Interview with Brad Feld- VC, Entrepreneur & Marathon Man
Here’s my interview with Brad Feld, nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship who writes widely read and well respected blogs at www.Feld.com and www.askthevc.com He also happens to be one of the most generous, intelligent and thoughtful dudes I’ve ever met. Brad shares his story of success and gives tips for finding work/life balance. And my favorite story about when things go wrong; “At least they can’t... Read More
Can You Write a Screenplay in 22 Days?
me skiing at Sundance Film Festival 2011 *I wrote this screenwriting blog series about 6 months ago–it took me this long to get the BALLS to post it.* I should start by telling you how I fantasized about writing a screenplay for more than ten years. Then, about three or four years ago, I actually began saying, out loud, that I wanted to write a screenplay. As in, out loud to other people. But only in a joking way. Like, “One day I’m going to write a screenplay... Read More
Interview with Tony Heish, CEO of Zappos.com
“How to Build a Fabulously Successful Empire & Have a lot of FUN with special guest Tony Heish, CEO of Zappos.com” Under Tony’s leadership, Zappos has grown gross merchandise sales from $1.6M in 2000 to now upwards of $1Billion by focusing relentlessly on customer service. During this interview Tony shares the inspirations from his early days, lessons learned along the way and secrets every entrepreneur who wants to build a successful business & have FUN along the... Read More
Social Media Sabbatical- Update Month 3
3 MONTHS — It’s hard to believe that I’ve been completely off of Facebook and Twitter for this long. [If you want to read Part 1 of my Social Media Sabbatical, click here, & Part 2 Social Media Sabbatical Day 30-ish click here] It’s become normal. I don’t tweet. I don’t cruise Facebook updates every other second. It’s really kinda nice. There have been mornings, when I’m sitting at the kitchen counter, enjoying my Chocolate Teeccino and my husband... Read More
Detox Update-Social Media Sabbatical, Day 30-ish
Social Media Sabbatical ~ it’s been 30 days since my last…. indulgence.:-) [if you want to read Part 1 of my Social Media Sabbatical, click here] Hi, my name is Sandy and I’m a Facebooking Twitt-aholic The first 2 weeks were the hardest. It’s really humorous to watch your brain as it thinks in 140 characters and status postings. I find myself wanting to take pictures of a beautiful dessert or a fabulous cocktail and share it, but where do I share... Read More
It Ain’t About the Money ~ or is it?
Edward Burns. Portrait by Leslie Hassler. My daughter & I were singing in the car the other day (and dancing at the red lights) when this Jesse J. song came on. Price Tag. Have you heard it yet? (I posted the video & lyrics below for you) The first few lines of her song have been haunting me. “Seems like everybody’s got a price, I wonder how they sleep at night. When the sale comes first, And the truth comes second, Just stop, for a minute and Smile... Read More
Video Highlights
This is a video I made for a speaking engagement in Los Angeles. My talk was called “Rock Star Marketing Secrets” and I wanted to show the audience the balance I try to create between marketing messages and giving great content so you grow your fan base and they keep coming back for more. Read More
On the Road with Sandy
Here are a few clips from my travels…. Read More
Book Proposal Tips 3 & 4
Here are steps 3 & 4 in the book proposal process. Read More
Book Proposal Tips
Next step in your book proposal project. Read More
