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Whew! It’s the end of a long week. I just finished up at the annual Sherrard School District Health Fair. I kicked off the program by talking to the 5th and 6th graders of Matherville Intermediate School. The kids were awesome! One of them (pictured to the left) asked if I would autograph his VOTE FOR PEDRO t-shirt. I have no idea why. But I hope his mom isn’t…

Well, I did it. After years of wussing-out, I finally did it. And it hurt like a sunavabitch! Anyone who tells you “Oh, tattoos don’t hurt,” is a liar. It was like getting 1000 shots in 45 minutes. Anyway, special thanks to Joe @ Iron Age Studio who did a PERFECT job; my friend Andy Masters who cheered me on the whole time; and the friendly crew from the…

It has begun… (I always wanted to start a blog post that way.) Anyway, great news! I’ll be on The NBC Today Show next week celebrating the 5 Year Nametag Anniversary. (Learn more about the month-long celebration here.) The taping date is still TBA, but the reason I’m telling everyone ahead of time is because NBC is sending a camera crew to follow me around all day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER…

Woo hoo!!! Today is day 1,826. It’s been FIVE YEARS, and the Nametag Anniversary Celebration is underway! It goes on all month! Now, as November begins, I’ll be posting (hopefully) every day for the next month with lots of great stuff like: Media news: The NBC Today Show!!! Press Release: Read it here! New resources: Networking Superhero Audio CD Upcoming events: Nametag tattoo tomorrow Sign up for the Building…

Halloween is a very special holiday for me. Not just because of the candy or the crazy costumes; but because it’s the only day of the year when I actually change my nametag! In the past I’ve been Randy, Jerry and Jo-Jo. And the last two years I went as a nametag wearing gorilla named Harry. But this year I thought I’d bump up the creativity a notch or…

After many years of being a loyal listener to 101.1 The River (WVRV St. Louis), I’ve teamed up with their Lifestyle Guide to create a new section called “Your Network.” This is SO cool. Very few radio stations do stuff life this. It’s an online resource for the latest tips, trends and news that you can use to be on top of your game. When they approached me to…

Every creative business idea begins with a question. A question that grabs attention. A question that might sound ridiculous at the time. A question that propels a wrecking ball through the walls of ordinary thinking. But still, a question that makes every person in the room stop what he’s doing, sit back in his chair, stare off into space and say, “Huh. Now that’s an interesting idea…” QREATIVITY is…

Author, speaker and columnist Steve Strauss, aka Mr. All Biz, had a great article in USA Today called Marketing pays, so keep it up. “A trap many entrepreneurs fall into, myself included on occasion, is turning to the tried and true too often. While the tried and true is comfortable, it also typically yields predictable results. So if you want your business to grow, you need to mix things…

So I FINALLY got back to the ol’ stomping grounds of Portland to visit my friends, eat real sushi and reminisce about the early days of nametagging. Ah yes, what a great weekend it was! It all started on a high note in the St. Louis airport on Thursday night when I got a phone call that made me want to drive over to Jeff Bezos’ house and give…

Call me crazy, but I love going to the post office. I’m there about three times a week to mail books, check my box, and sometimes just to talk to my girls who work behind the counter. They’re so sweet. They all wear nametags. And Val usually has a candy dish. Hey, it’s all about the little things. Yesterday I stopped in to mail an order of books to…