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Discern: The Unimportance of Practically Everything.  We are in the middle of some thoughtful planning for 2017.  We want to be ready for the new year and be super clear on what 2017 brings. 2016 was beautiful – it tested us, it brought great highs (getting married…starting a n...

I think we all struggle with this idea of motivation. But in reality, maybe motivation is not what we really struggle with.  Motivation is typically extrinsic – something or someone is pushing us. Maybe your doctor is motivating you to get healthy. Or maybe it’s society – you’r...

I recently saw a post from a friend on Instagram of a Bond-themed hotel room.  Sure – it’s pretty easy to gain a social following with over-the-top insanity like that, but please hotelier universe – don’t do that if it’s not in your DNA. 

So how do you stand out in a crowde...

Tell us about yourself? I'm a family man, I have 2 wonderful kids. I enjoy the simple joys of life like spending quality time with my family or just simply watching movies together at home. I am passionate about racing although I never really made it into a full time profession...

I didn’t know why I was unhappy professionally. I had what other people would consider to be their dream job.  I worked for DISNEY. In their DIGITAL team. In MANAGEMENT. It should have been the trifecta of awesome. 

And for many people it would be. Disney is a great company...

I was an absolutely terrible student. I have this vivid memory from middle school coming home to find pamphlets on the counter from several area schools because I had failed my achievement tests. For people who know me now, that always comes as a huge shock because I'm pretty o...

With major social media channels all adopting a smart feed or user-based algorithm, getting solid organic reach is really hard. For instance, the average Instagram user misses 70% of content in their feed and a Facebook user could potentially see somewhere between 1500 to 15000...

Three months ago, I started on a journey that has been a complete 180 from everything that I’ve known professionally: finally scratching that entrepreneur itch and starting my own consulting business. Going from the world’s largest PR agency, to a fortune 100 company to all of...

It will comes as no shock that video performance on social media has skyrocketed as many platforms are giving it preferential treatment in the newsfeed.  Video can work so well to communicate a message, but more than likely, you are paralyzed by the sheer thought of creating vi...