Share Last week I declared that I have made the full fledged nose dive into self-employment. This week it’s time to reveal the company behind the entrepreneur (at least more extensively). I have been fortunate enough to partner up with some amazing business people and friends to create ConvoSpark; a social media agency that focuses [...]
Share Last Wednesday: I Left my job at a social media agency. Today: I write my own paychecks (assuming that I can) And I feel more alive then ever. There is something thrilling about uncertainty. Ask my two partners at ConvoSpark and myself about it. We are now moving full force into a dualistic world [...]
On 03.15.10, In Innovation and Ideas, by Brenton
Share There is alot of noise these days. Probably more than ever. The good thing is that filtering the noise is actually possible. In the conversation age you have a choice of what you consume. With choices comes decisions…asking yourself “what do I read”, “who do I become friends” with “what business opportunities I pursue”. [...]
On 03.01.10, In Guest Posts, by Brenton
Share This is a guest post from a great friend of mine and the most talented writer I know, Kyle Rutty. You can get his take on relationships, Facebook stalking and the rest of his world views at his comedy blog FindgingWood.com. The movie Hangover was similar to my college experience: hazy, hung over, blurred, [...]
On 02.25.10, In Guest Posts, by Brenton
Share This post is part of the Blog Tour for Richard Dedor’s new book, Anything is Possible. Want to learn more about my friend Richard? Visit his blog, Finding Focus & follow him on Twitter to keep in touch! Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to check out our free giveaway opportunity. It is [...]
On 02.23.10, In Innovation and Ideas, by Brenton
Share The world is rapidly becoming more social, all the while these socialites are hanging out behind a computer…counter intuitive I know! Twitter has shown the word what a public ecosystem can do for spreading messages and building communities. Facebook recently embraced a more public community when Marky Mark Zuckerberg announced that the default privacy [...]
Share I have learned alot in the past month! It seems like my January 2010 = the sum of my UCSB college years from an educational standpoint (it’s not you UCSB, it’s me). I think I have already made my point, but just to reiterate…I am committed to learning this year. I have committed 2010 [...]
On 02.01.10, In Collection of Thoughts, by Brenton
Share In the spirit of the launch of the free Success E-book by 30 of the worlds most awesome bloggers! Here is my take on the all encompassing yet hard to define term “success”. The Marriam Webster Dictionary defines success as the following: favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or [...]
Share Most likely this post will come off as a shameless plug for my good friends’ websites, startups and projects…so be it…they deserve it! After spending a little time with one of my best friends and checking out his ridiculously hilarious, well written and random website Finding Wood (launches today might I add) something struck [...]
On 01.19.10, In Collection of Thoughts, by Brenton
Share This post was inspired by my Deadhead mother who has helped shaped my life in the most interesting of ways. I love you so much mom For those readers that don’t know the Grateful Dead, you will sure know some cultural staples they have helped cultivate, like the Tie-dyed shirts, music file sharing, hippies, [...]
