Like the candidates for vice president, I am “in the Rust Belt” to contribute. My connection with the vice presidential candidates goes beyond just being “in the Rust Belt”—I share the name (JD) with Vance and align with Walz’s inclusive vision by embracing vulnerability, empathy, and support for others, reflecting a modern approach to masculinity.
Although my “Rust Belt” is based in my city, my role primarily involves making contributions at a board meeting.
There’s something special about the end of summer as it makes its entrance. The apples begin to fall, and you harvest them like never before, bringing them into every corner of your home. Then, that familiar seasonal question returns: Why haven’t I become a cider farmer?
Dreams don’t always come true, but I should have been that cider producer with the most well-designed brand and a story about how to enjoy cider with your tie perfectly knotted.
So, ladies and gentlemen—especially the ladies with your impeccable tie style—I’m absolutely in love with your fashion sense. Let’s gather for some cider, and don’t forget the tie.
Fight! The setting sun catches me during an outdoor kettlebell session. I’m in a row of training days, aiming to get my match weight as I return to the gym after several months of non-stop business management assignments.
Now that almost every assignment is delivered and completed, I am free to be back and fight with the weights.
And yes, you can now engage me to support your company or organization, within a value-creation business management role, through confidence-building investor relations, as a fully experienced member of the board of directors, or in other cooperative roles.
It’s just a question of time. Different meetings within 8 hours, each with a change of style.
A fully scheduled day started in almost all red, combining British street style with a new wave touch by tie, for a working session contributing to the development of European society.
Transitioning to all summer white with blue stripes and squares for a business networking lunch, including round table presentations.
Ending the day in a midnight blue tuxedo jacket, boldly paired with black, for a traditional seasonal black-tie dinner in a fellowship.
I am on my way to a diplomatic event with invited business and political actors, along with the local community from the host country.
The dress code today is usually not as formal as other similar official events, so I can allow the summer weather to influence my outfit. I will wear solid red and patterned attire, complemented by a jacket with blue stripes.
This ensemble is somewhat formal for the occasion and my position, but also makes a statement, reinforcing my personal brand while networking at the event.
Hitting the city in all white with a wreath on the chest and some keyboard time between meetings and working sessions.
Just as JFK did, Fred Perry once met Jack Kennedy. He walked across to shake the great man’s hand and congratulated him on his good taste in clothes, as he was also wearing a Fred Perry shirt. JFK responded by asking Fred if he could be allowed the honor of using the three initials. Fred agreed and only ever agreed once more, with the initials BJM: for Billie Jean Moffitt, the greatest female tennis player of all time.
