Category: Leadership

  • Remember

    Remember

    The following is an excerpt from a Memorial Day speech I delivered in 2017 to the Rothbury Community Church Congregation. I thought it was fitting to re-use it here. During his speech at the Vietnam memorial dedication on Nov 11, 1984, President Ronald Reagan perfectly articulated what it means to lose a soldier, Reagan Said,…

  • Success?

    Success?

    When Chris Dawson, Rick Blauw, and I founded CatchMark in 2012 I knew our tiny new business had the potential to be something great. But before we could begin, a simple and extremely important question needed to be answered. The answer to this question would prove to be the foundation of our business for thee…

  • 10 Things the Army Taught Me

    10 Things the Army Taught Me

    In the spring of 2000 I enlisted in the US Army. I didn’t know it at the time but within two years of my enlistment I would find myself deployed to the desert near Baghdad. In a very short period of time I did an incredible amount of growing up and over the course of…

  • Strive for Influence

    Strive for Influence

    There is a growing and puzzling trend occurring in the workforce. Young workers are taking lower compensation in exchange for the “Right” title. Enamored with “instant branding”, young candidates are willing to earn tens of thousands of dollars less as long as they are able to secure their desired title. It appears that these workers…

  • Getting Started

    Getting Started

    “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe