Catching Up With Chris Wendel, ABV Client

Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting with Chris Wendel in Traverse City, MI.  Chris and his brother, Tim, were ABV clients when we did a pilot in 2008.  They are the force behind Buffalo Nation, a popular blog about the Buffalo Braves basketball team from the 1970’s. Tim Wendel is also the author…

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A Mother’s Love

I didn't know, really know, how much I love my sons until this morning. Photo by le vent le cri Yesterday, my husband and I took them to the airport at 4:30am, to meet up with a group of high school students and three chaperones for a flight to Beijing. They will be gone for…

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Just saw that Jason Fried, author of the book, Rework and founder of 37Signals, will be on a free webinar on July 29. Sign up at: http://bit.ly/9yZEmS . I reviewed his book on this blog last week–loved it!

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Quote from Seth Godin's newest book, Linchpin: "You need a platform that makes it easy to turn your insights into a movement. I'm trying to sell you on the idea of building a platform *before* you have your next idea, to view the platform building as a separate project from spreading your art." Very few…

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Best bargain for professional development you'll find in 2010 in the Denver area: full-day workshop, "Reclaim Your Career: Professional Presence in a Social Media World" for just $25. Includes lunch plus talent assessment. Registration closes on June 15. To register, go to: http://leeds.colorado.edu/Alumni/interior.aspx?id=11588

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