We all can sometimes suffer from digital overload: The constant ‘ding’ of a text message, the barrage of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter notifications, and email that seems to be as incessant as ocean waves. As a hyper connected millennial that works with entrepreneurs and freelance clients, I’m guilty of having my phone (or Apple Watch),…
Hey folks – some of you have been asking about the recent keynote I gave to the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. Though we didn’t film it, I did just run it again with the slides as a resource for those who are interested in what I had to say about the state of business in the…
There was a recent piece on 60 minutes this past weekend regarding influencer marketing. What a lot of people were freaked out about was the amount of money that many of these teens and twenty-something influencers were making just for wearing a T-shirt of a brand, or creating Instagram photos, YouTube videos, and even six…
Tonight I tuned into a spacial broadcast of Gary Vaynerchuk’s DailyVee via Facebook Live. It’s a video series on YouTube I’ve been watching for quite some time which is a daily-ish vlog on a day in the life of an incredibly driven and savvy entrepreneur. (Side note: I’ve been fortunate enough to have some time…
“…If you only want to pay in pizza…most times, you’ll get pizza.” -Matt Van Slyke | Utica Bike Rescue So true. It’s really another way of saying ‘you pay for what you get.’ If you are not willing to pay someone a decent rate for their knowledge or time, you cannot expect that you’ll have…
This past June, Sara and I took a 9 day drive around Iceland’s Ring Road. It’s probably one of the most amazing road trips you can take, and we fell in love with the country. Here is our video documentary of the journey and some photos are below. You can view our best photos over…
It’s been just over two weeks since I’ve become a Google Glass Explorer (or “Glasshole” depending on your view of the technology) – one of the first waves of people to own/test Google Glass, the company’s wearable heads up display. While the technology is still very much in its infancy, I did want to share…
Yesterday I had the great fortune of getting to interview wine expert, entrepreneur and all around great guy Gary Vaynerchuk. I’ve been following him online since 2009, first as a fan of WineLibrary TV and also as someone who really admires his tenacity, drive and understanding of what it takes to build relationships and make…