READ I get it. It’s super easy to get bogged down in project work, deadlines and stressful conversations about solving complex problems. In some ways, working at web design and custom software company, it constantly feels like the clock is ticking and the work is piling up. The reality is that it if you’re working…
Read MoreREAD I had a vivid dream one night last week where I was interviewing a prospective employee, things were going well. He was down to the final round of interviews with myself and some co-workers at Data Driven Design. I remember, I loved him. I thought, “this is it! This guy is going to come…
Read MoreWATCH READ Building a digital strategy business that focuses on using data to design websites, digital marketing strategies, content marketing now custom software has been an amazing journey as we head into year three at Data Driven Design. When I first started the company, it was just me, as the business development, operations and project…
Read MoreWATCH READ Real talk, I’ve been working really hard since I was about 15 years old. That’s when I first realized I could make money as a turntableist / (DJ), spinning records. Yep, spinning hip-hop records at parties. I invested in my own set-up, as a high school junior, I bought turntables, a mixer,…
Read MoreREAD Heading into Year Three of Data Driven Design, I’m thinking back to when I started the company, and how different my mindset was then than it is now. If 2018 (almost 2019) Paul told 2016 Paul that he’d have a team of 8-10 solid full time employees spanning the skill sets of custom software…
Read MoreREAD Why does your business need a podcast? Let’s look at the data: I started my podcast exactly one year ago, yesterday, and I already have almost 5k total plays. That’s really without doing much active promotion. TechCrunch reports that one quarter of Americans listen to podcasts each month. 88% of 12-24 year olds…
Read MoreREAD This morning I woke up at 2:45 a.m. local time to partake in the 14th annual dynasty fantasy football draft in The Crew Fantasy Football League with nine of my best friends. It was 8 p.m. local time for them, but I wouldn’t miss this thing. I’ve build a dynasty team that has competed…
Read MoreREAD I recently got some positive feedback on a few of my recent blog posts that have mixed personal with professional, rather than focus on digital marketing and web design tips, and to me it all goes together in a weird way anyway so I’m happy to offer up more of my personal reflections in…
Read MoreREAD I thought I was a leader earlier in my career. But it wasn’t until I realized I was failing by trying to do everything myself that I actually started to become one. I realized I was being the opposite of a leader. Later, by necessity, I had to learn to let others lead. Whether…
Read MoreREAD As you may know by now, I’m a HUGE Sports Fan. And from “growing up in the Sports Business,” I constantly equate Sports with Business. There are just so many similarities that the analogies are endless. Case in point, I’ve NEVER been a huge soccer / futbol fan. But since my family and I…
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