My upcoming book tour is right around the corner. As you know, I wrote my third book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. The book is about my journey over the past 10 years and includes my business life, personal life, and my...
My Third Book At The Printer
I finished my third book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. It will be in stores across the world, this August, and I have some links for pre-sales, if interested. About the Book For those who have ever thought they were too old...
Text Message? Phone Call? Email? What’s Best?
I don't know about you, but all day long I get text messages, phone calls (less of these lately), emails, and direct messages. They happen throughout the day and there are times, that can't respond right away. I may be in the middle of a project for a client, podcasting...
Did You Know My Third Book is Being Printed?
I wrote two business books over the past ten years - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, published in 2009, and Branding in a Digital World, published in 2020. Recently, I wrote a book about my running and triathlon journey called, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete...
A Hamptons Alternative
Have you heard of the town Nissequogue on the North Shore of Long Island? Many are calling this town a “Hamptons Alternative” or a "Mellower Hamptons”. About the Interview In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, Hilary speaks with Tracey Kupferberg – a licensed associate real estate broker, and...
Business Reflections Thirty Years Later
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of HJMT Public Relations Inc. For those of you who read this blog and don't know, I started the firm 30 years ago in 1992 with a baby on my lap in my one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach. The business has been a real whirlwind....
Business Owners – Pay Your Manual Workers Weekly!
I recently had a conversation with Paul Aloe of Kudman Trachten Aloe & Posner LLP. He was telling me that there are strict laws right now to pay manual workers weekly as opposed to bi-weekly. Here are some of the questions I asked. What Defines a Manual Worker? While the...
How to Prepare for a Business Divorce
After a difficult two years, many businesses are hoping 2022 is the year things turn around. But for some, this may mean making a dramatic change in who will remain the stakeholders of the business…Business divorces can be tricky and emotional. Whether the “break up” is between friends, family members...
Le Coucou – Save Your Money!
If people are raving about a restaurant and that restaurant has a Michelin star, you would think and hope that the restaurant is fantastic. Unfortunately, that was not the case for Le CouCou, a traditional French restaurant with a modern twist. The restaurant is located in the Howard Hotel in...
Can a Business in NY Charge a Surcharge for Credit Card Use?
I went to a physical therapist in Bethpage. I was told by two people that this particular therapist was the best on Long Island. I'm still suffering from my meniscus surgery and after talking with my doctor, he told me I should go back to therapy. I went to a...