America Pass: A Smarter Way to Rethink Tariffs, Trade, and Global Leverage
“Free trade is a good thing, when it’s fair. Unfair trade cheaters must pay a price.” -Peter Navarro What if we stopped pretending that global trade was some…
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Memorandum: Framework for Creation of the Federal Social Impact LLC (FSI-LLC)
To: Legislative Counsel / Policy Development TeamsFrom: Lynn ScheidRe: Legal Structure and Regulatory Framework for a Federal Social Impact Limited Liability CompanyDate: April 12, 2025 Executive Summary This memorandum outlines the proposed statutory and regulatory structure for a new federal business entity: the Federal Social Impact Limited Liability Company (FSI-LLC). The FSI-LLC is a mission-aligned,…
Purpose, Meet Profit: Reinventing Business at the Federal Level
Forty years ago, I opened my first business. Since then, I’ve launched and operated more than a hundred others—from a dance studio and a café to property management, production services, office cleaning, and media ventures. Each one was built to be profitable. But they also shared a deeper belief: that business can—and should—do good. Back…
Everyone Is Responsible for the Box Office—Even the Actors.
The failure of Disney’s Snow White didn’t come from nowhere. It came from a culture that’s forgotten what professionalism looks like. “With great power comes great responsibility.”— Voltaire The Implosion We All Saw Coming If you’ve been in this business for any amount of time, you know what it feels like to watch a film go…
Unscripted TV is Undergoing a Seismic Shift.
In the current milieu of the entertainment industry, a pervasive quietus has settled, markedly felt in the stories of individuals who have recently been cast adrift from their network anchorage or freelancers navigating the stark reality of barren prospects. Each resume that lands on my desk is a reminder, a poignant echo of my own…
20-Years ago this Month, I moved to Nigeria.
I was the first white person these kids had ever seen; at first, they were scared, and then they realized I was just a silly bald guy, and they followed me everywhere. This Village is in the northeast of the country, an hour or two north of Jos, and “Boko Haram” took some of these…
Evolution of The Pitch Deck.
The History of Pitch Decks by “Og” Imagine, if you will, the scene: a dimly lit cave, flickering shadows cast by a modest fire, the air filled with anticipation. Og, the caveman entrepreneur, stands before the tribe, clutching a series of crudely painted rock slabs. Each slab is a prototype of the first-ever pitch deck,…
The Documentary: Good Or Bad?
As someone who has traversed the globe, producing documentaries in over 60 countries, I have witnessed firsthand the spectrum of human experience. From the ravages of war, conflict, and violence to the critical issues of food safety and mental health, my journey has spanned the most pressing concerns of our time, including major topics like…
Financial Quagmire of Movie Production
In this deep dive, I examine the financial challenges of film production, with a particular focus on budget overruns. In the high-stakes arena of film production, where creative aspirations soar and financial realities tether, the art of balancing the books becomes as crucial as the art of storytelling itself. As a seasoned media executive, I…
Unscripted Content: Reflections and Predictions for 2024.
Unscripted Content: Reflections and Predictions for 2024. The television industry is at a significant juncture, experiencing transformative changes that are reshaping the landscape of how content is created, distributed, and consumed. As I delve into the current state and future prospects of unscripted television, it’s clear that the industry is navigating through a period of…
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