It has been an interesting 6 months or so. I’m in a very good place. I can’t remember the last time that I’ve felt so positive or so stable. Professionally I’m doing very well with my investment properties. The web dev company is bringing in larger and larger projects which is allowing me to pick [...]

I originally met the author of Killing Sacred Cows, Garrett Gunnerson, at CEO Space 309. He was one of the two or three speakers during the week that truly impressed me. I also had the chance to become friends with members of his team. I was further impressed when I learned that he disliked being [...]

Just had a client say something really nice about me on Facebook. It was very rewarding because it reinforced that I have a positive effect on my clients as people and in their everyday life, just not for their business. I needed to hear that right now as I still am working through the remnants [...]

Is if these two contracts come through, my ass is getting up out of dodge and moving to Orlando for a bit!

So today started off great with an email from a friend informing me that an article about the toy company had made the front page of the Gainesville Sun. You can read the article here!
This afternoon I received a phone call from the largest accounting firm in the area who also has several other offices [...]

Last week I began a journey that I thought was going to change my business…and it did. However the greater change was in I finally figured out who I was and what I am capable of. That was a surprise. I know now that at anytime I want to, I can pick up tens of [...]

So…on Sunday, Toy Fair started in earnest. Several hundred thousand square feet of toys from around the world…both cool and shitty. Our product continued the success we had in Atlanta and was the talk of the show. Even other brands were coming to our booth to see what all of the buzz was about.
My job, [...]

So…for the last week I have been in NYC for Toy Fair…one of the largest industry shows for CHILDREN’S toys in existence (sad that I had to add that disclaimer but I know the mentality of those who read this blog). I arrived in NYC on Thursday night as myself and two other people involved [...]

This past weekend I was invited to an event on the water in Jacksonville, Florida at the home of a former partner in another business who has been very successful. This was a business networking event and it was very energizing to be around a room of people who are all investors in various capacities.
The [...]

Today is totally the type of day that reminds me why I have my own business and love it. I awoke early in the AM and drove from Clearwater to St. Pete for my clients annual meeting. I wanted to catch the keynote speaker as he supposedly had a good comedy/motivational act. In face it [...]