We all possess talents and characteristics that make us unique, but many people (myself included) wish they were better at something. I’ve always wanted to be more artistic. Art class in high school was the class I dreaded the most because I can’t draw, sketch, paint, or sculpt for the life of me. No matter… Read More

I love reading Alan Baker’s Web World columns in the Crain’s Detroit daily e-newsletter because he provides a good mix of interesting insight and humor. I want to share Alan’s recent column about a local man who went out of his way to do something good. It’s very touching, and it’s one of those stories… Read More

Sometimes I wonder if people buy it that I truly believe Michigan is brimming with creative talent. I’m constantly saying people in Michigan have so much to offer and are doing amazing things, but the many dark clouds hanging above us (i.e., all the bad things happening in our state) frequently overshadow all the positive… Read More

It’s been a rough week. Someone very close to me fears he may be losing his job soon, and one of my very best friends of 20 years is seriously ill. While I’m doing my best to remain strong for them, I’m also struggling to cope with my own insecurities and pain caused by a… Read More

I recently attended a PRSA Detroit event where the speaker, Denise Ann Taylor, read aloud one of my favorite poems – “The Dash.” It’s a very clever poem and is a great reminder that what matters most is how you choose to spend the years between your birth and death. It really makes you think!… Read More

Forewarning: This is one of those “make you choke up” stories. My agency’s president sent us all an e-mail the other day about an 11-year-old boy named Adrian Gerber from Caro, Mich. who is terminally ill with leukemia. A member of her church works with pediatric cancer patients like Adrian and passed along word that… Read More

Two really cool events took place this week that unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend. These things called work and clients got in the way (so kidding, I thank my lucky stars every day that the economy has not affected my job). Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) was in town for the Module ’09 Midwest Digital Conference,… Read More

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the very first Startup Weekend Detroit at Compuware’s headquarters in Detroit. The concept of Startup Weekend is very simple: A group of highly-motivated creative types (ranging from Web developers and entrepreneurs to graphics artists and marketing/PR professionals like myself) get together for a weekend to launch businesses.… Read More

Times are tough all across the country, but particularly in Detroit. Some choose to focus on the negativity and dwell on all the bad things happening in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs. Others (the smarter ones in my opinion) refuse to sulk in their sorrows and instead figure out a way to counteract the Detroit… Read More