Beyond The Whirl

To our rapidly expanding Tribe of Strategic Thinkers, Decision Warriors, and Reorientation Artists—

If you’re vibing with The Whirl of Reorientation and our podcast No Way Out, there’s more where that came from. Here’s where else you can find us breaking down the deeper mechanics of perception, leadership, and nonlinear decision-making:

🎙️ Rutgers University – CPS Colloquium

Topic: The Hidden Advantage in Strategic Communications: Adaptation, Perception & Influence

Featuring: Mark McGrath

Hosted by the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, this session highlighted how the OODA “loop” sketch isn’t just a military tool—it’s a strategic weapon for communicators, brand architects, and influence professionals.

Mark broke down how Orientation, not mere speed, is the true high ground. Topics covered:

• Strategic use of asymmetry and misdirection

• Breaking narrative cohesion and exploiting disruption

• Maintaining credibility under cognitive fire

💡 If you work in PR, marketing, or leadership and aren’t using OODA, you’re playing checkers on a chessboard.

Watch it here:

🎧 Capitalist Culture Podcast – Hosted by Kip Knippel

Guest: Mark McGrath

This episode dives deep into decision-making under pressure, leadership without dogma, and why most business frameworks fail when the fog rolls in. If you’re navigating high-stakes environments, start here.

🔥 Key concepts: Complexity. Adaptation. Command without control.

Watch it here:

🛩️ Hedgeye TV: Real Conversations with Ponch Rivera

Episode: The Fractal Secret of Decision-Making: TOPGUN Style

Host: Keith McCullough (CEO of Hedgeye)

Ponch sits down for a no-fluff, edge-of-your-seat breakdown of fighter pilot-level decision design and how it translates directly into business, investing, and institutional leadership.

• Learn how nonlinear thinking, rooted in complexity theory, neuroscience, and psychology, powers elite operators.

• Discover how the OODA “loop” sketch is actually a fractal architecture for survival and dominance—not a linear process.

🎯 If you lead people, allocate capital, or shape perception, this is required viewing.

📡 Substack Live + X Live

Yes—we’re now testing Substack Live just as we’ve done with X Live.

🎥 Most recently, Mark took you on a 7-minute walk through Manhattan, sharing real-time reflections, updates on the latest podcast with Alan Green, and a preview of his new Substack: CONTRA FRAME—a hard-hitting, signal-rich project that maps the ideologies, illusions, and strategic shifts shaping the current reality distortion field.

🌀 Stay with The Whirl and No Way Out, and thanks for sharing them with those you lead!

More drops are coming. More platforms. More reorientation.

Make sure you’re subscribed, locked in, and ready to adapt before your competitors!