A long time ago in a land far, far away, I got my start in advertising by sitting in a focus group for Carvel Ice Cream. At the time, I was nearing the end of my tenure as the boy who didn’t need anyone and was living in a basement in Flushing while commuting into the city on the 7 train to do my job as an IT headhunter. I also was something of a professional focus group taker. But…
