Serial entrepreneur, speaker, business consultant
Miami - Florida
CEO • Speaker • Author • Coach • Photographer Innovator, risk-taker, creative thinker and, above all else, the voice of single-dads everywhere.
25 articles
The very first Instagram photo was taken by its founder, Kevin Systron in Mexico in 2010. I find it fitting that it was of a dog. We all know pets, especially dogs, are a big hit on Instagram. And as...
Fast, reliable, efficient, and effective customer service can be the difference between your company being a winner or loser in today’s highly competitive marketplace. I knew that when I opened a reta...
Instagram has undergone dramatic changes in the way it operates recently. On the positive side, you can now post pictures that aren’t square, you can like comments, there’s Instagram stories and they...
It all started with a humorous Facebook post I made recently about my fear of marriage. I was taking my usual Saturday walk-about in Manhattan when I turned the corner on 42nd street, near Grand Centr...
You just broke up from a long term romantic relationship. You are going through a divorce. You are being bullied or shunned at school. You have gone away to school or relocated for a new job and you h...
Originally published on the Entrepreneur 5/16/17 I applied to college by filling out an application with a pen and typing my essays on a typewriter. When I wanted to fill out another application, I re...
I am proud to say that my youngest daughter is graduating from Pace University this week, summa cum laude (that’s a dad-brag with no apologies). Let me enjoy the moment… ...ok, the moment's up and my...
In today’s highly competitive world of article writing, everyone is looking for the best platform to have their work viewed, discussed and shared. So, I decided to perform a simple test on two of the...
An edited version published originally on the Thought Catalog 4/21/17 I firmly believe that happiness in life is most affected by the quality of our relationships. We all have a variety of relationshi...
If you do not have a powerful and visible personal brand you are putting yourself at a disadvantage in almost every aspect of your professional, business and personal life. Personal branding has becom...
Originally Published on Huffpost Business 5/27/2016 Let’s say you are applying for a new job. You have a professional resume, a complete LinkedIn profile, letters of recommendation and you have lots o...
Published on Entrepreneur 11/16/16 There have been many articles about how getting up early is the key to success. The most well-known is one by Richard Branson, Why I Wake Up Early . Recently I read...
Published on The Good Men Project 11/20/16 A dad who has “been there” gives some important tips on surviving the holidays. — During the days of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve, ou...
Originally published on The Philadelphia Inquirer October 22, 2016 For more than 30 years, University of Pennsylvania career services director Patricia Rose has helped anxious students find internship...
Published on The Huffington Post 10/23/16 I have voted in every presidential election since I was old enough in 1984. That election was a Ronald Reagan landslide win against Walter Mondale. Looking at...
Living in New York gives me the opportunity to take a lot of fun and interesting pictures. But on days like 9/11, Lower Manhattan turns into a very solemn place and the pictures one takes are out of r...
I've been to Europe but never to Spain. And so I was very excited to see Madrid and so many of the folks @beBee I have been interacting with from here in New York on a regular basis. I'm going to keep...
I just celebrated my birthday. I won't tell you which one because I am of that age where I need start counting backwards. I had a nice day, with visits from my children and lots of wishes from friends...
Published on Digital Imaging Reporter 7/29/16 In 2006 I realized our photo distribution business at Unique Photo was in serious jeopardy. The conventional model of selling film, paper, chemistry and p...
Published on The Good Men Project 8/20/16 One meeting I had last week had a surprisingly different flow. My company is called beBee.com . It is an 18-month old professional social network (think Linke...
My 5 children are now all over 20 years old. All 5 have gone through the anxiety of applying to colleges and the apprehension of waiting to receive an acceptance and financial award. All 5 went to one...
Published on The Huffington Post 8/4/16 Is it possible for someone who clearly is such a great dad to actually be dangerous and apocalyptic to this country? I say the answer is absolutely not. Well th...
I am an email monster. I mean, I am really serious about how I use email. I was an early adopter with AOL in the mid-90s as well as, Lycos, Yahoo and as soon thereafter, an email domain for my company...
I was thinking back to my last business trip to Las Vegas where I was attending a trade show. I had a keynote speech to give and many important meetings with industry executives. I was busy from morni...
There’s no shortage of articles out there about what it takes to make a great leader and plenty of articles on what it takes to be a great parent. And maybe there are not that many folks who have figu...
