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April 2013 Featured Talent Felicia Romero
I've had the opportunity to work with Felicia Romero and her long list of clients from AZ Pro Physiques for many years. I've been particularly impressed with Felicia's journey and the number of things she has done in her career. From fitness talent to business owner...
The Passive Aggressive A-hole
Not unlike most a-holes, the Passive Aggressive one is not terribly hard to spot. In fact, they will often call attention out themselves with snide comments and bitter public displays of disapproval executed in a way of mere self gratification. They casually, and...
What we can learn from a pair of fit moms
It was just at the end of 2012 when Kim Miller and Shannon Doughtery came up with the original ideas for their new company Fit Mom Diet - which the website just went live last week. By mid December they were already developing the ideas for what the branding could...
The Professional Difference (A Field Guide)
Over the past ten years I've had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries and have witnessed two types of people in business. The people who claim to be professionals and the true professionals. At first glance it may be difficult to distinguish between the...
The nearly lost and much missed part of business
I like working with fitness talent Allen Elliott. I had the opportunity to work with him in Los Angeles last year, and then he flew out to Arizona and we shot the cover and three month’s worth of workout spreads for a publication. He is outstanding on camera and...
March 2013 Featured Talent Allen Elliott
My first connection with Allen Elliott was when he got in touch with me in regards to a shoot we were doing several months down the road. He was eager to begin the planning process, had a vision and worked up to the shoot, as well as during the shoot, to achieve that...
Vote for me
I am writing this week's post fully aware that I will be upsetting a few and potentially earning the unsubscription of others. For the most part I make a good faith effort to remain positive in my blog articles and social media posts. Each week I focus on gathering...
Deconstructing an Award
Saturday night I attended the annual ADDY® Award ceremony hosted by the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Over the course of a few hours a plethora of advertising awards were handed out in just about every category imaginable from design collateral...
February 2013 Featured Talent Jaime Michelle
Jaime Michelle is one of those talents with constant positive energy and drive. We first had the opportunity to work together in 2011 and have continued with several various photo projects since. With her launch of a new fitness project I wanted to take the chance to...