[dropcap style=”style1, style2, style3, or style4″]U[/dropcap]2 makes great music, and its lead singer, obviously, is Bono (a.k.a Paul David Hewson), an iconic rock star. While sex, drugs and rock and roll define many gents who’ve followed similar career paths, Bono has remained focused on other extracurriculars, uncommon in his industry. He has largely been focused…
WestJet, one of the only truly private airlines in Canada (followed the Southwest model), has given us an incredible example of what it means to go above and beyond to provide your customers with an exceptional, and unforgettable experience. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better example of a company earning the future business…
Contrary to the opinion of the iconic Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street, greed is not good; and amongst free market supporters it has never been viewed as anything more than an evil of crony capitalism. True capitalism, at its heart, is based on freedom of choice within the marketplace, and the moral code…
We’ve written about Ashton Kutcher’s strong business acumen here at Capitalist Creations in the past. He is an extremely successful venture capitalist and started A-Grade Investments, with Ron Burkle and Guy Oseary. The fund was an early investor in many companies we’ve featured here at CC. A-Grade Investments helped fund Uber, AirBnb, Spotify, Dwolla and…
One of North America’s greatest entrepreneurs in the last 50 years recently passed away at the age of 85, after living a truly remarkable life. I was blessed to have gotten to know the man over the last several years, and his influence will stay with me… John William Dobson was a devout defender of…
After watching game 7 of the NBA finals tonight (regretfully the Spurs couldn’t pull off the win), I found myself with some rare and valuable free time as the family was fast asleep. Thanks to scanning through some of the latest tweets of interest, I stumbled upon a post from @Vision365. In his tweet he…
In this edition of wasteful government spending we go straight to the IRS. Yes that’s right, the department responsible for making sure people pay their taxes on time and in the correct amount. Sadly, you can’t make this shit up. This Star Trek parody was filmed in the IRS’ own studio! The fact that the…
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. But for this writing, let’s forget what he accomplished politically and just examine his delivery of message. Looking at Reagan from a leadership role, I found him incredibly inspirational, witty and obviously, extremely charismatic. This guy knew…
It’s no secret that Tim Allen isn’t an Obama fan. How many actors openly bash a President on a TV sitcom during an election year? Other than Allen I don’t know of one. Whether you agree with his political beliefs or not, Allen actively promotes the free markets and economic liberty – which makes him…