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Staying Sharp and Finding a Vision

Back in late October I departed my job, I was working at Zappos.com for a second time. I had initially joined Zappos back in 2002 and…

2 min readJan 22, 2021

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Staying Sharp and Finding a Vision

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A few unedited words about Tony Hsieh departing from Zappos

I feel compelled to write how I am feeling about Tony Hsieh having left Zappos. You may, or may not, have heard that Tony retired. Here is…

3 min readAug 26, 2020

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A few unedited words about Tony Hsieh departing from Zappos

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I tried something new today

Today, I decided to challenge my own beliefs on a few things political. Generally speaking I am progressive in terms of my beliefs and…

2 min readJan 13, 2017

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You can’t hurry luck, no, you just have to play.

Inspired entirely by The Supremes and my endless endeavor to snag all the luck around me. Gotta play the game to find the luck. The game…

1 min readNov 23, 2016

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How I let my confidence wane & how I got it back!

My whole life has been a tumultuous journey of ups and downs, largely emotionally speaking. I am plagued (or privileged, depending on your…

4 min readFeb 4, 2016

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How I let my confidence wane & how I got it back!

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I must have seen Spaceballs 100 times before I ever watched Star Wars.

I was a meager 12 days old when Star Wars was released in the theaters. Clearly not old enough to understand the glory that was about to be…

2 min readJan 30, 2016

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I must have seen Spaceballs 100 times before I ever watched Star Wars.

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The Thing About Company Culture…

I’ve heard a lot of people talking about company culture these days. From founders of startups, to executives at established companies…

2 min readJan 13, 2016

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The Thing About Company Culture…

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A Brief Story About Gender Equality In The Military

This weekend I chatted with a woman who spent 8-years in service as a United States Marine, many (possibly all) of those years spent in…

2 min readNov 16, 2015

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A Brief Story About Gender Equality In The Military

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Thought Bursting

Thought Bursts, Volume 2

This is a little experiment I am running in which I publish “bursts” of thoughts that are of meaning to me, in the moment. I am curious to…

2 min readNov 13, 2015

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Thought Bursts, Volume 2

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Thought Bursts

This is a little experiment I am running where I will publish “bursts” of thoughts that are meaningful to me. I am curious to see where…

2 min readNov 2, 2015

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Brian Kalma

Brian Kalma

I love laughing and dogs. I’ve had my hands (and other things) in creating stuff you’ve likely interacted with (Zappos, Gilt, etc). Life’s but an improv stage.

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