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This Starbucks barista thought he’d sing his “I QUIT” resignation

Anesti Daniels works in Toronto as a comedian, actor, and writer. To help ends meet, he also worked as a

Anesti Danelis wasn’t happy with his gig at a Toronto Starbucks. After a while, he just couldn’t take it anymore.

Ides of March, etc. Here’s what you need to know about music news for March 15, 2019. Newstrike, the Canadian

Merry International Women’s Day. In addition to that, we have music news for March 8, 2019. I wrote this about

It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

Do you get the feeling that parts of the US are slipping into a weird sort of civil war? And

Music is a very important part of the Starbucks environment. So who is entrusted with getting the music mix in

Let’s see if we can get through today without having another rock star die, shall we? Rod Stewart is building

Item 1: Samsung’s Milk service hit with layoffs Samsung’s Media Solutions Center America, which is responsible for the company’s Milk Music

When I landed in Singapore last night, I went from plane to immigration to luggage to the taxi is 13

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver