Creative junky. Social media enthusiast. Apple lover. Serial entrepreneur, founding sam101, MedicMinder, and aBi.

When I was little, my dad let me look at his Mad Magazines. I remember sitting night after night redrawing works from my favorite artists including Don Martin and Frank Jacobs. I still have that collection and I love to reminisce from time to time.

When I wasn’t drawing, you’d find me reading. At the age of 12, my first mentor introduced me to Zig Ziglar and Cavett Roberts. My reading pile would have included Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone.

I am a lifelong learner, self-motivated and in the pursuit of knowledge for both professional and personal gain. I continue to read motivational and business books daily. My favorite author’s today include John Maxwell, Jeffrey Gitomer and Tom Peters.

A designer in love with all things creative, I have spent my career working in communications and visual arts, including theatrical experience. Other passions of mine are cooking and comedy.

While my dream of working with Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball didn’t work out, it didn’t stop me from pursuing my own standup comedy experience in the mid-90’s. Comedy set off a spark (fire, desire) in me, it was a drug and I needed more! In 1998, I became an equity stage manager that is essentially the head traffic controller of the live production. I ran more than 600 successful live performances with more than half enjoying standing ovations.

I love sharp cheese, beer, my dogs that I call my babies, building my collection of books and buying paper and pens than I can’t possibly use in a lifetime. I volunteer my design skills to a limited number of non-profit organizations yearly.

I enjoy a cup of coffee but only on the weekends and I blame Olivia Newton-John for my lifelong fascination with Australia. Batman is my all time hero. The Joker is my favorite villain. I collect fast food toys and I love them even more when they make sounds. The kid in me enjoys Disney and Pixar animation while the adult in me is in amazed that the average Pixar animation runs 24 frames per second at 4000 pixels wide!

If you are into cyberstalking, feel free to stalk me on Twitter.

Site Descriptions:

The Hive Today – getting your buzz on today!
We work with entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits to leverage social media tools, turning personal contact with customers into opportunity and business. We understand social media and love people! Our one mission is to assist our clients in fostering dynamic relationships while building trust among their clients, consumers and supporters. To accomplish this we create buzz to consumer social media. We are passionate about attracting new donors, engaging the target market, creating ‘WOW!’ ideas, creating brand evangelists, receiving and responding to feedback and more.

A Brand Identity – Making the invisible visible!
At aBi we are passionate about distinctive, high quality design, with a focus on logo creation, brochure development, and other visual communication to meet client needs. Our team of talented professional designers ensure that once a logo is complete it will be effective for all advertising channels (online, printed materials, clothing, billboard, etc.).

MedicMinder - When seconds count, we’re there…
The MedicMinder provides peace of mind – the knowledge that all pertinent medical and drug history is documented in one comprehensive, easy to use system. No second-guessing in an emergency – just reach for the MedicMinder and be assured that vital and accurate information is at your fingertips.

sam101.com – Straight talk about fundamentals
sam101 is an on-line information hub providing articles on key marketing topics like sales, advertising, marketing, design, public relations, management, B2B marketing and more.