Next week marks the Summit Solstice, that special, equidistant Hump Day between conferences. Suddenly, the Summit To Come will be closer than the Summit That Was, so it’s time to start planning in earnest for … Read More
Blogging Isn’t Dead. It Isn’t Even Sick.
You’ll notice that one of this week’s Porchlight Posts is presented not so much as a full meal as 17 mini-courses, served up on Twitter by our friend and frequent Summit contributor John Kinnear. They … Read More
Tom Brady Takes A Flying Leap
Tom Brady inspires strong feelings in people, either as a super-model canoodler and the most blinged-out quarterback in NFL history, or as a “known cheater” and “diet pseudoscientist.” Given this polarized backdrop, it fits that … Read More
Dismiss Gen Z Influencers “At Your Peril”
The first banner ad, launched almost 25 years ago, felt like the first claim toward settling the untamed frontier of online content creation. (You can read more about the origin story here.) They may seem … Read More
“Pay Them Girls What They Worth”
With this latest World Cup win—their fourth out of the eight championships in the event’s entire existence— the United States Women’s National Team has cemented itself as the gold standard of soccer. Simply put, they’re … Read More
FoF: It’s Still All About the Writing
It started on a stage in Houston in 2013 when five invited writers read for an audience of appreciative peers. The Dad 2.0 Spotlight Readers were a highlight of our third event, and they’ve become … Read More
FoF: Paid Leave Gains A Powerful Ally
Did read the news this week? Lots of talk about what masculinity is, and indignant rebuttals asserting what masculinity isn’t. We’re not surprised that companies dedicated to a man’s skin should want to get beneath … Read More
FoF: Fork in the Machine
Social media is no longer a sapling. It has been around long enough now that a generation of kids has grown up as native users, and early adopters are deciding whether to be late adapters and … Read More
FoF: Families Belong Together
On Wednesday, the country will celebrate the 242nd anniversary of the day the American experiment was effectively launched. And among the flurry of flags and bunting that will be raised and draped, many of us will … Read More
FoF: What We Talk About When We Talk About Fatherhood
After the flurry of Father’s Day, we’ve received a record amount of outreach about the Dad 2.0 Summit. Thank you for that! We answered some of these questions two weeks ago when our Father’s Day … Read More