Five years ago a group of “kids” {at heart} got together to meet Twitter friends in real life. The concept took off and before we knew it, we were having meet ups in Napa and Sonoma once per month. It was exciting meeting new people, and the groups continued to get larger and larger making… Read More #Tweetups
My husband and I bought a house a little over a month ago and there was really very little that could possibly make things any better than they already are…except, around the corner one of our favorite breweries opened their taproom FINALLY! St. Florian’s, who we purchased a keg from for our wedding, kind of… Read More A New Neighborhood Brewery
Over the years I have worked with many people. Some I’d give a good reference for and others who I hoped wouldn’t ask. I never gave a bad reference But, I started thinking about what I say and how that could potentially affect this persons job. What if my honesty was the reason they didn’t… Read More How Important is Your Reference?
Every year on my birthday more and more people post a little note on my Facebook wall; some I know very well, some I only know through the digital world, and others I know from many years ago and the only way we speak are through quick posts and “likes” on photos. Facebook has… Read More How Important are Your Birthday Wishes on Facebook?
Recently I was given the assignment to interview one of my idols in the wine business and social media industry: Lisa Mattson. Lisa is the Communications Director at Jordan Winery and is well known throughout our industry for her video storytelling and digital marketing expertise. Lisa is a normal, small town girl whose dreams of… Read More An Interview with a Digital Media Superstar
When did it become OK to go up to a total stranger and say, “this is wrong, you are both on your phones”? Is it because we are in a pub like atmosphere that it lessens the intrusion factor? I recall as a young girl going to the early bird special with my grandparents at… Read More Manners and media
Pliny the younger is released now for two weeks and by allocation per day! Downtown Santa Rosa gets overly excited about trendy openings revolving around food and beverage. A 20 minute wait to have a 10 oz pour of a beer I have never had before? Why not?! I am guided by the masses and… Read More Everyone Else is Doing it…