Mastercard Small Business Story on How to Be Creative

Mastercard Small Business did an interview with me a few months ago that they turned into a podcast. The download is here.
I kinda sound like I know what I’m talking about!
Mastercard’s main small business page is here



Hey Mom!!

Thanks.



We were never here

War room agents, 5/7/07



Closure…

It’s never really closure until it feels like you took a punch to the gut from Muhammad Ali.
But on the plus side, a punch to the gut from Muhammad Ali builds up your abs. So there’s some good in everything, right?



I can show you this photo, but then I’d have to kill you

At an event last night, somewhere in the United States, I may or may not have had my photo taken with Jim Woolsey, the former Director of the CIA. Maybe. The event also may or may not have been at the Coppola Estate.

I can neither confirm nor deny that at this time.
In other […]



The Napa Valley War Room

The ResourcePoint2007 CleanTech Conference War Room.
I’m the one in the blue shirt, in the back.

Good times. Really smart, energetic, funny, vibrant, hard-working, and cool people.



Best headline: “Paris Says Jail term Cruel, Fires Publicist”

As I sit here in Napa helping to produce a conference,  I couldn’t help but comment on that headline from Reuters, which talks about how Paris is going to fire her publicist.
Why? Because…
Hilton said her publicist had told her she was permitted to drive for work-related reasons after the first 30 days of her license […]



Elphaba is Back!

My love affair with Idina Menzel (and Elphaba, by association) continues…
She’s releasing a new album soon. It’s going to be amazing.
Defying Gravity has been redone.
I’m in heaven.
Her website is here. Go buy the album.
PS: Word around the campfire is that she and Taye Diggs have broken up. Wow… Wishes CAN come true!!



Why I love Starbucks, Reason 471

UPDATE: I just Googled her and found out who she was - She’s been linked to Robbie Williams, and was the "outrageous" one on the show. Hee!
Because not only does Starbucks allow me, for the price of a tall coffee and $20 a month to T-mobile to work for hours in between meetings in LA, […]



Peace and Love

Brilliant skydiver (and personal friend) Brian Germain just finished a promotion for his new book, Transcending Fear. It’s stunningly beautiful.