I am a social and digital media professional. I'm also the social media specialist at the Inland Northwest's largest and most-loved credit union, STCU.
I co-produce and write a week-daily podcast called A Thousand Things to Talk About. Every day I ask a question and provide just a little context.
I have been speaking in public for well over 2/3 of my life, and revel in it. Topics include questions, communications, social media, and more. Presentation information.
I believe that…
Speaking to someone in their chosen medium is incredibly powerful.
Asking a question is one of the most respectful acts you can engage in.
As I’m building out and working on a number of presentations that I’ll be giving over the next few months, I’ve run across something I kinda-sorta knew, but didn’t like remembering. People like quoting statistics. Read more…
Driving home from what, to me, was a usual Friday evening of live broadcasting $5,000 being handed out to local nonprofits, listening to NPR. The story of Owura Kwadwo Hottish came on, discussing the worldwide Read more…
What, exactly, is an ad anyway? For anyone who spends a not-insignificant amount of their time online, the explosion of Vero in the last few weeks is impossible to ignore. It may be FOMO at Read more…
Either because I'm a bit picky, or really obsessed with my job... I home-brewed a social media monitoring and management system in Slack. Here's how...
In September of this year, I was offered the incredible opportunity to share my thoughts on the TEDx Coeur d’Alene stage. I was so excited to share my thoughts about how important the questions we Read more…
There’s an alchemy in questions. Somehow that combination of words, tone, and curiosity blend to create conversation, emotional response, and social connection.Asking a question creates a shared framework for communication, and opens us up to Read more…