September 15th 2011

The world is a different place every day. We listen to the news and hear about the many doings around the globe ...all of which seem to be double edged. We can take heart in remembering that this is the way things have always been on the planet and will likely always be. Good people still need to take action to make the right things happen so, complacency is rarely the solution.

Our business is very busy on this day. We have a search firm and we are now engaged in 4 searches with 2 more to come on line tomorrow. September 15, 2011 is vastly different for us from a business perspective than September 15, 2010 and that is truly a good thing for us here at KULPER & COMPANY as well as for our clients. Perhaps in the face of high unemployment our clients are now hiring at a faster pace than I have seen in several years. The economy is truly like a rubber band that stretches when pressure is exerted and become slack when pressure is released. What is happening in your business? Are you getting busier? I would venture that you are. I think the economists will be pleasantly surprised when they see the employment #s for fall of 2011---from now until November there is going to be a lot of hiring going on.

The Federal Government ---Congress and the like have a role to play here in that when appropriate and possible they can do things to give the economy a push or save an industry from ruin like they did for the automobile companies. But like the automobile companies who are now paying back the loans they were given, American enterprise needs to stand on its own two feet--and that is just what it is doing. Over the course of time our society will get better not worse, despite all the hand wringing going on from the right or the left. America is a composed of people who are practical and reasonable. We really like it best when people who work creatively and hard can make a difference like Steve Jobs or Henry Ford or the entrepreneur who's name we don't yet know but is working very hard at right this moment to creating a solution to a problem like diabetes, high performance batteries or a vehicle that gets 200 mpg. I think wherever possible we need to think and talk positively. We are a great group of people who can solve any problem in front of us. Remember that your neighbor has much the same challenge as do you---every day---and remember to laugh as often with him or her as you can! Life is truly short...we are meant to enjoy it while we are dealing with its many challenges.

So, todays entry is meant to make us all feel a little better. The sun is still rising for America----don't listen to the naysayers---get busy solving problems.

With hope...
Always,
Keith

John Traynor wins Salmagundi Medal

It is a real pleasure to write today's Blog. While I am focused on my search business it is always great to be able to enjoy another interesting activity. My friend of many years, John C. Traynor, was last night's recipient of the Salmagundi Club "President's Medal". This medal is awarded to a member of the club that has made significant contributions to the field of fine art and to the Salmagundi community of artists. Some of America's best known artists have belonged to the club of the many decades of its existence. John is an oil painter in the tradition of the old masters. He is from Mendham NJ and received his first training in fine art under the tuteledge of Fr Beatus Lucey, OSB at Delbarton School in Morristown. Since those early days he has gone on to become one of our country's best know painters. He paints portraits, landscapes, still lifes as well as large scale murals.

My daughter, Kendall and I were invited guests at last night's proceedings. The Salmagundi Club is located at 47 Fifth Avenue near Greenwich Village. It was founded back in the 1870's and is a historic location filled with original art contributed by its many famous members over the decades. John has a real appreciation for the history of his field so, he understands that it is his role to both win commissions and sell paintings as well as contribute generously to various institutions that have nurtured him and his career. Included in today's blog are pictures of John and his work that I took this past summer and pictures of his art work. Congratulations to John and his family and especially to his wonderful wife, Sara.

It is a pleasure to share this with all of you. Congratulations, John....Keep up the great work, John.