With America’s birthday behind us, we at Duke Cannon shift our focus to “trade show season,” that magical time of year when we cross the country pitching our wares to new customers. We go all over, from Philly to Seattle, New York to Dallas, from the beloved lakes of Minnesota...

André Short teaches high school English and public speaking, but he says, “helping a student become a better person, teaching them how to navigate life, and to succeed in the world is my ultimate goal.” And he means it. André helps current and former students prepare for interviews, write resumes,...

If you check your personal email in early June, you’ll no doubt have a slew of entreaties from companies like ours claiming to have what “dad really wants” for Father’s Day. But we have to come clean. What Dad really wants, or even needs, cannot be sold or traded for...

It’s happened to all of us. You flip on the tube with the intention of watching wrestling or maybe a rerun of Knight Rider, and inadvertently you find yourself engrossed in the journey of Kurt and Debbie trying to find the perfect 3BR/2Ba colonial outside of Charleston. This black hole...

Having lost every ounce of writing talent to Netflix and HBO, the broadcast networks have now begun filling their schedules with recycled hits from the 80s and 90s. And while it’s unlikely Duke Cannon will clean up his DVR to make room for Rosanne, he might erase those old Sons...

If you’ve read the Internet at any point in the last 10 years, we wouldn’t blame you for thinking that no one under 25 has any semblance of a real job. This is patently false, of course, and Dawson Willyard is but one proof point. At only 19 years old,...

Paul Cain is a farmer. He’s been raising corn and soybeans and maintaining a herd of black angus cattle for the past 35 years. He works tirelessly to raise the crops needed to put food on our tables, and in his “spare time,” Paul contributes to the community by educating...

Like the NHL players, Bob Costas and Russian flags, Duke Cannon will not be attending this year’s Winter Olympics. As much as he loves seeing Americans dominate in competitive sports, Duke Cannon just doesn’t get fired up about many Winter Olympic pursuits. With the exception of curling, which requires heavy...

Recently, a handful of Duke Cannon employees ventured south to attend a trade show, and by Day 2, the majority of said employees were afflicted by the cold, flu, bronchitis, or whatever the hell is “going around.” And while the team fought through it with the help of a family-size...

If you’ve sat down to enjoy a coffee and the morning Internet lately, you’ve probably read no less than 9300 predictions about what this new year will hold. Truth be told, Duke Cannon isn’t much of a soothsayer, but considering that our weekly email is the sole source of world...