The written word
For someone that never excelled at English in high school, I’ve written far more in my career than I ever imagined I would.
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Reflection
When I reflect on the past year, it really was a great year for me and my family – financially, socially, health-wise, and career-wise. My wife’s business is booming, my career is rocking, our marriage is loving, my kids are thriving, and we are all moving in the right direction.
The confusing world of merchant services
Recently, my wife, owner of Firefly Wine Shop, asked me to review a company offering merchant services. Within 30 minutes of research, I tumbled down the rabbit hole of payment systems, getting progressively more...
The Paradox of Data Ownership on Privacy
Imagine for a moment you are walking down the street, see a friend, and stop to chat. You later tell a mutual friend about the meeting. Most of us would find little problem with...
Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 6 – Christian Williams of Airbnb
Christian Williams joins us to talk about his history in the bay area, building product for eBay sellers, working at Wikia and AirBnb, and how things have changed because of the pandemic. We discuss: Why he bought...
Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 5 – with guest Daniel Barber, CEO of DataGrail
Daniel Barber, CEO and co-founder of DataGrail, joins us to talk about his career and the growing need for companies to manage customer privacy amid new regulations. Specifically, we discuss: How living and working...
Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 4 – with guest Jenna Hoose
Jenna Hoose, one of my former students at ECU, shares her history in front end development, working at ATT, RTI International, and IBM. In this episode, we touch on: – Integrating data with mapping apps –...
Post-Production Podcast Process: Step-by-step
Do you know what the hardest part of podcasting is? No, its not finding topics or interviewees. No, its not the actual recording itself. It’s dealing with post-production process. Long, tedious, and technical. Yet,...
Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 3 – with guest Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone, a technical support engineer at NetApp, shares his experience supporting with cloud computing infrastructure products. We talk about: What is NetApp What is the Cloud computing The difference between on and...
Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 2 – with guest Trey McIntyre
In this interview, Trey McIntyre shares his history with Adobe, Acxiom, and the world of online marketing.