Author: Kevin O'Toole

Growing up as one of seven kids (and two relatives waiting for a green card in the basement) in a crowded house in Essex County, I learned early that wisdom doesn’t always flow in one direction. Growing up during those...

In politics, the background noise and chatter never stops. The critics, the columnists, the opposition, and the anonymous social media sages all have a truckload of opinions, a barrel of proverbial ink and an internet megaphone. They all believe that...

It was 1:15 a.m. on Monday, March 23, when the phone rang. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, it is not going to be good news. I quickly learned that late Sunday evening, March 22, an...

Some of us have had the occasion to start a business and most have found this exercise to be equal parts, exhilarating and exhausting. Whether it be a lemonade stand when you were in grammar school, a law firm in...

I recently took a vacation and brought a few books along for the ride. One of the books was an autobiography written by Stephen A. Smith titled “Straight Shooter—A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes.” Over the last few...