I can’t remember where it came from, or when I started calling him it, but “Sparky” just seemed like the perfect nickname – even though his personality and demeanor was anything but that. He was poised, polished and very even-keel. He was, after all, our Vice President of Investor Relations so he was used to [...]
- David
Customers who take the time to complain are also taking the time to tell you what they want. Rather than see this as a negative, take it as an opportunity to improve your business. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite inspirational quotes from the legendary motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar. How have you dealt with [...]
- David
What Does The Rebirth of Flickr Mean for Marketing?
Guest post by Kelsey Kaufman, our awesome Kaufer DMC Account Coordinator! You might have seen the headlines: “Is Facebook Already Making Instagram Uncool?” “Flickr grows as Instagram support looms.” And, “11 reasons why Flickr is (and always has been) better than Instagram” (to name but a few) It was a tough month for Instagram as users [...]
- David
As the year comes to a close it’s time to look back at the previous 12 months and look at all that it brought to me and my life. As is the case with most years, it was full of surprises, challenges, laughter and a few tears. But overall it was a good year and [...]
- David
I have written quite a bit about Stone and our adventures with Autism. And I’ve also talked a lot about the various therapies we’ve had him in as well as the supplements and other treatments we’ve tried – all in an attempt to help him improve his speech and social development. In some therapy offices [...]
- David
Hope for the Holidays – How Stone Gave Me The Best Christmas Present Ever
“Hope is a waking dram” ~ Aristotle Tears welled up in my eyes as I sat down to talk to Renee about Stone in early October. “I think he’s regressing,” I told her. We had noticed a decrease in his use of speech as well as new unexplained behavior – spitting – at school and [...]
- David
This blog post is dedicated to my incredible twin tornados, Stone and Ty. Happy birthday guys! I can’t believe another year has flown by and you’re already turning 7 years old while tearing through first grade! There really are not words to describe how much I love both of you and how proud I am [...]
- David
I’m wondering how long the honeymoon between Husky fans and head coach Steve Sarkisian will last. Living in the middle of Husky country and listening to local sports talk radio, I feel like I have a pretty good pulse on expectations and attitudes surrounding the football program and the general feeling still seems to be [...]
- David
Now that I had Paris as a new target, I began cycling west of Brussels. I haven’t written too much about the actual cycling but up to this point in my trip, it really had gone about as well as I could have expected. Of course, it helped that I began my journey cycling through [...]
- David
Revisiting My Vision Quest Adventure 20 Years Later – Part 2
In my last post about my Vision Quest adventure, I covered my time in London and Amsterdam as my European bike trip began. After I spent a couple of days in Amsterdam, I made my way south through The Netherlands, taking advantage of the bike-friendly roads and paths in the country. When I shipped my [...]
- David
Have you heard of Kickstarter? It’s this very cool online tool that allows start-up companies to raise money online. It’s the ultimate crowd-source utility for entrepreneurs (and something I wish existed 5 years ago when I was trying to launch GreenforGood.com). A few years ago (when I was working on GreenforGood and heaviliy involved in [...]
- David
Revisiting my Vision Quest Adventure 20 years ago – Week One
As I mentioned in an earlier post, 20 years ago I embarked on the biggest adventure of my life at the time – a solo bike tour across Europe. I had no itinerary or agenda – I just knew I wanted to see and experience Europe on my own, and possibly stay and work overseas [...]
- David
Happy Birthday To The USA – The Greatest Ongoing Experiment In Democracy In History