Published in The Startup·PinnedWhy Some Brands Fail With PrideIt’s hard to be a brand these days. Because today there is an expectation that brands behave like people. Many times, agencies and consultants even recommend that tact, especially as social media has exposed that hairline crack in the corporate armor. No longer can brands hide behind the stone facade…LGBTQ4 min read
Apr 13What Brands Can Learn From The “Skip Intro” Button.I was binging Netflix the other night and snapped out of my screen-inspired daze to consider the impact of the “Skip Intro” button, and how my thumb reflexively hits it without a second thought. As someone who creates and consumes content, I took a step back to really analyze that…Branding5 min read
Dec 9, 2021Zuck The MetaverseZuckerberg’s Metaverse scares me. Because it will make us all feel even more disconnected. More fragile. More sad. It will eat away at our humanity and increase our isolation. We will become performers in our own life. …Social Media3 min read
Oct 5, 2021Goodbye #twitter. Hello #happierLast week, I broke up with Twitter. It was tough, especially when I reflect back on the early days of the relationship. But, sometimes things change, become misaligned, tangled. I began to notice that whenever I logged on, it made me angry. It made me sad. It made me anxious…Social Media4 min read
Sep 14, 2021The Pressure Of Failing ForwardWhy Simply Failing Is Ok. I have failed. Many times. In many superficial and sometimes deep and tragic ways. Did I fail forward? Nope. Did I refuse to fail? No, again. I actually just failed. And guess what? Even though positivity pundits may disagree, I am ok with failing. Don’t…Self Improvement6 min read
Jun 30, 2021The NFL Is GayOr, is it? Sorry, but the NFL is not gay. It is not transgender. It is not any of the words it claims to be in the spot. The NFL is a rather an American sports brand, with limited affiliation to the LGBTQ+ community. What is the NFL? It is…Pride6 min read
Apr 13, 2021The Power Of NoWhy Is This Tiny Word The One We Use Least? One of my pet peeves on LinkedIn is the Insta Pitch. You connect with someone and immediately you get a canned sales pitch. Then, just as quickly, you regret the connection. Early on, I would answer back, with a reason why I was not interested in the service “At this…No5 min read
Nov 24, 2020Dear America: It’s Time For A CryI mean it. And not in the sweet way you see in the movies when people say, “Let’s get some cocoa and have a cry together.” This is not how you quietly wept watching the Notebook. …Mental Health7 min read
Oct 1, 2020Dear Republicans. Let’s Work Together to Save Our Country.As the world emerges from a debate that may have been the lowest point of civil discourse I have ever witnessed, I find myself less confused with Trump, and more with those who continue to support him. I know Joe Biden is no saint. Generally, all politicians are about self-preservation…Trump7 min read
Aug 25, 2020Why “All” Is Such A Dangerous Word.Recently on LinkedIn I came across a post from a high-ranking agency leader. He was making provocative statements about creatives, (self-deprecating as he is a creative as well). It was about how “All” creatives feel like imposters. Or “All” creatives were afraid of the blank page. But the message was…Agency3 min read