Must Read: The Heroik Power of Headlines

by Nicholas McGill | Sep 23, 2014 | Becoming Heroik, Books, Gear, Heroik Culture, Heroik MBA, Innovation Lab, Marketing, Paper Practice, Productivity, Work Culture

There are many books out there disguised as how-to’s, prompting you to tell your story through social media, and to use it as a platform to build a more authentic brand. But let’s be real, most of these books are far removed of specifics with watered down...

Interview With Pinstriped Founder Thomas Sugar

by Nicholas McGill | Feb 11, 2014 | Gear, People, Reviews

Check Out Pinstriped. A subtle but intuitive program for Mac/Windows users to make presentations a little bit cleaner by adding an organized visual, presentation layer. Watch the video for more. Recently, we interviewed Pinstriped founder Thomas Sugar and got some...

Lumix DMC-TS3 and Tough Mudder Nor Cal

by Nicholas McGill | Feb 2, 2012 | Gear, Reviews

In our search for the best way to document our Heroik adventures, we need the toughest gear. Our gear will get dropped, dunked, and brought everywhere and anywhere there is adventure to be had. So we decided to torture test the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 and break it in...

Use Scrubly to Clean Up Contacts, Quickly, Effectively and Easily

by Nicholas McGill | Jan 21, 2012 | Gear, Productivity, Reviews

You might be amazed how many people deal with this contact conundrum- the years and in some cases, decades build up of contacts. Layer upon layer of stale and duplicate contact data rotting your Outlook database and virtual Rolodex of various flavors. Avoiding the...

Map Your Visual Thinking Process With Popplet

by Nicholas McGill | Jan 13, 2011 | Gear, Heroik Culture, Heroik MBA, Productivity, Reviews, Uncategorized, Work Culture

Popplet is a web app for visual thinking. It can be used to mind-map, brainstorm, connect ideas, collaborate, illustrate, you name it. There’s really only one catch, it’s a Flash application. Luckily, they have an iPad app for that. Each popplet can be an...