Tag: Personal story

Before Undo. Before AI. We Just Had Redo.

Written on February 23, 2026. Posted in Business Leadership, Career, Hands In The Soil Marketing Leadership, Personal Thoughts.

How undo took the permanence out and put the pressure on Forty years ago I was a bleached-headed skater kid in Northern California, which at the time felt like the center of something even if no one would have admitted that out loud, because...

Authentic Growth, Hands in The Soil, Marketing Truth, Personal story, Thought Leadership

Honestly, Losing Momentum Sucks… But That’s Not the End of Your Story

Written on February 17, 2026. Posted in Career, Hands In The Soil Marketing Leadership, Personal Thoughts.

When life derails your carefully laid plans it’s not always about descending into total chaos or facing outright failure – often, it’s an opportunity for something much deeper to emerge. Most of us build our careers around...

Authentic Growth, Career Stories, Hands in The Soil, Personal story

#OpenToWork: AI Has Reshaped White-Collar Careers

Written on February 16, 2026. Posted in Business Leadership, Future Marketing, Personal Thoughts.

Why Non-Linear Builders Are Both Losing and Winning If you are in the job market in 2026, you already know something has shifted — even if no one is saying it out loud. AI is steadily reshaping traditional white-collar work, and the hiring...

Authentic Growth, Career Stories, Hands in The Soil, Personal story

Old White Men Can’t Jump… But They Sure Can Smash It at the Kitchen Line?

Written on February 4, 2026. Posted in Brand Marketing, Business Leadership, Hands In The Soil Marketing Leadership, Lifestyle Business.

I started playing pickleball during cancer recovery. Docs and friends called it “low-impact”—perfect for seniors in care facilities, they said. Come on, how hard could it be? I grew up skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, and—like every other 80s...

Brand Stategy, Hands in The Soil, Marketing Leadership, Marketing Truth, Personal story

The Most Dangerous Leadership Trap I Ever Fell Into

Written on January 26, 2026. Posted in Business Leadership, Hands In The Soil Marketing Leadership, Personal Thoughts.

From one leader who’s been there to another Hey, I want to be really honest with you. I’ve struggled. I’ve failed spectacularly at times. And looking back, a lot of those failures came from the same place: pride and...

Authentic Growth, Career Stories, Hands in The Soil, Marketing Leadership, Personal story, Thought Leadership

The Best Worst Job I Ever Had — And That’s Saying a Lot

Written on October 22, 2025. Posted in Business Leadership, Personal Thoughts.

Norman Building & Design. A job I took after a divorce and the closing of Cascade Hop Farm. When the phone rang, it was the new CEO, a man I genuinely liked from an earlier interview and considered a professional friend. I didn’t know it...

Authentic Growth, Career Stories, Marketing Truth, Personal story, Thought Leadership