James Orsini Blog

Why back-office work drives so many small business owners to sell, and how vYve and Factotum work together to take it off their plate.

After 11 years and five roles at VaynerX, a look back at 40 years in business and the move into consulting with vYve and Factotum.

Notes from vYve sessions in Amsterdam and New York with nearly two dozen founders, and four lessons from inside the exam room.

Why an annual family vacation has been a fixed cost for 35 years of marriage, and what two weeks at the shore gives back.

For small businesses in the early days of COVID: people who lost before they won, from Bill Gates to Abraham Lincoln.

The Sasha Group’s first year, from nearly 40 staff and 50 clients to five values and the plan for 2020.

Lessons from public company, university and nonprofit boardrooms, prompted by the Business Roundtable’s shift to stakeholders.

Two companies with tongue-twister names and almost nothing else in common: Saatchi & Saatchi and The Sasha Group.

From VaynerX to Seton Hall to a kitchen renovation: growth always hurts, and it is still worth seeking.

The launch of The Sasha Group, built to move businesses with $1 to $100 million in revenue to the front of the line.

The everyday phrases we use about the heart, and a case for leading with kindness. Dedicated to Claude Silver.

A leather satchel, 25 years and 26 countries, and a matching bag for a son starting his first job.

Why punishing companies for missing estimates by a penny invites the very behavior Sarbanes-Oxley was written to stop.

A son’s last college game, and what nearly 20 years in the stands taught about failure, patience and second chances.

In a culture of impatience, why a proven process is what makes speed possible.

A morning at the 108th precinct and an afternoon closing a $10,000 charity gap: why facilitating gets more done than delegating.

Travis Kalanick’s exit from Uber, and why the best jobs are often the ones you create for yourself.

A weekend of unfriendly local shops, and why the people at the counter are a store’s real edge over shopping online.

A tribute to a 97-year-old plumber, World War II veteran and father, buried on Veterans Day.

A 35th high school reunion, and a career from KPMG to VaynerMedia built one phone call at a time.

What the 2016 Yankees rebuild could teach an advertising industry that needs to change.

How a 1984 KPMG internship led to a career, a seat on the Seton Hall Board of Regents, and a marriage.

After 25 years in marketing agencies, why VaynerMedia runs more like a Silicon Valley startup than an agency.