Author Archives: Konrad

On Fear (as a motivator)

Fear. Its one of the most common ways that people try to motivate others. HItler used it during World War II to unite the German people against the Jews, Kim Jong Un uses it to keep his people from ever leaving the country, and Putin uses it to keep Russia under control. Its so easy…More

Sagrada Familia and Building with Purpose

Sagrada Familia is revolutionary. But not only in the way you might think. The first reason it impressed me has nothing to do with Gaudi or the architecture, although it IS very impressive. What impressed me is that the people running the show haven’t been stagnant. They have been impossibly slow in actually building it…More

Wall Street’s Ego

Image credit to thesocialleader.com Wall St. got “bailed out” The Horror. Throw chains on them! That’ll keep them under control. The Banks stepped over their limits; They were speculating at our expense but is the right way to control them to regulate more? What is a bank? It’s a legal entity, but in reality its…More

My Vision

A cheetah may be able to run much faster than any of us can, but find the animal that can fly from New York to London in one day. What separates us from other animals is that we leverage our surroundings to give us an advantage. We took the nebulous concept of flying and broke…More

Fitzgerald Analytics

As a Director at Fitzgerald Analytics (FA), I help clients unlock value from intangible assets including customers, marketing campaigns, technology investments, and brands.  I’m especially interested in unlocking the potential value of intangible assets and fascinated by the universal possibilities of business intelligence. In my time at FA I’ve observed dozens of exciting projects, learned…More

The Saturday Delivery

Role: Founder Description: A weekly bulk food and drink delivery service for students on The George Washington University’s campus. Key Takeaways: Logistics of Founding a company Presentation before judges Fulfillment pressuresMore

New York City

I was born here, so sometimes when I praise the city so much I doubt myself. Am I just like the person who lives in the middle of nowhere but still considers it to be the best place in the world? Am I just used to New York so that’s what’s comfortable for me? People…More

The George Washington University

College itself doesn’t really do much. The whole going to class thing is pretty useless. However, that doesn’t mean the experience is a waste. I’d argue the exact opposite. I likely learned the most in any 3.5 year period while I was at GW. Not because of the classes or any other organized activities facilitated…More

PKO Bank Polski

My first and only international corporate experience. Where to start. It was 2 weeks. Not much time, what did I learn? I learned that being fluent in a spoken language doesn’t mean you can operate in a business environment with no issues. I learned how much of business is dependent on process. On humans processing…More