Recently, I was interviewed by Scott Sheppard for the WPPI Road Show (I’m speaking in Sacramento on Weds., August 25) and he posted it on iTunes. I know – head-fake! But really, its only a couple of minutes and I get a chance to talk about two passionate projects of mine, Fusion photography and my [...]
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I’m an iTunes Rockstar! Leave a comment
Just Break It II 1 comment
Jeff discusses the value of not waiting for your competitors to define you, or your business.
Startup Strategy Network launches Leave a comment
“THERE IS NOTHING AS MYSTERIOUS AS SOMETHING CLEARLY SEEN” – Robert Frost As many of you might know, I have created Startup Strategy – an educational and consulting venture focused at helping businesses gain clarity in how to define, map and achieve their unique success. Over the last 8 years, I’ve seen the pro photography [...]
Ch-ch-ch-changes… 38 comments
(I’ve tried to keep the blog posts here focused at big topics rather than personal stuff; this month I’m going to veer from that.) I have a dream. Well, it’s really a two-part vision, with the first part involving a global professional photographer community (I want one to exist) and the second being a way [...]
Just. Make. Waves. Leave a comment
At one place I remember well, they saw themselves as innovative and edgy – but scratching the surface a little revealed the common advice from everyone who worked there about how to survive in such a place was “Don’t Make Waves.” Not really a great formula for growing success, IMHO. At best, this creates an environment of conservative apathy. At worst, it creates a place where there’s no real accountability and survivors do a lot of shrugging, on a daily basis.
Don't Refuse to Choose. 16 comments
I used to work with a guy who hated choosing. I’m sure he felt he had very valid reasons for this extreme choice-avoidance, but it always looked to me like he simply didn’t want to be “wrong.” Somewhere along the way, probably in b-school, he discovered that analysis was a really powerful tool to delay, [...]
Medium v. Message 2 comments
I’m pretty thrilled that I got more than my share of happy holiday wishes this year – most of which were either in email or Twitter. Honestly, I don’t have any issue with getting personal messages through a (relatively) impersonal medium… I love that my friends even think about me during this traditionally family-centric period. [...]
Do Leaders Require Followers? 16 comments
If we follow the opinion that genuine leaders don’t spend energy ensuring they stay in front of their followers (I call that jumping in front of a parade, and it ain’t leadership) then leadership really has NOTHING to do with followers… but, if no one ever follows, how can that be called “leadership?”
SOAR! Scholarships can change the world 7 comments
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Me Ra Koh on a fantastic new holiday project, aimed at helping women get a boost during these difficult times. Along with Sony, SmugMug and a raft of great sponsors, the SOAR! Scholarship launched on December 1st. Here’s what Me Ra says about [...]
Five Easy Pieces of Success 1 comment
My tribute to the powerful simplicity of Bob Rafelson’s zeitgeist and Jack Nicholson’s in-your-face execution. (e.g. “I want you to hold it [chicken salad] between your knees.”) (See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065724/ for details.) You don’t have to get the references to understand the next five messages, but it makes it more fun. 1. Be Value-add, not value-take. [...]
