Each month I invite a person of interest to share their insights and inspiration over their favorite cocktail. Our interviews are informal, and mostly focused on lessons learned, motivation, advice, and success. At the end of our conversation, I ask each person the same ten questions. You can find our interviews here.

Lessons from a CEO

CEO Punit Soni declined 90% of the meetings he was invited to attend, this past week. Product got better, company ran like auto-pilot, and no one really missed meeting me! Time is really the only commodity that we cannot buy or replace. That is … [Read more...]

#fighter Ryan DeJong

How does a young man find the internal fortitude to stand by the love of his life, as she battled cancer? In an age where loyalty is fleeting, and relationships of convenience are all too frequent, we occasionally meet people who redefine love, … [Read more...]

Debra Livingston, Co-Founder & President, ReEmployAbiity

In our chaotic world, an insightful conversation with a normal girl was refreshing. Meet Debra Livingston, daughter, wife, mother, and successful business owner. We settled in to chat at our local watering hole, over Martini’s and wine. Born into … [Read more...]

A Forgotten Hero — World War II

An interview with Lt. Col. Clifton Earl Ward (Retd). I picked up Cliff at his home in South Tampa for our lunch date. As he gathered his belongings, my eyes surveyed the cluttered room with food cans strewn across an old table. There were books, … [Read more...]