Professional Development
How 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 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 MoreWhy I Do What I Do – How My Goals And Passion Help Business Owners
WATCH READ In this video interview with Lady Lunch Club of Nashville, I’m asked how my Goals and Passion can help the members of Lady Lunch Club, as well as Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs. Paul Hickey, Founder / CEO / Lead Strategist at Data Driven Design, LLC and founder of The Voice Event, and The Voice Designer, has…
Read MoreHow 2020 Changed Me (And Why I’m Excited About It)
READ Each year, Halloween marks the anniversary of Data Driven Design, LLC. A year ago, going into 2020 (Year Four) I wrote a post about why I started the business, how thankful I was to have my team of nine full time employees (at the time), and thanking a ton of instrumental people who had gotten…
Read MoreUpdates From Spain: Episode 2 – Living and Working In Quarantine
WATCH LISTEN READ Another Message From Spain The unthinkable and unimaginable has happened all at once. As much as I love working from home and holing myself up in my office to get a ton of work ton each day, being quarantined with my family home from school is a whole other story! In all…
Read MoreUpdates From Spain: Episode 1
WATCH LISTEN READ A Message From Spain I just wanted to thank everyone who has reached out to me to check in on how my family and I are doing in Spain. Right now we feel safe, healthy and prepared for the next 2-4 weeks. We are in support of the Spanish government’s decision to…
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