I just finished reading a business book that was short and such a fast read. The book, ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, is a handy book for someone starting his or her own business. It goes against everything you ever learned in business school and offers tips...
There’s Something Special At HJMT…
I was coming home from New Orleans on Saturday from a business trip, when all of a sudden my phone rang. My plane had just landed and I was in the car heading east to Long Island on the Grand Central Parkway. "Hil, it's me, Lori," Lori Alexy, VP of...
Music Review: RBC Pleasure EP
The local band is The Roast Beef Curtains (or RBC). When I got the album, one of my staff members told me what Roast Beef Curtains means and I got turned off. I didn’t want to like these guys, but when I listened to their album, Pleasure EP, I was...
A Few Videos For Your Young Ones…
I don't know about you, but both my kids love baseball. When my daughter was younger, she played softball until she was in High School. And now, my son plays on the little league travel team. He absolutely loves the sport. When he was younger, I hired a professional ball...
Girl Scouts Walk Rain or No Rain – Great Success by Kristie Galvani
The Girl Scouts of Nassau County has been a long time client of HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. HJMT has helped Girl Scouts with their publicity, graphic design, and now social media. For the past several years, I have joined Hilary at the Girl Scouts annual golf outing. It seems like...
The Revlon Walk/Run in Times Square/Central Park
Yesterday, my friend, Madeline, and I ventured at the "crack of dawn" to participate in the Revlon Walk/Run for Women in New York City. The fee and money raised for the walk/run directly goes toward research and treatment of women's cancers. We arrived in Times Square at 8 am and...
Book Review: A Short Guide To A Happy Marriage
If you ask anyone married more than 10 years, they will tell you that it’s not easy. Couples start to take advantage of each other, focus more of their attention on their children and forget to make time for each other. A Short Guide to a Happy Marriage by Sharon...
An Abbreviated EO Nerve Conference…
Last year's Entrepreneurs' Organization's (EO) Nerve Conference was held in Atlantic City. This year, it was held in Washington, D.C. Last year, I stayed in Atlantic City for the weekend. This year, I stayed in Washington for a day. I decided to work from HJMT's city office on Thursday. I...
Music Review: Envy on the Coast Lowcountry
I don’t know that much about Envy on the Coast. All I knew before this review was that they are a local Long Island band and they played Warped Tour during the summer of 2007.
Getting A Makeover…
I have been to the Americana Mall in Manhasset, Long Island numerous times and have never seen the Estée Lauder store. I didn’t even know that Estée Lauder had a store until just recently when I became a team captain of the “Every Woman Matters” 5K Walk at Jones Beach...