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FITposium Returns
I am so very excited to announce that FITposium 2015 is happening on October 17, 2015. The location will be the Holiday Inn in Mesa, Arizona. Be sure to put the date in your calendars now! The full day conference will feature a variety of speakers (to be announced...
Customer Service Follow Up
A few weeks ago I wrote about my atrocious experience trying to purchase bourbon from the Sedona location of Vom Fass and how I felt judged for either my age or my perceived lack of wealth as three store employees ignored me. I wanted to update on this as well as...
The Need For Gravity
I was listening to the Adam Carolla podcast yesterday on my drive to meet with a client and they were discussing the need for gravity in our lives. Not just in the physical sense - but in the metaphoric sense that we as entrepreneurs require resistance to push...
Paying to be Published
For nearly two decades I’ve worked in some form of publishing. I was an editor of the school paper in high school, worked on a special youth-led publication for the local daily newspaper, majored in journalism in college, worked as a beat reporter, spent time as a...
Barriers for Entry
Getting signed to an agency is not particularly easy. Being picked up by a magazine is also difficult. The same could be said for booking a commercial project or finally reaching a decision maker in attempt to establish a working relationship. These tasks are...
Whiskey Gone Sour
On my recent trip to Sedona I came across a small liquor store called Vom Fass which sold a unique bevy of whiskey, rye, scotch and the like. I was impressed with the selection as well as the set up so I decided to return the following day for a tasting and to...
Arizona Diamondbacks’ AJ Pollock Photo Shoot
On May 5, 2015 the James Patrick Photography team had the opportunity to photograph Arizona Diamondbacks’ Outfielder AJ Pollock for the June issue of Scottsdale Health Magazine. For this editorial project we had roughly 15 minutes to create images for both a cover as...
FITposium Postponed
Over the last few months myself along with the team at BMW Productions have been working to put on the absolute best conference for talents in the fitness industry to learn about the development, implementation and profitability of their brand as a model. Thus...
The Privilege of Work
FITPOSIUM UPDATE: We now have confirmed Michelle Glicksman, Editor in Chief of Scottsdale Health Magazine as a new presenter for FITposium 2015 where she will share with talents what they need to know when pitching to magazines. Register now at www.FitManiaAZ.com for...