Business in 2010
Well the new year has kicked off with a big ole bang and I am ready to hit it full force. Lots of changes in my world, leaving a partnership and venturing out on my own. So it is going to be the...
View ArticleThe Big Leap – Entrepreneurship
So you have taken the big leap to entrepreneurship. Whether you have had enough of the corporate world, found a good product or service to create or provide, been laid off and want to take control of...
View ArticleImagine this Anderson, SC
Imagine…imagine a place in Anderson, SC where people of like minds could go and congregate, to share common goals and a common vision…a place where new ideas are born, dreams are created, vision is put...
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The next wave of entrepreneurs
Take a look…here are the next wave of entrepreneurs, just look below. This is our future…here they are. Have you taken time out of your day to seek them out? Have you taken a few moments to identify...
View ArticleWhat is right for Anderson?
“There’s a lot of people who talk about doing good, and a lot of people who argue about what’s good and what’s not good, (but there were also some other folks who) just put their lives on the line for...
View ArticleBrand New Day
I’ve stayed in one place for too long Gotta get on the run again I saw the one thing that I want Hell bent, get outta bed I’m throwing rocks at your window You’re tying the bed sheets together They say...
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They say print is dying…NOT!
There is nothing like getting a package in the mail…something that is fun and exciting. But when I walked in the front door, I was pumped to find my new business cards! It is the little things that get...
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Part 1: Interview w/ Bob Inglis: Creating Jobs via Energy
Bob Inglis was willing to leave it all at the door and get on stage and chat about the transparent use of Social Media tools as a political leader in Washington. After the session, he was able to spend...
View ArticleIt is time; for a place to call home…innovators
It is time…yes, it is time to connect all the dots and find a place that brings all of the entrepreneurs together here in Anderson. We need a vision, a place, a roof, a vision, a mission that will...
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Ownership is more than task oriented learning!
This is the first time I am teaching Technical Writing at Clemson University, which is based in the Department of English. It was a last minute request by the department since they had a full time...
View ArticleBuilding a Tribe – Building a Digital Strategy
Here are some notes that I use when working with groups to create a new media strategy, most of the ideas come from Seth Godin‘s “Tribes.” —————— “A tribe is a group of people connected to one another,...
View ArticleFinding your sphere of influence?
As I get ready to go speak to a group of college students during their weekly organization meeting, I sat down and thought for a few moments, jotted some notes, and pulled my ideas together. About a...
View ArticleWill the market bear more education?
Over the last few months I have been thinking about how the educational system here is South Carolina is changing and being forced to change. For the past few years, state funding for higher education...
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What is next for GoogleOnMain? Standby and Listen!
Well…it has officially happened and now nine days after the big event ( tons of local, regional, and national press) and finally with a big wrap-up party at the Warehouse Theater, it is time to...
View ArticlePulled the Trigger on the iPad 3G – WOOHOO!
OK…so I got the nod from the CFO, yes…my CFO is the wife and she gave the nod that it is cool to drop the dough on a glorified gadget that can be justified as a business expense! After a month of...
View ArticleWeb Strategy Firms are the New World Order
Times are changing faster and faster everyday. As technology evolves faster than we can breathe…and as it evolves, we need people to help us with it, understand it, and sell us a strategy to...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs are wanted: InnoVenture 2010
There is something about walking through the halls of innovation. Feeling the overwhelming assurance of our ability to innovate, generate ideas, connect with like minded people, and push forward. There...
View ArticleBlogging is more than just SEO &“Thought-leadership”
I have been really enjoying the conversations lately on #blogchat, hosted by Mack Collier (@mackcollier) on Twitter. The weekly Sunday night chat is wrapped around blogging, and this past week was...
View ArticleHTML5, VP8, H264 – What is all this video stuff?
At the beginning of this year, one of my major initiatives when starting my new company is to offer high-quality video content for my customers and not be restricted specifically with Flash Video...
View ArticleWorking On and/or In Your Business – The Crucial Distinction!
As a small business owner and an entrepreneur, one of the hardest challenges faced is how to balance time between working in the business and working on the business. That in lies a critical...
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Something to be learned from the Spiro Institute
Today, I was invited to attend the first in a series of First Friday Speaker Presentations by the Spiro Institute at the new campus for Clemson University called Clemson At The Falls. It is a center...
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It is all about growing professionally!
