Giving Good: Mentoring As A Service
Over the past few years I've been fortunate to have been part of mentorship opportunities. Some of them have been informal, like those with co-workers or ex-co-workers (a.k.a. friends), and …
Giving Good: MKTG 201 June 2023
I was asked to come back to speak to a class at Drexel by professor Jillian Hmurovic and couldn't be happier with the level of engagement before, during, and after …
Giving Good: MKTG 201 March 2023
The following is from a LinkedIn post I shared after my first speaking engagement with Professor Jillian Hmurovic's Marketing 201 class at Drexel University in March 2023. The future is …
Pass The Mic: Mindful Ways to Make an Impact
Mindful Ways to Make an Impact 303 with James Varughese Thanks again to MG Hodge for inviting me back to her podcast! I loved our new format where we incorporated …
Pass The Mic: Leading with Empathy & Understanding the Customer Experience
Leading with Empathy & Understanding the Customer Experience: Small Business Edition with James Varughese For around the last 18 months I've regularly met up with my friend MG Hodge to …
Giving Good: Knowing What I Know Now…
https://www.chartr.co/stories/2023-03-31-3-whats-important-when-choosing-college-major The following is from a LinkedIn post that I made after having read an article from Chartr. Having recently spoken to undergrads recently I thought this article was timely …
Giving Good: What Am I Reading Now?
I'll be using this post as a running list of favorite/current sources of useful resources that I read/listen to. Scott Galloway – No Mercy/No Malice is full of timely and …
Community: Traffic Calming
UPDATE: WE DID IT! After 15 months, countless emails with Alameda County policy makers, +50 Google form and in-person signatures, multiple traffic surveys and architectural designs, and one unexpected rain delay, we've …
Making the Most of Working Remote
Here are the products I've used over the past year as we transitioned to 100% WFH. This is my first post using Amazon Associates program, so to make sure this …
Giving Good: Volunteering with Global Mentorship Initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdqJKpExogc GMI experience Q&A with Brad Hamilton, honors graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona Jamaica A few months ago I started to write a series of blog …
“Do You Have Everything You Need?”
I don't know if it's the late nights of working, the steady flow of trance music, or the working out, but my brain recently unlocked a vivid flashback and thought …
Pass the Mic: The Customer Voice Chain of Custody
It has been some time since I participated in a speaking engagement (Adobe Summit, 2014?!?), but this past week I was invited to join CX leaders from Cisco & Wild …
Giving Good: Resumes in the Past, Present, and Future
Ah, the resume. A collection of carefully crafted bullet points that sum up your professional existence in the hopes of convincing someone that you’re worthy of a role. How important …
Giving Good: What I’ve Learned After 20+ Years of Interviewing
I've been toying with the idea of a series of posts (which is what "Giving Good" refers to) dedicated to navigating the process of interviewing and securing a new job. …
What a year…
Just about a year ago I got laid off from MediaMath. I received a 9AM meeting on my calendar as I was getting off the BART at 2nd Street around …
So, I Joined a Cult
Over the past 3 months I've been devoting between 3-4 hours a week to one of the two Peloton bikes at my work's fitness center. When I'm on the bike, …
I got that Cake, Cake, Cake
While baking may not be one of my strongest skills, I could not turn down the chance to support my friend, Rosette Kalajian, in her new venture, Rosette's Baked Goods. …
Rise Against Hunger
One of our family goals is to volunteer our time on a regular basis to help both local and global communities. This past weekend we participated in a Rise Against …
Oh The Places We’ve Gone
Kerala, India Del Mar, California Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Brooklyn, NYC Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida Stockholm, Sweden WTC, New York Mendocino, California Kansas City, Missouri Kerala, India WTC, New York …
Q: Tell Me About Yourself? A:?
If there’s one question that I had the hardest time answering it’s “tell me about yourself?” It could be at an interview, or with clients before/after a meeting, or even …