I had an issue with three companies recently and I think you will be a little shocked by all three. Marriott/Fairfield Inn - Lake Buena Vista, FL I was going to go to a conference in Florida in Orlando and since I'm a Marriot Bonvoy member I booked a room...
A Funny Thing Happened in Boca Raton
I was excited to have my first book tour of From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete in Boca Raton, Florida. I have some family there and many of my friends moved to the area so I knew that this tour would be a success. Boca Raton Book Tour As I...
On Feeling Emotional
In my new book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete, I write "lesson learned." This is where I look at what I wrote and provide the reader with insight into what I discovered through my journey. In chapter 23, I talk about losing...
Upcoming Book Tours for From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete
My upcoming book tour is right around the corner. As you know, I wrote my third book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. The book is about my journey over the past 10 years and includes my business life, personal life, and my...
My Third Book At The Printer
I finished my third book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. It will be in stores across the world, this August, and I have some links for pre-sales, if interested. About the Book For those who have ever thought they were too old...
Text Message? Phone Call? Email? What’s Best?
I don't know about you, but all day long I get text messages, phone calls (less of these lately), emails, and direct messages. They happen throughout the day and there are times, that can't respond right away. I may be in the middle of a project for a client, podcasting...
Did You Know My Third Book is Being Printed?
I wrote two business books over the past ten years - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, published in 2009, and Branding in a Digital World, published in 2020. Recently, I wrote a book about my running and triathlon journey called, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete...
A Hamptons Alternative
Have you heard of the town Nissequogue on the North Shore of Long Island? Many are calling this town a “Hamptons Alternative” or a "Mellower Hamptons”. About the Interview In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, Hilary speaks with Tracey Kupferberg – a licensed associate real estate broker, and...
Business Reflections Thirty Years Later
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of HJMT Public Relations Inc. For those of you who read this blog and don't know, I started the firm 30 years ago in 1992 with a baby on my lap in my one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach. The business has been a real whirlwind....
Business Owners – Pay Your Manual Workers Weekly!
I recently had a conversation with Paul Aloe of Kudman Trachten Aloe & Posner LLP. He was telling me that there are strict laws right now to pay manual workers weekly as opposed to bi-weekly. Here are some of the questions I asked. What Defines a Manual Worker? While the...