My buddy Jason Alba from JibberJobber has organized a pretty cool free learning event tomorrow, entitled Personal Branding Summit. Details are here. It includes some of my favorite marketing and career types like Guy Kawasaki, John Jantsch, Krishna De, Richard Bolles, Phil Gerbyshak and Debbie Weil. Sign up for individual sessions that cover all kinds […]
Marilyn Scott-Waters has been an artist all her life, but found that her corporate role as Art Director at Nike was pinching her soul. So she ventured into the world of freelance, and as part of her business built a gigantic following with her whimsical paper toy site thetoymaker.com. On today’s radio show, hear her […]
One of the best parts of building a business is fantasizing for hours about the heights of fame you will achieve. You imagine giving a warm, familiar hug to Oprah, or Jon Stewart, or seeing your face plastered on a gigantic billboard in Times Square, like the one I saw of Sean “Puffy” Combs that […]
One of my fellow Phoenecians, Brett Farmiloe, is a young, creative and inspiring storyteller who is launching his second “Pursue the Passion” tour across the U.S., complete with a 29-foot RV. James Whiting and Noah Pollock will join him on the cross-country adventure. Last year, Brett and 2 friends toured the country interviewing people who […]
One of my fellow Phoenecians, Brett Farmiloe, is a young, creative and inspiring storyteller who is launching his second “Pursue the Passion” tour across the U.S., complete with a 29-foot RV. James Whiting and Noah Pollock will join him on the cross-country adventure. Last year, Brett and 2 friends toured the country interviewing people who […]
Nataly Kogan, a former venture capitalist who very recently flew the corporate coop (yeah Nataly!) to co-found a company called Work-it Mom, recently wrote a blog post calling for perspectives on what she calls the “coming out of the mom closet.” It was spurred by a conversation with a potential contributing writer to her site […]
If you were raised in a conflict-averse household like I was, you may find that this early history seeps into your business and you are afraid to upset anyone with a controversial product or service. Big mistake! The most successful (and interesting) businesses take a stand and create something different, unique, and meaningful for their […]
I just came across this excellent post on blogging usability tips from Tom Johnson of I’d rather be writing. He describes twenty different examples in very clear language, accompanied by helpful graphics. It doesn’t necessarily have new or revolutionary information, just a great reminder of the basics needed to start a solid, useful blog. He […]
I just came across this excellent post on blogging usability tips from Tom Johnson of I’d rather be writing. He describes twenty different examples in very clear language, accompanied by helpful graphics. It doesn’t necessarily have new or revolutionary information, just a great reminder of the basics needed to start a solid, useful blog. He […]
I have been a Seth Godin fan for a long time, since back in the days when each issue of Fast Company magazine was the size of a phone book, and he was a contributing author. (Was I the only one that would get an intense thrill at receiving a fresh issue in the mail? […]