Having Fun? If Not, You Should Be

I had an interview last week with a sports team in Minneapolis. I realized half-way through the interview how much I was laughing or giggling through the questions and answers. It wasn’t a nervous laughter – this was just a phone screener, but I wanted to have fun on the interview and to see if…

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An Ode to Magazines

I absolutely love magazines. I adore going to the nearest bookstore and browsing the colorful combination of style, substance and creativity. I can’t get over “5 ways to be clutter-free” or “The top 7 budget-friendly vacation spots.” But it’s not just the words that grab me – it’s the covers and the pretty pictures. I…

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HBO: You are Smart

For the past several weeks, my husband has been increasingly interested in the show “Pacquiao-Margarito 24/7” on HBO. And so, since we only have one TV in the house (shocker for some I realize) I was forced to watch the show as well. But a funny thing happened – I was entertained. The premise of…

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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

We’ve all been there – you are working on a project you thought was yours, but then your boss got involved, and he brought in a person from another department, and they brought their coordinator, who has an intern…..and they all have different ideas on how this project should run. So how do you get…

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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

I was chatting with a newcomer to our industry yesterday and he reminded me of how life was in the beginning stages of Sportsman Channel: ignorance was bliss.  Like most start-ups, the network had a mix of people from all walks of life, but I am not sure if anyone fully understood the deep-seeded roots of the…

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