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Family Matters

With the baby coming soon, I took some time to reflect on what it meant for my career. Seems to have resonated a bit.
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August 4, 2023

Creative Kitchen

I'd been preaching the virtues of kitchen communication to my students for awhile, but while I was watching The Bear the other week I was able to add a new parallel to the comparison. …
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July 10, 2023

Corporate Love Languages

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April 21, 2023

Forced Freelance Help

I've been laid off three times in my 10 year career and as a result have spent more time freelancing then I have working full-time. I remember the feeling of shock upon learning that …
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April 6, 2023

Bias in AI

I was playing around with the new version of Midjourney the other day and I noticed something interesting. If you didn't specify race, it would feedback stereotypes for certain prompts. For example, I had …
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March 18, 2023

Industry Tax

I spend a decent amount of time thinking about how we can make the advertising industry more accessible to people of all walks of life. Maybe it's my background in sociology, but it's become …
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February 15, 2023

Money on the Table

I got annoyed with a post I saw on LinkedIn yesterday looking for a CD/ACD who was willing to work for $67/hour, an absurd rate considering the amount of work they probably wanted. But …
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January 31, 2023

The Big Game

The other day I was thinking about the chaos that would ensue if someone actually got a copyright on "The Big Game," the euphemism commonly used by advertisers during The Super Bowl because they …
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January 24, 2023

Well that escalated quickly

This morning I was sitting on my couch and just started typing out a thought that entered my head and before I knew it I'd written a full column. My college opinions writing teacher, …
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January 4, 2023

Feed Donations

At the end of November LinkedIn was flooded with layoff announcements, and I wanted to help. Because of The Side Show my LinkedIn is connected to tons of creative leaders and recruiters throughout the …
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December 8, 2022