Month: September 2014

  • Don’t Be That Guy: Suburban Kryptonite

    Don’t Be That Guy: Suburban Kryptonite

    “Maybe there are forces in this universe we don’t understand. But I still believe we make our own miracles.” – Huey Freeman, The Boondocks “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blanke “This is why we can’t have nice things!” –…

  • Tonight: All Things Yelp, Jobs, and Stuff You Need to Know for 9/29/2014

    Tonight: All Things Yelp, Jobs, and Stuff You Need to Know for 9/29/2014

    Anyone else freaking out that it’s already almost October? We’ve got our live broadcast tonight with a couple great guests, our October and November casual networking events setup and on the books, a few blog entries for your to read, and the usual fun on our Facebook page and in our LinkedIn group…

  • LinkedIn Is Not A Video Game

    LinkedIn Is Not A Video Game

    This blog post is a result of a conversation that I wind up having around once a month.  A conversation that completely makes me crazy, mostly because it  should never happen…but it does.  And like an idiot, I’m surprised again every time it happens. It usually goes something like this:

  • We Are Not Your Marketing Department

    We Are Not Your Marketing Department

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. “Networking isn’t really about you. It’s what you can do for other people to make a mutually beneficial connection and relationship” – us, constantly It happens more often than I care to remember…

  • IT In The D – Episode 59: Detroit SOUP, All Things Detroit, Daily Detroit Launches!

    IT In The D – Episode 59: Detroit SOUP, All Things Detroit, Daily Detroit Launches!

    IT in the D, Episode 59…and wow, this episode was just SOUPer! Ha ha, yeah, bad pun, sorry. Tonight we recapped our Pink Slip Party from last Thursday at the Majestic, discussed the latest round of leaked personal photos and movies from celebrities, and went all over the map with our guests from DetroitSOUP and…

  • Don’t Be That Guy – The Booty Call Networker

    Don’t Be That Guy – The Booty Call Networker

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. There’s a very good reason why the contacts in my phone have made the journey with me through the years.  They’ve stayed in place from clamshell to flip, from sidekick to smart phone,…