A Tale of Two Budweisers: The King of Beers and the Sport of Kings

Asreides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby
Aristides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby in 1875
Buchanan KY Derby Winner
Buchanan, winner of the 1884 Kentucky Derby

In early 1900, on a farm near St. Louis, a rather ordinary looking Thoroughbred bay colt was born to a mare with the geographically appropriate name, Missouri. The foal’s bloodlines were sprinkled with royalty and throughout his life Continue reading A Tale of Two Budweisers: The King of Beers and the Sport of Kings

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African Promise

Last week week, while in Indianapolis, Indiana attending a conference, I got a call from Rick Armon. Rick is a journalist with the Akron Beacon Journal. He was reaching out to me to get my thoughts on ABInBev’s recently proposed $104 billion purchase of SAB Miller. Rick is no Continue reading African Promise

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My Tale of the Unexpected

When I lived in Scotland one of my favorite television shows was Tales of the Unexpected. Created by the wonderful Welsh writer Roald Dahl it aired on British television between 1979 and 1988. While we may not realize it all of us are probably familiar with Dahl’s work. Dahl wrote the Continue reading My Tale of the Unexpected

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