This post was written as a feature article for the Brazen Careerist community.
In today’s professional world, our influence extends only as far as our relationships. This is fantastic news for the Hollywood lookalikes and handshaking enthusiasts. Unfortunately, the majority of us lack the jawline and the forearm fortitude to become a master [...]

I still have a turkey hangover…You know that feeling of being in a constantly satisfying daze?  And no, I am not alluding to any extracurricular activities.  Anyways that is besides the point.  After having a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family and friends and away from my computer; it was much easier to take a step [...]

It doesn’t take a Harvard MBA to figure it out.
New era of authentic celebrities (Biz Stone, Kina Granis, Gary Vaynerchuk)
With enough creativity and ingenuity a startup with no resources can out play a large company.
Consumers have the power!
The world is flat.
Social media gurus…watch this video
Finding you boyfriend/ girlfriend on Facebook.
Collaboration fuels success.
The phrase “what have [...]

Two memorable things happened last week:  I read a post from one of my favorite bloggers, Carlos Miceli, called “Ignore Reality” and I had a long and deep conversation with my younger brother Matt.  Carlos explored the realm of the completely irrelevant.  He took a look at the statistics, assumptions and boundaries that our society [...]

The last month of my life has made me feel far more important then I should feel. Airplanes, fancy hotels, San Diego, New York, VCs and CEOs…the usual. Not exactly, but with a bit more practice maybe someday soon it will be more “usual” then not. I have attended both the DMA [...]

If you are working on or thinking on working on your first startup, read this. It should help you avoid a messy situation.

In the journey of entrepreneurship, ups and downs are expected. So when BlackTop Hoops had an entire month of everything going right, it was to be assumed that the perfect storm was [...]

I wrote this back in August but since I have been busy with other things and have been unable to post (more to come on that later) I wanted to post it again.  More importantly, Facebook is making some changes in regards to their developers API..which could possibly help brands create more successful campaigns on [...]

I just got sick a couple days back. I was exhausted followed with a pinch of body aches. I knew instantly what the cause of my demise was this time around. I was over thinking…my body was telling my brain to slow down and empty out. So I took the next [...]

Ok…so this is going to be a short and semi embarrassing blog post.
Yesterday, I was officially hoodwinked into doing something I thought I’d never do.  I went to the nail salon with my girlfriend and her mom and no, I didn’t wait on the couch and read People Magazine.  Instead I walked right in to [...]

I am boldly stating that one of the biggest obstacles entrepreneurs face with their ventures, or any type of online work for that manner, is to maintain keen focus on a task until completion. Being entrepreneurs (or aspiring ones) we are innately inquisitive to a point where learning about new and exciting topics [...]