The stars aligned, it was a ‘God thing’, or maybe I just got damn lucky but no matter what way you call it, I have rock stars as a development team. Mark, Dave, and Lisa each work their tails off for our company and each bring their own unique perspectives to make Banktastic and this [...]

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I’ve been going to SXSWi for the past three years and it is definitely one of the best conferences I go to every year and was probably one of the biggest influences on me as far as seeing the potential of the Web and this whole social media thing and I’ve always wondered if I [...]

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I’ve mentioned in a couple of conversations with friends that I feel like I have just thrown a rock in a pond and I’m waiting to see what kind of splash it’s going to make when hitting the water.
You see the rock there? That rock symbolizes something exciting and scary for me. That rock [...]

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I can go without email and be okay.
Limited myself to 5 minutes a day and it worked beautifully. I was able to ‘catch up’ after the week in about an hour. I’m going to start having a set length of email time 2-3 times each day and see if it helps my productivity.
I suck [...]

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The past month of my life has been a pretty amazing one. I have spoken to and connected with some of the most amazing people in and out of the financial space. A lot of these people have some pretty impressive resumes and I’m humbled that they would even give me five minutes [...]

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Should your personal brand come before or after your company brand?
Disclaimer: I’m giving this a shot with fear of trailing off in a variety of directions. You’ve been warned!
I had, coincidentally, a few different conversations this past week in regards to personal branding versus company branding. Let me explain those conversations for [...]

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Ever heard of the term? I just learned it this week.
A staycation is defined as a vacation but in or around your home. I’m so used to always having a planned vacation setup that I’m really excited about this week. I plan to just chill as much as possible, hang with my [...]

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