Archive For The “Business” Category

The single best thing we can do for our health

By | February 8, 2012

In my interview with Marcus Whitney on the Jumpstart podcast, Marcus explained how fitness is so important to him. Why bust your butt on your business if you’re not taking care of yourself? That thought has stuck with me since speaking with Marcus. It’s really true. I want to be around to watch my amazing [...]

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How to use Pinterest for business

By | February 5, 2012

Use Pinterest for business

It’s hard to miss news about Pinterest lately. The incredibly popular social bookmarking (err “pinning”) site now produces more referral traffic than Google Plus, LinkedIn and YouTube combined! According to Compete, unique visitors to Pinterest increased by 429% from September to December 2011, and it already has user base of 3.3 million! Pinterest is not the place to shill your products, [...]

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The Startup Slingshot

By | January 17, 2012

I had the great pleasure of recently being a guest on The Startup Slingshot. Each week host William Griggs interviews entrepreneurs and neat people (I’m not sure how I got on the show) about business and startups. The discussion covers topics like working for Griffin; BarCamp and PodCamp Nashville; Geek Breakfast; Nashcocktail; how coffee can [...]

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A tricky balancing act

By | September 7, 2011

I’m a social media professional. I make my living using social media to power my marketing and promotional initiatives for my employer and for the events I organize. I haven’t always worked in the social space specifically, but I have always worked in marketing and promotions throughout my career. I have always been online (since [...]

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