How to Prepare for SXSW
SXSW is less than two weeks away and if you want to get the most out of the conference you have to prepare. Although I never know what will happen once I get there, preparation is the key to a successful […]
Vote for Your Favorite Panels at SXSW 2011
One of the ways that South By Southwest (SXSW) picks their panels is to ask the community what they would like to see at the mega-conference. This year I submitted a panel called, What We Can Learn From Small Town Entrepreneurs. It is […]
Waking Up To The Dream…Again
Countless small business owners get started with the expectation of fame and fortune. The dreams so clearly depicted on the covers of magazines with the likes of Donald Trump and Bill Gates or in “5 Easy Steps to Success” books unfortunately don’t come true for most of us.
Waking up from the illusion of overnight success or […]
3 Ways to Meet Social Media Rock Stars Like Violet Blue
When we attend a social media conference like SXSW, we all want to meet the rock stars. Let’s face it, we would like to know them so we can leverage what they have with what we have.
When I attended the “How Not to be a […]
Podcast: Liz Strauss Reviews SXSW
It was my first time at South By Southwest (SXSW) so I brought in an expert who has been there many times. Liz Strauss was live here in the studio to give her take on the conference.Liz is perhaps the most influential […]
My Test Drive of the All Electric Chevy Volt
I have been following the progress of the Chevy Volt for many years. I was excited when Hope Betram at Windy City Social introduced me to the kind people at Chevy so I could get a test drive of the 2011 Volt […]