Leadership
Why I'm Heading To VoiceCon And Pumped About It
READ Ask anyone I’ve ever worked super closely with, and they’ll likely agree that I’m not one to waste time going to conferences. Conferences are usually productivity killers. Not workshops or webinars, that take 1-2 hours out of your day, but freaking conferences – that take multiple days and nights out of your week. But…
Read MoreChanging The World Through Entrepreneurship: Podcast Episode 41 with Will Acuff
WATCH LISTEN READ I know what you’re thinking – another “entrepreneurship program, huh?” How can entrepreneurship be taught in a classroom? But this isn’t at all what you’re thinking. Corner To Corner is an organization that is bringing the Nashville community together, and working to enhance already thriving “side hustles” and turn them into…
Read MoreBusiness Is Personal: Case Study #1 Social Media Law Class
WATCH READ I don’t care what anyone says. Business is Personal. It’s ALL personal. And that’s not a bad thing, that’s a GREAT thing! Case in point, our new friend Thallen Brassel, attorney of counsel at Nelson Mullins, and founder of Lady Lunch Club, will be holding a Social Media Law class as part of…
Read MoreHow Do You Treat The People You Pay? (vs. the ones that pay you?)
READ I’ve been fortunate enough to connect with some amazing business leaders via social media. Not the fancy ones on Shark Tank or anything, but real, in-the-trenches business builders and leaders, who know exactly how to communicate with their people. Cy Wakeman encourages leaders to “Call People To Greatness” in spite of their circumstances and…
Read MoreI Double Dog Dare You
WATCH READ TO ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE THE GAME WINNING SHOT… BUT TO ALWAYS BE CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN YOUR TEAMMATES TO PASS THEM THE BALL… TO PUSH YOUR COMFORT ZONE TO NEW LEVELS… TO FIND WORK YOU LOVE… TO FIND LOVE IN YOUR WORK… TO CHOOSE POSITIVITY OVER NEGATIVITY… TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO MORE……
Read MoreNegative Customer Feedback Is The Best Way To Build Advocates
READ If we’ve ever met, you know how I feel about positivity. Positive vibes, smiles, and a “can do” attitude always win. Back in 2001 when I first started my professional career, I was all smiles, all the time. And let’s be honest, I still am. But it’s not by accident. It’s because I’ve learned…
Read MoreWhat's a time you failed, and what did you learn from it?
WATCH READ A friend of mine recently wrote… “It really sucks to fail, no one likes it… But Being afraid of failure is like being afraid of air. People who are afraid to take a chance won’t ever really breathe easy.” …then, asked me to comment about a “failure” of mine. Thanks Emily. 🙂 I’m…
Read MoreStarting Your Career? Here's Are Three Things I'd Tell "Early Paul"
READ When I was 19, I started an internship with the NBA Detroit Pistons. Man, I was driven. I knew – beyond a shadow of a doubt that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my career. I’d work my way up from Media Relations Intern to Assistant, Manager, Director, VP and eventually…
Read MorePodcast Episode 40: True Digital Pioneer Sloane Scott
WATCH LISTEN READ She has this way of articulating what I’m trying to say much more eloquently and concisely than myself. 🙂 For those of you who have ever made it through a business meeting or phone call with me, that shouldn’t surprise you. And it makes sense, quite frankly, as she represents The…
Read MoreWeb Design and Digital Marketing DIY
WATCH READ Ever hear the phrase – “you should try to put yourself OUT OF BUSINESS every day?” As an entrepreneur, it’s one that resonates with me big time. As a super small digital agency proven capable of working on the largest of large projects that any big agency does, it’s a concept that doesn’t…
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