Reputation vs. Results: History Isn’t a Strategy | Over the Bull®

February 13, 2026
An impressionist-style painting of a busy newsroom with several people reading and writing at desks, scattered papers, vintage typewriters, and a cityscape visible through a large window in the background.

Legacy media isn’t failing because the internet exists. Legacy media is failing because the business model that once made journalism profitable has been dismantled, and the replacement strategy has been confused for transformation. Print advertising subsidized reporting for decades. Broadcast owned attention. Local newspapers controlled distribution by default. Those conditions created margins big enough to…

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#8 – Paying a Premium for an Illusion (Micro-Podcast) | Over the Bull®

April 30, 2025
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Ever wondered what it’s like to pay four times more for something that’s worth a fraction of the price? That’s the real-world experience I walked into last week—and it’s a perfect example of what we talk about on Over the Bull: real stories, real lessons, and real cautionary tales from the trenches of business and…

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