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Network Effect

Early in my career at ISM, I was having dinner with our CEO Kent Heyman who compared our business to what Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) did in 1973 by nationally televising the Atlanta Braves.

Paving The Way

Overcoming obstacles is something that I pride myself in being exceptionally good at, but this was definitely put to the test last March when I got a call from Ryan Owen (my boss and BHAG creator) telling me that we would be deploying our screen network at the largest stadium tour of 2018. Over the… View Article

Time Flies

I catch myself saying “Time Flies When You Are Having Fun.” Furthermore, I know that I have had a lot of fun over the past 12 months—I feel like I should start saying, “Time moves at warp speed when you are at a start-up.” My bosses don’t like it when I say that that ISM… View Article

Touring 101

The team at ISM Connect has recently landed an amazing opportunity that has led to us touring with the largest pop star on the planet. As you might imagine, this project is filled with stress, ego, and performance risk. These variables exist in every project, of course, but are increasingly elevated at this level. As… View Article

Top five keys for uncovering success

Sitting on this plane that is headed to Sonoma Raceway, I found a picture of Jeff Gordon’s 1998 victory lane celebration. At that time, I was working on behalf of NASCAR and it had just dawned on me that I had been playing this game at the highest level in motorsports for over 20 years. Now… View Article