NYC
5 tips for making it in NYC
If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. True? Probably.
But how do you get
Howard's Riffs
Personal stories, hard-won lessons, and observations from the edge. The unfiltered takes on creativity, entrepreneurship, and life that didn't fit anywhere else - but probably needed to be said.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
"The ups and downs of entrepreneurship"
Can someone please ban this phrase?
“Ups and downs” is about as descriptive as saying New York is a place
Battle Scars
Don't read your Amazon reviews
Today I received feedback from a free workshop session I ran a few months ago. I wasn’t expecting to
Reflections & Stories
Why the Europa Conference League matters
When the Europa Conference league launched in 2021, it was largely ridiculed. In many quarters, it still is.
This tournament
Battle Scars
Looking for the light switch
At 15, I started going off the rails: month-long detentions; school suspensions;
brushes with the police. Going into my final
5 baby steps
5 steps for brain development that can have a Titanic impact
Battle Scars
The ugly stuff is part of the package
Why the edit can't - and shouldn't - save you.
Reflections & Stories
Two Transmitters and a Telephone
Last hurrah. Baby due anytime now, so I ping a friend to see if he's up for some
Mindsets & Growth
The repercussions of a club night introduction
On the wishlist of guests for third season of the Tickets
[www.howardgray.net/tag/tickets] podcast was someone I’
Reflections & Stories
Going pro at Euro 2020
I don’t raise my voice very often, but the other day I yelled at someone
relentlessly. He was involved
A story a day keeps the clouds away
I struggle with depression sometimes. Admitting this publicly is probably not
good for business. Then again, I’m a human
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Runway
When going out and doing a new thing, people often talk about ‘runway’. Usually
this term refers to the number
In The Neighborhood
The new success
There used to be a cafe in the Lower East Side called El Rey. It was a tiny
place, with
A trip to Barcelona, and the hint I didn't take
In 2008 I was working at a digital agency in London. A digital agency creates stuff for brands – usually campaigns,
Stage Left
The resident earworm: west on 27th
Much of it was cleaning windows, picking up sandwiches, and writing mailing
labels. But it was the most impactful job
Battle Scars
Do you remember your first 10?
Every business starts somewhere. There are very few that got off the ground with
hundreds or thousands of customers rather
The Tension
The Rust
On Sunday I recorded the first episode for a new podcast series I’m producing.
The guest was someone I
In The Neighborhood
Prospect
So it was.
I woke up on Saturday feeling lethargic and slow; that half-pace off the weekday
cadence. I couldn’