Connecting the dots of life and business

I interviewed Marc Freedman who has over 15,000 LinkedIn connections! We discuss how he’s benefited from being a LinkedIn Whore (his words). Marc runs dallasblue.com and several other ventures along with his super networking efforts. Revver Video Permalink

I’m getting more and more into twitter.com. Last week, I was in Dallas for a business/pleasure trip while there were tornado warnings back in Louisville. I normally would hear about the storm AFTER it was over, usually hours or even a day later. Then, I would have to call folks to find out the damage [...]

Congratulations to the Wallstrip team for reaching its 1-year anniversary! As a web video enthusiast and producer of a two-month old, growing web show… I applaud not only their success, but their consistent, quality work. Happy Birthday and many more!

If you follow sports (specifically baseball) you’ve probably heard last week about the outrage of the Cleveland Indians’ fan base towards local hero, LeBron James. Even the official Indians playoff blogger (and my friend), Chris Jung called him out. What was all the stink about? As seen in the picture at left, LeBron not only [...]

Our Daily Idea web show has really exceeded our growth expectations and this week is significant for a couple reasons. We’re going to three shows per week (yes, we’re actually working towards “daily”) and today’s episode shows myself and three others on the DI team who act out what NOT to do with business meetings. [...]

When you’re pitching an investor or selling to a customer, you must be certain they understand your USP (unique selling proposition). If they aren’t “getting it” the first time, re-phrase it or ask a question in a different way. If you still aren’t making progress, just flip the numbers like Wal-Mart did below. Sometimes people [...]