I am a fan of Blake Patton. I respect him as a husband, father, community leader and friend. He is also this year’s local keynote speaker for the October 6th Atlanta High Tech Prayer Breakfast. Blake started Tech Square Ventures three years ago. In this short time he has: Raised Tech Square’s initial fund Tapped […]
When I was 13 years old, I would make sure I was home to watch Batman. It was 1966, and my dad bought us a color TV console. A beautiful piece of furniture which contained a TV, a color TV! Batman was one of the first TV series to be broadcast in color. I still […]
“You’re getting married in the midst of this job search?” I was talking to a recent Georgia Tech MBA graduate. He had offers to become a consultant but came to me for advice on startup opportunities. After getting into his background a bit, I understood why. He’s smart and ambitious and has always been drawn […]
Joel Weldon, a motivational speaker, was giving his talk “Jet Pilots Don’t Have Rearview Mirrors.” He was sporting an Arizona tan, but his accent gave him away. He was a New Yorker. It was 1984, and I was in Maui, Hawaii at the annual sales awards for the public company where I ran one of […]
My friend Frank told me the following story. Frank is the servant leader I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. I loved the story so much I’ve found myself retelling it often. It’s a fun story with a good lesson. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Frank the Enforcer Frank’s […]
Jim Porter was one of the great mentors in my life. I tell stories about what I learned from him, but I was never able to answer the questions, “Why did Jim have such an impact on your life? What made him so great?” They seem like such simple questions. Of course, I would give an […]
It was 6:30 am on Friday in Milan, Italy, and we were headed to Malpensa International Airport. We were flying back to the United States having just completed an eight-day motorcycle ride from Milan to Pisa to Assisi to Bologna and back to Milan. We traveled 908 miles according to my odometer and covered some of the most beautiful […]
“I am impressed with a lot of men for their accomplishments. I am most impressed and intrigued by men who have accomplished a successful marriage. You’ve been married for forty years. What is the secret?” he asked. It was eleven o’clock at night, and we were standing on the terrace of our hotel. We were […]
“Watch out for the gypsies. They are great pickpockets,” I was warned by my friend Josh. We were walking through Florence, Italy, and Josh and Kerry were about to leave us. They were headed to join a tour, while Kathy and I were going to explore and shop. I immediately thought of the 250 euros […]
Kathy and I are on an eight-day motorcycle journey through Tuscany, Italy with a group of riders. Here’s how the servant heart of one of our fellow riders convicted and inspired me. A group of us were getting our motorcycles ready for the trip. We had to become acquainted with our rental bikes—figure out the […]