If you’re nimble and able to think on your feet, sometimes you can turn a bad situation into something great, which is how our agency, Sports Etcetera, was started. An unlikely tale, but a solid example of turning lemons into lemonade.  
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Lemons to Lemonade

My trials and tribulations at the NBA, struggling with a job for which I was not yet qualified. Not an easy circumstance with which to contend.
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Hard Times at the NBA

The one and only Muhammad Ali, the Bayonne Bleeder Chuck Wepner, and my own broken jaw. Lesson learned … don’t mix business with pleasure.
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Hanging (sort of) with Muhammad Ali

It’s the summer of 2007 and Rudy’s flying high at the top of the presidential polls. Our paths cross in Quebec where he’s the featured speaker at one of our corporate shindigs.

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Rudy, Cigars and Me.

A quick tale about me, the Secret Service, POTUS 41 and 43, and a breakfast speech in Ogunquit, Maine.
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Killing Time with Bush Sr.

A quickie story about contending with the former Vice President when he refused to adhere to our contract.
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Al Gore and The Shirt Off My Back

First impressions count!
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Early Mistakes

1974, Madison Square Garden. College Basketball. Lifting attendance from 800 to 10,000. My first success as a “promoter.”
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The Five Dollar Special

Ok Boomer.
The most popular meme of all time. 4,000,000,000 downloads. What are the Millennials & Gen Z'ers telling us? And what's the appropriate response?
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Okay, Boomer

Today, we're going to talk about a few words and phrases that we could do without!
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Words & Phrases We Could Do Without

After a year of weekly “Not That You Asked” podcasts, many listeners have asked for info on my background and why I started podcasting; publishing books; maintaining www.BillGoldstein.com, and being active on multiple social media platforms. Here are some answers.
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Who is Bill Goldstein?

“A home without books is like a room without windows.” —Horace Mann. And yet, no one buys or read books anymore. Men especially so. Let’s talk about it.
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Bye-Bye Books. Terrible stuff.

Wanna break into an industry that has no clear runway, no roadmap as to access? Here’s a bullet-proof, three pronged approach. Do these things and you’ll be on your way.
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No Roadmap? No Problem.

Catering to badly spoiled CEO clients rarely came with a reckoning. But every once in a while….
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Be Careful What You Wish For

For a moment forget Defund and BLM and all the rest, and let’s consider our day to days with the police. Our normal interactions. A few observations.

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The Men in Blue

Eighty percent of the population favor some additional regulation. But what’ll it be, and how do we execute in a way that’s fair to both sides? Maybe it’s more straightforward than you would suppose. Consider this.
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Guns:, A Way Forward

Here we discuss the growing importance of dogs. Adoptions are up. Dependence is up. Business is up. For some, canines are more important than people, especially these days.
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How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

You're in a meeting making a pitch about whatever, and the reception is negative. Lots of push back. Whaddaya do? What separates the "A Team" from everyone else? A few thoughts for your consideration.
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Push Back on The Pushback

Not exactly sure why most people seem to enjoy hearing the Boston accent but as an authentic Bostonian that's my experience. Here, the one essential component is explained in 60 seconds.
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The Boston Accent

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, especially when you screw up big time. Here’s a short vignette about just such an incident, the kind of thing you can’t make up.
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