Financial Zen & The Real Cost of Panic Selling
When the markets are tumblin’, the texts start a-comin. Like clockwork, my phone blows up with panicked messages – friends, family, former colleagues – all with that same anxious tone of financial dread… “If someone had cash on the sidelines, would you buy or just wait the weirdness out?” “With all the tariffs, won’t the […]
Up and to the Right
My first job was in 6th grade – I was a busboy at Sam’s Grill. My best friend Danny and I would bike there after school, clear plates, roll silverware, help the cooks deal dime bags behind the dumpster. Easy money. But man oh man, that first paycheck—the way those crumpled bills felt in my […]
After the Office
It was 2008. My first job out of grad school was in Old Town, Alexandria, right outside of D.C. With a shiny lobby, a few elevators, and an always-on security guard, it felt like a small step toward adulting and a step or two removed from the debauchery of my earlier years. And in […]
7 Growth Tactics that Delivered (and the data to prove it)
For those not familiar, I led growth (and other functions) at The Motley Fool for a decade+ and have also been a part of other great growth & marketing teams. This blog post is mostly a refresh of a popular thread from a few years back, with updates where I have em’… Find what increases conversions Facebook […]