PH Memoirs
Building A Digital Agency From The Ground Up: Podcast With Chance The Dev
WATCH READ This podcast episode was recorded in 2018, just about a year and a half after I started Data Driven Design as a remote digital agency specializing in WordPress Development and Digital Strategy. I was on the precipice of hiring an All-Star team of full-time employees, and I knew how to execute my vision…
Read MoreHow I’ve Built My Own Remote Business As An Entrepreneur
WATCH READ This video is the full interview with Lady Lunch Club, based out of Nashville, TN. Filmed in 2017, it quickly chronicles why I do what I do, why I love what I do, how I empower others to learn web design and digital marketing, and how I got to where I am today…
Read MoreWhy Small Business Owners Need Data Driven Design
LISTEN READ Small business owners don’t have time to waste on making digital marketing and website design decisions. They have to run their businesses. But at the same time, they have to have a digital presence that converts visitors into customers. This is why Data Driven Design is the perfect solution for small business owners.…
Read MoreHow I Became An Entrepreneur And Technology Pioneer With Lily Clayton Hansen
WATCH READ Lily Clayton Hansen was nice enough to attend one of my speaking appearances in 2019 on Designing For Voice (Alexa and Google Assistant). Based on her attendance there, she wanted to interview me on her podcast. This is the edited version from my end where I answer her questions about: – How I…
Read MoreHow Women Can Develop Tech Chops And Become More Valuable In Their Current Role
WATCH READ In an interview with Lady Lunch Club, based in Nashville, Tennessee, I was asked what women who may be intimidated by technology can do to develop DIY Skills and increase their value in the workplace. I’ve seen many women get unfairly pigeonholed into “social media girl” roles at digital agencies and even on…
Read MoreDoing Your Job For The Money vs. Doing What You Love
WATCH READ In the Fall of 2014, I remember Kate and I had just moved into our new house in Spring Hill, TN, and I felt completely broke. That’s basically because we were. We had just spent all of our money on the down payment, and still had some minor credit card debt. Altogether, we…
Read MoreHow I Turned Painful Noes Into Successful Yeses
WATCH READ When I was the Director of Marketing at Columbia State Community College from 2007-2011, I really learned a lot, and enjoyed my work, but not my job. I knew that acquiring the skills I was acquiring at the time was what I wanted to be doing, but I knew that the space of…
Read MoreHow To Build A Book Of Business Contacts When Starting From Nothing
WATCH READ How do you go about building a business network by starting with no contacts? Just remember, business success is all about relationships. Start with family or friends, or friends of family members, or family members of friends. Pick one you admire. It doesn’t matter what they do for a living. Pick someone. Ask…
Read MoreThe Importance of Dreaming Big and Putting In The Grunt Work
WATCH READ I share part of my story about how I dreamed big, but put in a ton of non-glamourous “grunt work” at the beginning of my career. This point of view has never escaped me and I live by this philosophy to this day. I think it’s important for people to think about what…
Read MoreHow High School Students Can Start Building A Career Doing What They Love
WATCH READ My wife Kate Hickey (COO of Data Driven Design) and I were invited to speak to high school students at Summit High School in Spring Hill, Tennessee in Spring of 2018. We had just sold our house, our cars, and committed to move to Valencia, Spain for a year. We are now in…
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