READ Often seen as “the easiest job in the NFL” – the “clipboard holder.” Why would I say that the correct mindset is to think like a back-up quarterback? (It’s not because I’m from Michigan State and we typically have the most back-up quarterbacks in the NFL – see Drew Stanton, Cardinals, Brian Hoyer, Patriots…
Read MoreREAD Sitting at my 8 year old son’s basketball game today, I realized I was having more fun than normal. I mean, I love every minute of watching he and his friends play, but up until today, they were 0-3 for the season, losing a few nail-biters, but playing well and improving each week. Now,…
Read MoreREAD I’ll never forget the feeling. The feeling of being so unimportant. So replaceable. So like nobody gave an eff about me. It was eye opening. For the first split second I hated it, my stomach dropped and I choked up. Walking out the same side door I had buzzed in the last seven years…
Read MoreLISTEN READ I’m fortunate enough to talk to all different kinds of business professionals on a daily basis, and the common theme is wanting to grow their businesses and make more money. As a business owner myself, trust me, I get it. And believe it or not, one particular reflection on my career helps me…
Read MoreWATCH READ You know how people say “If you want to be successful, surround yourself with successful people?” You’ve probably also heard the one “If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?” Okay, and if you haven’t heard either of those, than surely you know this one – “Just…
Read MoreREAD Take it from a die hard sports fan – almost everything in the universe is outside of your control. This is why I don’t follow politics, or even watch the nightly news – EVER. I’m a highly competitive dude, and if I let my mind stray off into things that I can’t control, I’m…
Read MoreREAD In the summer of 1991, as I was heading into Fifth Grade in a new elementary school after a cross-town move, I found myself with a across-the-street neighbor. A man in his early 20s who was quite extraordinary, but thought of himself as just an ordinary Joe. He happened to be the best young…
Read MoreListen Read I’m fortunate enough to have built and strengthened many relationships throughout my career. One perfect example is with Dennis Sampier, my former boss and one-time mentor at The Detroit Pistons Basketball Company, who now is a client of my agency Data Driven Design. DSamp, as he’s affectionately known by just about everyone who…
Read MoreIf you’re able to make it through the first 4-5 minutes of this podcast (some audio issues with Anchor on the phone call recording), it’s a true gem. I talk to WNBA Legend Barbara Farris, who I know from my time as Director of Public Relations for the Detroit Shock of the WNBA. Listen …
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