I’ve picked up quite a few followers recently on
Twitter so I thought I’d take a minute to share with you what I blog about
(inconsistently) and tweet about (more regularly). There are four major topics
which I could post something about.
The first topic is business and more specifically,
my job. Currently, I am the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of SEP Connect, a start-up in the
search engine marketing space. We created a category all our own – search engine
placement. We place local businesses on the front page of Google in 45 days or
less or they don’t pay. Helping small, local businesses is our passion. We
accomplish this through our proprietary technology platform utilizing a
relevant content based approach. A lot of people confuse us with SEO or ask us
how we are able to do what we do when others can’t. I won’t give away the
secrets, but I can assure you that our methods are sound and compliant with
Google (and they work!). You won’t find me blogging here about SEO
methodologies – there are many other places where you can find that – but I
will share news about my company and give you some perspective on what it’s
like to work in a start-up. For starters, I love working for SEP Connect
because I’ve always loved building things, solving problems that haven’t been
solved yet. SEP Connect provides me that opportunity. And, we have a great
group of people. That goes a long way in coming to work every day.
The second topic is beer. Like Homer Simpson, I am
a sucker for the “sweet, tasty beer”. I drink it and I brew it. I love pale
ales, especially IPAs. My favorite beer is Surly
Furious. As a native Marylander, I am also a big fan of Flying Dog and the pride of Maryland,
National Bohemian (O’s and Boh’s!). And then there is Guinness, the beer that
started it all for me. But, I am open to and also like to try all sorts of hand
crafted beers. I have even been known to drink Budweiser on the 4th
of July. The most unusual beers I have brewed are an Olive Wheat and Cucumber
Ale. I will sometimes share with you things I find interesting about beer. Hmmm….beer.
The third topic is running. I am an accomplished
accidental runner. About 7 years ago, my wife tricked me into a morning run
with a friend of mine and I haven’t looked back. I am currently training for
the Baltimore Marathon. This
will be my second marathon, having run the Marine Corps Marathon in 2010. My
goal is to beat my time of 4:53:17. I know it’s not great, but I finished. And
I also walked the last three miles with my brother, who later said he wouldn’t
have finished without me. So I feel like I accomplished a lot in that race, but
I still have a good race in front of me. My favorite race is the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in Washington,
DC. I have run that race 4 years in a row. Run it if you can. The sites are
worth it.
Finally, I blog/tweet/post about sports. I love
sports and generally follow the DC teams (Redskins/Capitals/Nationals) as well
as the Terrapins and Wolverines. Along my journey I also adopted the Minnesota
Twins and Baltimore Orioles. I will admit that I am just not an NBA fan. Things
are trending positive on the DC sports scene. All three of my teams have star
athletes (RGIII, Ovechkin, Strasburg, Harper) that could lead them to a Championship.
And, one of these days, one of my teams will break through and win a
Championship. I just know it. Until then, I will watch and wait and cheer my
teams on to victory, even when they lose.
Thank you for following me and joining me on this
journey.
