Notes from the field.
The stuff I can't stop thinking about. Relationships, hiring, the deals that happen over dinner instead of a deck, and why the way you make people feel still beats everything else. Pull up a chair.
The Hardware Awakening: Why Nashville’s Next Big Play Isn’t Another App
Settling into my Adirondack chair with a proper Captain and Coke, watching the Tennessee sunset paint everything amber and gold. There’s something about this hour that makes the mind wander to bigger things, you know? I’m thinking about thi…
When AI Flipped Product Management Upside Down
So I’m sitting here in Nashville, catching up with some friends who run product teams, and we’re talking about how wild things have gotten since AI showed up to the party. Like, remember when the biggest question in product was “Can we actu…
The Great Job Interview Plot Twist: How AI Made Face-to-Face Cool Again
So here’s a story that’s got all the makings of a perfect tech industry plot twist. You know how we’ve all been doing these Zoom interviews for the past few years, thinking we’re living in the future? Well, turns out the future got a little…
The Great AI Wave: Riding High Before the Wipeout
Dude, grab a coffee and settle in, because I’ve got a story that’ll make your head spin faster than a washing machine full of venture capital. We’re living through what might be the gnarliest financial bubble since humans figured out how to…
Why Your “Perfect” Candidate Just Cost You $100K (And How the Best Recruiters Actually Earn Their Keep)
I just spent 2 days in a training and strategic planning session and here’s the thing that’s been bugging me about this whole recruiting game lately. You know how everyone’s always complaining about recruiter fees? “Why should I pay 30% whe…
The Joy Junkies: Living for That Sweet, Sweet High
These are your dreamers, your vision-board enthusiasts, the ones who genuinely get butterflies thinking about success. They wake up like Christmas morning might actually happen today.
Why Nobody Wants Your Transactional BS Anymore
Or: How I Learned to Stop Pitching and Start Actually Giving a Damn
The AI Revolution That Forgot the Human Touch: Why Headhunters Are More Vital Than Ever (And Companies Are Getting It All Wrong)
Or: How Silicon Valley Convinced Every CEO That Robots Can Replace Human Connection (Spoiler Alert: They Can’t)
We Don’t Need More Managers – We Need More Leaders
A brutally honest take on why your workplace probably sucks and how to fix it
The Golden Rule Gets a Makeover: Why Being Nice Isn’t Dead (Yet)
Look, I get it. Being genuinely nice feels about as trendy right now as cargo shorts at a Milan fashion show. We’re living in the age of hot takes, clap-backs, and everyone trying to out-savage each other on social media like it’s some twis…