Entrepreneurship

The Art of the Cold Email

The Art of the Cold Email?!

There are few things that are more frustrating than receiving a generic email from a random salesperson looking to make some money off of you (even more frustrating when they spell your name or company name wrong). These emails…

Permission to Fail

“In my adventure of life I’ve learned courage is not, not being afraid, it’s facing your fears even though you are afraid, and what you realize is that fear is an illusion. It isn’t real even though it appears to be real. The reason it isn’t real is because fear is always in the future. It is…

Gray Matter

I used to see things as clear and distinct; right and wrong; black and white. Over the years, I’ve become more and more open and receptive to the fact that things aren’t black and white. That a gray area does exist.

What’s Your Hiring Barometer?

Insecurity: A feeling of general unease or nervousness that may be triggered by perceiving of oneself to be vulnerable or inferior in some way.

As a society, we frown upon the concept of being insecure. Although I 100% agree that insecurity is not a…

People Are Everything

Tonight was in a lot of ways the official close of my chapter at MeUndies because the team was gracious enough to throw a going-away party for me. I was incredibly humbled and blown away by 1.) the number of people on the team that stayed for the party amid a crazy, insane period for the…

NDAs are Dead

My brother and I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Seoul where our youngest brother got married (one of the best days/proudest…

Slay the Giant

“Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness. And the fact of being an underdog can change people in ways that we often fail to appreciate: it can open doors and create opportunities and educate and enlighten and…

Stretch Capacity

I’m a fervent believer in the need to challenge and stretch yourself in all facets of life. To become comfortable being uncomfortable.

Over the past few years, I’ve been intentional about putting myself through experiences where I’m stretched beyond what I thought I was…