Author Archives: Dan Kost

The conversation around workforce readiness has shifted. Fortune 100 companies are no longer waiting for colleges to produce job-ready graduates. They're looking earlier in the pipeline: at high schools and secondary institutions that demonstrate measurable outcomes in skill development, media literacy, and real-world application. The question isn't whether schools should prepare students for the modern…

The landscape of corporate branding is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and Super Bowl 2026 represents the inflection point where traditional marketing gives way to something far more strategic: talent development disguised as brand activation. For Fortune 100 executives navigating this shift, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnerships are no longer optional marketing experiments: they are…