Into which camp does your business fall? You don’t have a logo, but wish you did You don’t have a logo, and could care less You have a logo, but have a hunch it’s not quite “it” You have a logo that you love Whether you are thrilled, disgruntled or mystified by the whole logo [...]

I truly get off on witnessing a talent shared and embraced. It’s a beautiful thing. Let’s start with dog competitions. I swear, I cry at dog shows and agility trials. There is something about seeing the natural instincts of a particular breed come to life that makes me weep. I once watched a television show [...]

Polite drivers are dangerous. Let me rephrase that: Drivers who bend traffic rules to demonstrate their politeness are dangerous. In my town of Atlanta, GA, I see this all the time. Just yesterday I approached an intersection a few seconds after another car had arrived. It was just the two of us. The other car [...]

Many entrepreneurs ask me, “How do I get started? Where do I begin with marketing?” I often see businesses spend a great deal of time and money on logos, websites, mailers and other tangible items, only to regretfully discover later that they somehow missed the mark. And now, businesses are jumping onto the social media [...]

When I worked for an A/E (that’s Architecture & Engineering) firm as director of corporate communications, I had the privilege of learning what engineering is really all about. On the surface, engineers seem like logical, rational-thinking, super smart people. And they are!  But engineers are also highly creative and intuitive, full of imagination. They see [...]

You know coaching has made it to the “mainstream” when comedians are poking fun at it. I got a big kick out of this clip from The Daily Show from a few years back. Some separate Executive Coaching from Business Coaching from Life Coaching. I believe the lines are blurred — anyone with a life [...]