After 25 years in the advertising and marketing business, I am never surprised when a phone call goes unreturned. Rather than becoming offended on such occasions, I let them roll off me like water. Recently, however, I found myself counseling…
A mentor and friend shared with me his approach to assessing the level of care and concern that a business owner or corporate manager has about his or her enterprise and where that business is in its life cycle.
Giving opens many doors, creating new and numerous opportunities along our life paths. In my line of work, I interact with a wide range of people representing countless organizations, passions and fields of endeavor. For some, I have noticed, giving…
Like countless people fortunate to live on or near the Gulf Coast and the millions of people who visit our shores each year, I have a tremendous fondness for the endlessly fascinating intersection of sea and sand. For me, nothing…
I do some of my best thinking behind the wheel and, ironically I suppose, while walking. But like most of you, I suspect, I don’t often think about the roads, highways and interstates that serve the 850 region as a…
I recently had the opportunity to meet with key influencers of Santa Rosa County’s economy. The get-together was especially timely given plans by 850 Magazine to publish an economic profile of Santa Rosa County in our next issue. During the…
Freedom lovers’ confidence keeps tomorrows coming As I reflect on another year coming to a close, two realities — one very sobering and the other a cause for celebration — are at the top of my mind. The first is…
"I wrote the following column for publication in EC Magazine, whose circulation is concentrated (for now) in Okaloosa and Walton counties, but I find that it is appropriate, too, to the regional audience that 850 enjoys. The vote by the…
The Publisher of 850 Business Magazine shares his story.
