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’
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.
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’
The Tension
Zenith & Nadir
When I was a talent agent, there’d be a couple of times a year where a client
would hit
Mindsets & Growth
Do you like dogs?
A few weeks ago, we went upstate for the weekend.
As you can imagine, the demand for places to stay
In The Neighborhood
Back to the coffee shop
The Big Apple.
Gleaming skyscrapers.
Grand Central. Wall Street. Times Square.
Bright lights. Big city.
Big business.
Big bucks.
But
How-To Guides
A simple recipe for working independently
It can be hard not to marvel at those productivity gurus; the creative mavens;
those extraordinary entrepreneurs. They’re so
In The Neighborhood
Connecting with Art
There’s something about those few days before Christmas. The city has a softer
haze, time slows and moments are
NYC
Unlearnings from the improv class
This weekend I went to my first improv class in a little while.
Improv has been one of those things
Stage Left
Serious Fun
10 years ago The End [https://djmag.com/longreads/end-club-changed-london]
nightclub in London closed its doors for the final time.
NYC
No AC to DC
It’s that time. I’m off to Penn Station. I’m taking the B line to what is,
kindly,