I never shopped at Peapod. But after meeting their PR folks at recent Blogher '13 conference, I became interested. They had a prize wheel. I spun it and landed on a Peapod Gift Bag and chance to win either a $100 giftcard or a Peapod Featured Blogger Package. All I...
Concert Review: Paul McCartney Rocks Out in DC
It was a cloudy, rainy day at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The Paul McCartney concert was starting in 30 minutes and the threat of heavy rain pour didn't keep anyone away from seeing the former Beatle. The stadium was packed and people moved from place to place in...
Book Review: Gino Wickman and Mike Paton’s Get A Grip
As an entrepreneur, I’ve read my fair share of business books that promise to enlighten and inspire, but “Get A Grip” by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton is more like a call to action. In the follow up to their first book, “Traction,” Paton and Wickman decided to show how...
Parent or Social Parent?
Did you know that more than 69% of parents are “friends” with their children on social networking sites? Social networking sites appear to be shifting toward updates on family events and news, rather than meeting new people. Social Parent was created with this idea in mind. It has the...
Social Networking Review: Keek
If you thought Vine (a Twitter video sharing tool) was pretty awesome, you will think that Keek, a new social networking site that is primarily video based, rocks! I joined Keek the other day after getting an email from one of my employees saying, “Check this out. It’s a new...
Product Review: Bounty DuraTowel
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been brand loyal to a paper towel product. I have my set brands for toilet paper, Scott Tissue, and for my cereal, Kellog’s, but I’ve never been inclined to have one for paper towels. My rational was to get the cheapest paper...
Book Review: David Fishof’s Rock Your Business
Who wouldn’t want to go on stage and perform with a rock star? David Fishof, Founder and CEO of Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp and author of a new book entitled, Rock Your Business: What You and Your Company Can Learn from the Business of Rock and Roll, is a...
A Runner’s Diary: Running in Austin During SXSW 2013
After I downloaded the South by Southwest (SXSW 2013 mobile) app, I noticed that Brooks Running was having a “Cowboy Run” on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (March 9-11). I signed up immediately. I had cowboy boots but was certainly not going to run in them. I also didn’t want to...
Book Review: Custom Nation by Anthony Flynn and Emily Flynn Vencat
Not too long ago, products were produced in bulk. That was the only way to make a profit – mass production and high markups. Today, in our consumers centric society, people want what they want. They don’t want what everyone else has. They want something special, unique and totally customized....
Book Review: Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick by Jeremy Dean
I wake up every morning, put on my workout clothes and go to the gym. After that, I come home, take a shower and I’m off to work. My car knows how to get me to the office and there are times that I don’t even know how I got...