I feel silly posting another gift that happened while getting coffee – I think this may be my 5th or 6th gift that’s happened in a Starbucks or a Dunkin Donuts. I guess it’s apparent that I enjoy my daily jolt of caffeine. America, and Chris Dessi run on Dunkin Donuts. So this morning was like any other morning, only […]
Last night was fantastic. We had our annual Silverback Social Holiday Party. It was doubly special because we had it at my favorite restaurant Fortina Pizza. I’m a simple man. They have simple fare. Pizze. Yum. Good friends, great colleagues, and pizza. I’m not even sure if I can say I gave this gift to my team, because they’re all […]
I’m lucky in my work that I get to meet many amazing people. One of those people was an intern for us at Silverback Social named Chris Maloney. Chris is an MBA Candidate at Fordham & Marine Corps Officer. He’s a U.S. Marine, Pilot VMGR-452 “Yankees.” According to his Linkedin profile Chris, “transitioned from full-time active duty in 2013, joining Marine […]
We have incredible clients at Silverback Social. One of those clients Bluerock energy are partners with the Brooklyn Nets. A few weeks ago they offered my wife Laura and I free tickets to the game. While at the game we had a small incident with a less than ethical bartender at the VIP bar the Vault. I won’t get into […]
I love my friends. They inspire me daily. Recently with the giving challenge I’ve been hearing from new and old friends alike – all offering something. Today I get to share one of those gifts. My friend Matt Tauber reached out to me and sent me this heartfelt email. Hey there my friend. It’s truly amazing what you are doing. […]
Friends, are rare. Well, truly good friends are rare. Even rarer still is to make good friends late in life. We all have our crew of people we’ve grown up with, gone to high school & college with etc, but it’s been my experience that it’s rare to meet people that you sort of fall in love with immediately after meeting. […]
The past week has been a tough one for my parents. Today (Saturday), after spending some time with my daughters, I headed up to my parents home. I hung out with my Dad. It helped to allow my mother some time to get out and grocery shop. Today my gift was time. Time with my Dad, and time for my […]
I’m heading home today from a few days in Texas. This morning a car service picked me up. My driver was awesome. A father of 5 kids retired Army veteran – just a fantastic all around guy. We discussed some of his best customers (Tom Hanks), and worst (soccer moms). I’m still laughing about that one. We chatted about Tim […]
Today I was the keynote speaker at Wilson Associates Dallas Points of Excellence Awards luncheon. I spoke for about ½ hour. At the conclusion of my speech I explained to the audience what I’m doing here for my 69 day challenge. Then I asked the audience if they liked Starbucks. A few people put their hands in the air. I […]
