[https://storage.ghost.io/c/bb/c8/bbc8dfce-482b-4664-b8db-67f483d61319/content/images/wordpress/2018/05/North_Ga_Mountains.jpg] During a run this morning, I reflected on many things I’m grateful for, all in part to the sacrifices of so many. America is the greatest country to…
I was catching up with a friend who is an engineer a few days ago. We talked about many things under the sun: daycares, ATL United, Atlanta neighborhoods, new SaaS companies, and, of course, products. One re-occurring theme, or as my English teacher put it in high school, motif,…
[https://storage.ghost.io/c/bb/c8/bbc8dfce-482b-4664-b8db-67f483d61319/content/images/wordpress/2018/05/Tonni-Bennett.png] This Thursday, May 24th, a stellar group of leaders are sharing their learnings and best practices in SaaS [https://www.simplysaas.com/events/2018/5/24/simply-saas-forum]. Our…
Do you remember that one, seemingly small tidbit of information that changed a significant direction of your life? It could have been the book recommendation from a stranger or the moral of a story told by a speaker at an event you went to last-minute. Perhaps it was more…
We’ve all heard the saying: “dress for the job you want.” [/content/images/wordpress/2018/01/sidney-poitier-later-years-in-hollywood-e1516971840988.jpg] I get that and have always believed it to some extent. Times are changing though. Today, the delineation between “success” and nice threads are not…
Biographies and memoirs share so much about how people think and make decisions, which makes them my favorites genre of books. I just recently finished Fuqua [https://www.amazon.com/J.-B.-Fuqua/e/B007O44SC6]. It’s a memoir by J.B. Fuqua: one of Atlanta’s premiere businessmen over…
John Meacham’s story on the relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill [https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Winston-Intimate-Portrait-Friendship/dp/0812972821] is an engaging one around two leaders testing the limits on leadership, friendship, politics, and foreign policy. I’m half way through the book and the…
Yesterday was bittersweet. It was the final day of a “two week experiment” that turned into an 11 month lifestyle change filled with adventure, new perspective, and wonderful stories. Yesterday we went from a one car family to a two car family. The simple and exciting reason: our family is…