Month: July 2014

  • Live Broadcast Tonight, Help Finding a Job and More

    Live Broadcast Tonight, Help Finding a Job and More

    We’re live on the air tonight with episode 52 of The IT in The D show. We’ve also got a whole bunch of new blog entries for you to read, as well as a few old ones that have bubbled up. Our next casual networking event is still a few weeks away, but we’ve got…

  • The “Elevator Pitch”

    The “Elevator Pitch”

    So I was watching the morning news today and there was a “business coach” on, talking about the elevator pitch. All the while it made me laugh out loud, shake my head, and say “Really?” at the same time. So I know we all know “that guy”, the one where you ask, “What do you…

  • Johnny The Paperboy

    Johnny The Paperboy

    “Four weeks, twenty papers, that’s two dollars. Plus tip.” – Johnny The Paperboy, Better Off Dead There are certain things that make me sit back and really wonder what has happened to people over the course of their lives. For all of my ranting about how dumb people can be, I actually try and be…

  • Don’t Be That Guy – Mister Magoo

    Don’t Be That Guy – Mister Magoo

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. Those of you around my age probably remember the old Mister Magoo cartoons.  The lovable old guy voiced by Jim Backus (aka “Mister Howell”, the millionaire from Gilligan’s Island) who was severely shortsighted…

  • IT In The D – Episode 51: Public Relations, Graphic Novels and Makers

    IT In The D – Episode 51: Public Relations, Graphic Novels and Makers

    IT in the D, Episode 51. Another week, another great episode out into the ether. From our opening banter about the usual rounds of chaos to talking managing clients, damage control and all about the world of Public Relations with CKC Agency, then into the world of comic books, graphic novels, charity events and more…

  • Comic Con Revisited, PR, Demons, Maker Faire and More.

    Comic Con Revisited, PR, Demons, Maker Faire and More.

    Tonight’s show should be a fun one. Odds are better than even that you’ll get a good rant, some news and updates from around the web, and then some awesome chats with our solid guests for the night.  We’ll probably talk a bit about our over-the-top phenomenal event last week at Blackfinn as well. So…