“Four H Club” Trip Down South
Hiking, Hateful History, Hedonism and Hustle in a Southern Circle Tour.
Joining the Antitrust, Pro-Competition Brigade
While helming The Grommet, I had a front row seat on the damage that large tech monopolies can inflict on a small businesses–especially Amazon–but also including…
2020 Road Trip Summary, in brief
It’s time for me to climb new peaks, personally and professionally. The day after I left Grommet, I called my close friend Anne Fahey and asked,…
Goodbye to Grommet
Late last month, my Grommet co-founder Joanne Domeniconi and I were fired. Our majority shareholder Ace Hardware made the call, as is their right. It happens…
A point of no return…prayer
I serve on the University of Michigan Alumni Association Board. It’s an independent organization committed to, obviously, the alums of this public university. While I love…
Being a CEO: Excruciating but necessary decisions
Like most CEOs much of my recent mind space has been expended on figuring out what to do about COVID-19/CoronaVirus. I ended up mandating work from…
Worried about data privacy?
At The Grommet we had a customer contact us because he was very concerned about how we use his data. This is happening more frequently since…
Book Momentum Builds
I’ve been so happy to see my book take on a life of its own. Three big things happened: 1. Inc. Magazine named it one of…
The Grommet Logo Refresh: Behind The Scenes
This post was written by Grommet designer Marie-Eve Tremblay and originally posted on Medium here. It was such a thoughtful trip inside the mind of a…
When is a tube of toothpaste a weapon of destruction?
The New York Times has a front page story about the environmental impact of e-commerce on New York. The piece chronicles everything from traffic violations (515,000…
Jules Pieri 