The Peluso Presents Podcast

Big birthdays can be big problems or big opportunities.  On the problem side, we stress about getting older.  On the opportunity side, we can look back and appreciate how far we have come and everyth…

This episode will be released on a major milestone birthday of mine.  It's fitting that the episode is all about legacy, what others have left behind before me and what I'm leaving behind for those t…

Have you ever watched someone make questionable spending decisions?   That's usually ok if they are the only people who are affected, but what if someone else's life is impacted by poor spending deci…

When COVID hit, many business journalists chronicled the outsized impact it had on the Cruise Industry.  What many of them missed was the opportunity cost, not for cruising profits, but for a whole n…

eBay, Blockbuster, Dish Network, and even today's Trucking companies are all carrying on the tradition of putting profits before customers, and not surprisingly, customers are leaving.   It doesn't h…

In a world of US vs. THEM mentality, is their a way to get around it? Can we really find a WIN-WIN on the biggest of issues?  I think their is.  It won't come cheap, but it can be done if someone is …

Some think of it as déjà vu, some just say "Been there, done that".  Today's show explores the options for when you get that sense that what you are doing is not interesting because you've seen it al…

Inspired by a surprising moment, today's show is all about the value offered by that advanced degree, both from a traditional institution and by a for-profit diploma mill. It asks the question: Is th…

Inspired by a song I started to think about the good old days.  Specifically, I wondered what makes 'the good old days' good?  Why do we pine for them and what could you do to make them happen again?

Sometimes there is risk in where we want to go invest our time and money.  The risk is in what we will get as a return on that time and money investment.  Sometimes, we call it risk, but it's not rea…

Sometimes you'll put in months and years, and work your way up.  Then something happens, a private equity buyout, a market change, or just a new manager. Then the unexpected separation from the compa…

We are emotional beings and emotional beings make emotional decisions.  More often than not these emotional decisions can lead to a bad end.  Logic works, but too few people use it.  Listen and hear …

In part one we looked at the career related aspects of having a short term outlook vs a long term outlook in planning and decision making.  This show is part two where we look at the more Life relate…

In life we can have a short term outlook, or work towards the short term goal.  Sometimes in life we are looking at the Horizon, we are thinking not about tomorrow, but where we want to be years down…

In this episode we learn how a YouTube influencer illustrates what is in involved in understanding all the things that they don't tell you at work.  How did they do it? By being Savvy of course.  For…

For the type A personality (like me), a vacation isn't a way to rest, relax and unwind.  It's a great way to get away from the normal demands of life so you can get some work done you've been putting…