I attended the 52nd Biennial National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Conference last week in Atlanta, Georgia. During this conference, I had the amazing opportunity of representing Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) as a delegate and exhibitor, and also presented a workshop on maximizing social media for businesses (click here for a link to […]
There are several days a year I stay off of social media, and one of these days is Father’s Day. People say holidays are some of the toughest times to be without loved ones, and they’re right. Since losing my father in March of 2012 and my grandmother in February of 2013, holidays are simply […]
I found a link yesterday to an interview I had with author Karen Putz. During the interview, Karen asked me what advice I would give a deaf or hard of hearing person who was looking for a career like mine. At the time, I was just starting my digital marketing company, Synergetic Business Solutions (SBS), […]
Growing up, my father would ask me to interpret for him when he met with our local insurance agent. My father was profoundly deaf, and while fluent in English and fully capable of communicating in writing, American Sign Language (ASL), not English, was his native language, and his preferred language for discussing business. Unfortunately, even […]
Ask someone what they think the word ‘inspire’ means and you’ll get a wide range of answers. For me, it’s what makes you want to get up in the morning. It’s what makes you want to go that extra mile just to complete the project to please your boss. I know it sounds cliche, but […]