I have been thinking a lot lately about the power of momentum. This week I closed all 3 rings on my Apple Watch for the 739th day in a row. Lunatic stuff. I started this journey on New Year’s Eve of 2022 after buying an Apple Watch for the first time. I had just...
This month Zilker Media turns 5 years old. There are a lot of amazing things going on at the company these days and I am honored to say that I can take credit for very little of it. The company’s success starts with the best team and continues with an amazing...
A few weeks back I played in the Westlake Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament here in Austin, TX (unfortunately not the Masters, as pictured above). Thankfully for me, this post isn’t about the way I played, it’s about a great reminder I received on lead generation....
This month Zilker Media turns four years old. At our house when a member of the family has a birthday we go around the table and share three things we love about that person. As you can imagine, when it’s my birthday I usually hear things like “I love Dad’s singing”...
I always wondered if my generation would ever have a mega event that challenged us in a way that past ones have other generations. Thankfully we have missed out on so many of the major events that our relatives battled in their lifetimes including Spanish flu, The...
I couldn’t believe I was crying. It was 11 PM and I was standing on the sidewalk on Boylston St. in Boston as people were filing past me on both sides and here I was with tears streaming down my face. I had been glued to my phone all night. The Lake Travis Youth...
I am so excited to announce some very big news today – Zilker Media is promoting brand strategy director Paige Velasquez to chief executive officer, effective July 1. This is a promotion that has been in the works for some time, beginning with a conversation she and I...
How many domino moments have you had in your career? A domino moment is something that starts with a seemingly insignificant happening but in the rear view mirror becomes the starting point for an exponential amount of awesomeness. I’ve been fortunate enough to...
Happy New Year! I had to do a double-take typing in “2018” in the title of this blog post. It feels more like the dateline of a sci-fi movie I rented at Blockbuster back in middle school than the year we currently find ourselves in. But here we are and I hope your...