I am coming up on the one year anniversary of officially being out on my own. Yes…it is going to be a big day for me. Little context, in January 2007, I entered the world of start-ups joining a...
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This is my craft…
I was talking with a close colleague and friend tonight as we were working on a project, and we were trying to articulate the craft of visual storytelling. I was telling him that I have a friend here...
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teaching entrepreneurship…defining entrepreneurship
Teaching entrepreneurship is one of the biggest challenges I have under-taken in a while…but here I am teaching at the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurship. Little ole me with my little business...
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Defining Hybrid Entrepreneurship
This semester, I have been teaching a new class at Clemson in the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurship. The whole point of the class is to explore, define, articulate, and showcase an emerging...
View ArticleWhere do those good ideas come from? Stories?
I was watching this great video that is the animation of Stephen Johnson speaking…and I began to think. Where do good ideas come from? He takes us down a path to show us that they start with a...
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Blogging…is truly an entrepreneurial experience!
For many young bloggers and writers, the discovery phase of writing online is so new and confusing. There is a huge perception that what we write is going to be viewed as the gospel, and those...
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Entrepreneurial & Creative Focus…Labyrinth Style
This past Sunday…I took part in an experience that was quite different but extremely enlightening. I walked a Labyrinth. Have you ever taken part in an experience like this? Do you know what I am...
View ArticleThe big announcement!
So yes…the big announcement. The anticipation to speak freely about this announcement comes with the anxiousness of talking too freely. Yes…we are pregnant, as you can see in the little video above....
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Innovation…needed…
As I sit here this Sunday afternoon and work on the company’s finances, what was the major expense this month…gas. Yes, my business takes me on the road all over the Southeast. With rising gas prices...
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Bringing Good Ideas to Life – Inside the Academy
When I walked into class today…I could not have been so excited! SO PUMPED! I sat and watched five different groups give five different presentations about the business models behind their Hybrid...
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Success…teaching can be so much fun!
How do we measure success in the classroom? Well, here is a little moment for me that made it all worth it! Wednesday of last week, it all came together. I teach Hybrid Entrepreneurship at Clemson…I...
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Crossing the border into entrepreneurship!
I have been thinking a lot lately about the word entrepreneurship and what defines one as an entrepreneur. Recently I attended an event where a panel discussion was set-up for two “entrepreneurs” to...
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What is your passion?
I ask this of my students at the very beginning of the semester…what is your passion? If the world was going to end tomorrow, what is the one thing in the world that would make you happy. What one...
View ArticleGreg Hartle Interview – Part One
So I met Greg Hartle in Chicago at SOBCON2011 and his story is one of inspiration and somewhat crazy. Who would be willing to give up a great career, great house, great financial resources to travel...
View ArticleGreg Hartle – TenDollarsAndALaptop.com Interview
Last week, I posted the first part of my Skype interview with Greg Hartle and his Ten Dollars and a Laptop Project. So I thought I would post the whole interview in a playlist for you to enjoy. It is...
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[Leadership Summit 2011] Creativity & Passion Means – Part 3
Here is the third post in my series of answering questions from Clemson’s Leadership Summit 2011, questions surrounding Creativity and Passion. Enjoy! If we were to take a ‘behind the scenes’ look at...
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Nothing better than teaching…
There is no better affirmation of success than seeing your “Students” succeeding and excited about life. Teaching at Clemson is the one thing that has changed my business approach and has helped me...
View ArticleCraft vs. Service –> technician or an artisan of your craft?
Craft versus Service has been a debate and conversation internally I have been exploring during the growth of my business. This is a big distinction in my mind as I think forward. In the service...
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50 States 50 Stories
I am so excited to announce that I am launching my 50 States 50 Stories initiative today. I have been working on this concept for close to a year. As a storyteller, I like to capture and share...
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our story…our connectivity…our passion…our entrepreneurial spirit
What story do we share on regular basis? Have you noticed over time your story is changing, evolving…but are those passions an evolution? Or are those passions just part of our long-term focus. I...
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life, business, entrepreneurship…give me those 2 outs…
my life…my journey…my approach has been surrounded by what people said i could not do. from the earliest days as a child…i was so shy. i was so scared…timid…worried what people would perceive. i...
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Balancing business passions and life passions, keeping the focus!
What is your greatest passion…the one thing that drives you to get up in the morning and push harder and harder? This is my greatest passion…my little rose! Now I talk about my business passion:...
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