consolidation of market power in almost every industry. The numbers are staggering. According to Nobel Prize economist Joseph Stiglitz, three firms control: 89 percent market share in...
