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Earlier this year, I was tasked to fill our ISM Connect bus with highly qualified and motivated operations team members that would assist us in building a best-in-class media network at a ridiculously fast rate. Before I started interviewing, I needed to slow down and identify what made a perfect teammate.

For those of you who are unaware of what this term means, here is the definition according to Urban Dictionary: “Beastmode refers to a state of performing something, especially difficult activities, with extreme power, skill, or determination.”

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.

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

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

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

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

Don’t call me Nostradamus. I don’t claim to be able to predict the future—but it seems like a perfect time, on the eve of the Daytona 500, to give my 2018 NASCAR predictions. Since I don’t understand downforce, aero push, or shock rebound, I am going to keep these predictions focused on the business of… View Article

25,000 miles behind the wheel 59 flights 36 different hotels 48 events #EventLife If you just look at the numbers, 2017 should have been a train wreck of a year; but it might just have been the most emotionally rewarding year of my career, too. So, what changed? At the end of 2016, I was introduced… View Article

Just 12 short months ago, I was sitting at this very same desk writing a prediction that 2017 was going to be a Monster Year (man was that an understatement!). Well, that is certainly true. The year quickly started off feeling like a scene out of the Great American Race. I was amazed to find myself traveling… View Article