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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 social media work for business. I’ve seen tons of his keynotes that have been posted on the

One of my favorite sessions at SXSW was from Eddie Huang. He’s brash, ambitious, doesn’t give a shit what you think….and really really smart. I originally went to his session because I’m a big fan of his web series Fresh Off The Boat on the VICE network. It’s  part reality show, part hip-hop culture, part travelogue, and part cooking show. What I didn’t know about him was that in addition to opening Bauhaus in

On my last full night at SXSW I got to participate in a photo walk around Austin with renowned HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff. I’m not a photographer, though I’ve been enjoying learning as much as I can about it and shooting not only stills but also video with my DSLR (it’s also the primary method of documenting and creating the Utica Firefly projects). Trey has popularized a style of photography called HDR (high dyn

I wanted to rehash some comments made by Matt McGee who has a great wrap up of how in his opinion, Twitter was the dominating platform for brands looking for engagement during and after the SuperBowl. Please give it a read. It’s also amazing how the blackout provided some quick thinking marketers an opportunity to tap into some real time discussion about it during the delay. Last year, brands split their focus

So apparently I’m playing a wedding in New Zealand in February. Sort of…. A few weeks back I received an email from a man named Simon, who lives in New Zealand. He told me a story about how his friend is getting married on February 9th and the couple wanted to walk down the aisle to my version of ‘Galway Girl’ – which is actually a Steve Earle song that I covered a few years ago. He was writing to ask if

I loved this pep talk from Kid President. Yes, take the road that leads to awesome.

This past weekend was the 5 year anniversary (or Tramiversary) of the Tramontane Cafe in Utica. The Tram is at first glance a coffeeshop and cafe, but for those who have been patrons of it over the years, it’s also part venue, party community center, part social club and even part home. To celebrate the past 5 years, owners Garret Ingraham and Robin Raabe took several notable local performers from their weekly open m

I’ve been a huge fan of Seth Godin’s blog and books and talks and ideas for several years now. Every day he puts out at least one idea, no matter how seemingly insignificant or profound. He ships something every day. Of all the great posts I’ve read, this one although brief is one of my favorites: What do you make? Decisions. You don’t run a punch press or haul iron ore. Your job is to make de