by King Monkey | Sep 14, 2016 | Branding, Fun, Story Telling, Traditions, Uncategorized
My Oakland Raiders started off their 2016-17 NFL season with a victory, and my LA Dodgers are four games up on the Giants as I write this. All is good (for the moment) in the Paul June sports multi-verse. Yes, I know—they really aren’t “my” teams, but it’s hard to...
by King Monkey | Sep 7, 2016 | Branding, Business Development, Entrepreneurs, Story Telling, Uncategorized
Labor Day weekend has come and gone. It’s the proverbial marker to end summer and begin fall, though by the calendar (and for those of us in warmer climes) summer has a few more weeks on the dance card. Chances are you got together with friends and family at some...
by King Monkey | Aug 31, 2016 | Branding, Entrepreneurs, Marketing Tips, Story Telling, Uncategorized
I get asked all the time where I came up with the name “Barrel O’Monkeyz.” I’ve always been intrigued by monkeys. They always seem to be having fun. Monkeys make me laugh. And that’s a big part of who I am . . . and the kind of organization I wanted my...
by King Monkey | Apr 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
“If you build it, he will come,” may be a classic movie quote (number 39 all time on The American Film Institute’s Top 100 Movie Quotes), but as a business maxim, it just doesn’t pass muster. Let’s face it, there are no guarantees in business. As any entrepreneur,...
by King Monkey | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
With just under 17 months to the finish line, the 2016 race for the White House is underway. Hillary Clinton ended months of suspense (insert monkey sarcasm here) by finally making her bid official over the weekend. She joins fellow Democratic hopeful and former...