I have given several lectures at Lipscomb regarding professional networking. Back in the late 1990s I became a huge advocate of networking …
Miscellany
Another Wall is Coming Down
A decade ago I working as the Director of E-Commerce for a footwear manufacturer in Franklin. We were a 100-plus year old company that sold …
$1 trillion? Really!?!
It's being reported that, in 2010, student loans outpaced credit card debt for the first time in history. The total amount of student load …
Productive Mornings for the Night Owl
I admit it: I'm a bit of a night owl. The habit (because it IS a habit) started in college. When I was at Lipscomb we had a pretty strict …
Proud to Call Nashville Home
Even though I'm not a native Nashvillian I was still incredibly proud to see the city I now call home called out as a viable alternative to …
New Year’s Resolutions
Yes, it's that time of year again. What are your goals for 2011? Hit the gym a bit more often (some estimates have 50 percent of new gym …
On Margins and Other Items
Seth Godin wrote a great post recently on margins for different business models and used Groupon as an example of a way to sell at a …
Where the Words Have Gone
I've read several recent articles (Exhibit A, Exhibit B) talking about a recent study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project about …
Have You Read Lord of the Flies?
If you have, then the study recently released by professors at the Warsaw University of Technology shouldn't really surprise you. The key …