Learning & Workshops
Why great event design doesn't need to be complicated
Simple conversation cards and a glass of milk turned a networking event into an adventure worth remembering.
Reflections & Stories
Personal stories from places I’ve called home. Observations and lessons from neighborhoods, people, and everyday moments.
Reflections & Stories
Nov 6: new roles available
Looking for a new gig? Certain roles are suddenly thriving post-election week...
NYC
Dumbo Moving's marketing moves
How to stand out from the crowd and find big spending customers... at close to zero cost. Just add packing tape
Journal
My one piece of advice for new parents
If I could give my pre-parent self one piece of advice it would be this: deal with loss.
Let’s
Reflections & Stories
Flash Balls & The Great Dictator
The summer of 2017 was a pivotal time in my life. The UK was still reeling from the Brexit vote
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
Reflections & Stories
4 bananas years in NYC
Today marks 4 years since we moved to New York.
I had a look for a typical 'NYC landscape&
A unique job description
Here’s a job description that may be up your street.
In this role you’ll have the chance to
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
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,
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’
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
In The Neighborhood
The Dollar Bill and The Golf Ball
My brother came to visit from Amsterdam for a couple of weeks; first a trip to
SXSW, before a week
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