by Tommy Spaulding | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get a room for the night. “We’d like a room, please,” the...
by Tommy Spaulding | Apr 13, 2017 | Blog
I got married 12 years ago. We honeymooned on the French island of Saint Barths, officially called Saint-Barthélemy, 35 kilometers southeast of St. Martin and north of St. Kitts – tucked away in the West Indies. Women dream of planning their wedding day. Men...
by Tommy Spaulding | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
Joe Rogers had a simple philosophy for Waffle House, the restaurant chain he co-founded in 1955. As well as serving up Southern-style breakfasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Rogers insisted that staff offer Southern-style hospitality. “We are not in the...
by Tommy Spaulding | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog
I write this BLOG at 5:36am in a freezing cold ice rink. My nine-year old son, Tate, gets up four days a week, before school, to practice his passion – ice hockey. Passion is not the word. Obsession more fits the description. He’s been playing since he was...
by Tommy Spaulding | Mar 15, 2017 | Blog
Ten years ago, when I was leading Up with People, I learned firsthand the demands of a CEO. I was traveling 50% of the time internationally and growing the company. I was also trying to grow a family. I learned, then, that balance doesn’t really exist. Balance...
by Tommy Spaulding | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
A few years ago, I took my son Tate to Toronto, Canada to attend one of my speaking gigs. We stretched the business trip into a long weekend. Caught a Maple Leaf’s game, drove 90 minutes to see Niagara Falls and visited with some special Canuck friends. On our...
