A few months ago we added a notation to our employee handbook regarding facebook. Whether you love it, hate it, or just don’t care about it— facebook is not going to go away. It’s use by over 400 million people and growing. For those of you with interns and staff out of college— I’m 99% certain they have a facebook page. Have you ever considered how their facebook page will represent your business? I know it seems like an...

I’m really excited to share with you a workshop put together by my talented and extremely smart friend, Saundra Hadley, an event professional who has been in the business of selling for many years. Saundra has put together a smart workshop to teach professionals like us how to sell our services to potential clients. The power of selling is something that we’re all trying to perfect. When I get into this business I...

photography by carla ten eyck In a conversation with my assistant we were discussing how a client’s attitude toward cost can affect their overall experience. In a consultation, when a client says to me, “you’re expensive,” or “you’re more than we budgeted for,” my response is, “Well, yes, we are certainly not the least expensive option you’ll consider.” I think that resonates with clients, and most of them then...

I still don’t claim to be an expert on apple products or software. In fact, I believe I have only been a convert for 42 days. After I purchased my iMac I knew I wanted to continue with the ease that a laptop brings. I didn’t want to be too chained to my desk, and love to answer email and work on small projects from a comfortable place (i.e. bedside and near the air conditioner!). With that said, I only wanted ONE computer....

A little under a month ago I decided to eat crow on a mantra that I proclaimed long ago and do something slightly drastic (and expensive): I ditched my PC and got a mac. See, I’ve had a PC since I was 15, so I was a tried and true user for roughly 15 years. This was a big deal and a major shift to get used to, and to make matters worse, it was right in the middle of high wedding season. The day I went to go buy my mac (and I have to be...

Collaborate & Create Workshop from Jim Altieri on Vimeo. Carla Ten Eyck and I put together a workshop last week at the world renowned Ocean House called Collaborate and Create. Our friend, Jim Altieri, dropped in to film a little bit of our second day. The results? Awesome. Thanks Jim! Full recap coming soon, but for now, enjoy this video! xo On behalf of Carla Ten Eyck and myself, we want to take the opportunity to thank all our...

I started off 2010 like most people– thinking about what my New Year’s resolution would be. Looking back, there were a number of things I could have resolved to do better—perfect time management, work smarter, spend more time with the family, walk the dog, clean out the fridge once a week, put the laundry away, drink less coffee, buy less shoes…. But I decided that in 2010 I was going to stop being jealous. I was going to...