Jan 23The Black Swan — Book ReflectionsThis week I just finished reading The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It was recommended to me by a friend a long time ago, but I cannot remember what the context at the time was for me to read it. Nonetheless, I finally finished it. In this post, I…Black Swan7 min read
Jan 15Book Notes: Never Split the Difference — Chris VossThis week I listened to Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. Chris is an expert negotiator who, at one point held the highest-ranking international hostage negotiation role within the FBI. …Negotiation7 min read
Jan 8What I’ve Learned About DEIOver the past few months, I’ve read 5 books on the topic of DEI and I wanted to create a brief summary of what I’ve learned. It’s my intention to write a more in-depth analysis in the future but to help retain what I’ve learned I’m writing a quick bit. …Dei8 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jan 3What will the Intersection of Blockchain and ClimateTech/ESG be?I first learned about Web3 in November of 2021. After seeing what felt like every smart person I follow on Twitter mention it, I figured I should probably figure out what’s up. I started out by listening to this pod episode with Chris Dixon and then listened to Tim Ferriss’…Climate Change3 min read
Published in tilted·Dec 30, 2021My 2022 GoalsOne of my favorite things is setting my goals publicly. Here is my 2021 goals post and the follow up blog documenting what I accomplished. Launch the MVP of my Accelerator My long-term goal is to run a technology accelerator focused on any technology that makes the earth a better place…20226 min read
Dec 29, 20212021 Goals RecapHere is a quick recap of my goals for 2021. I’ve taken the bullet points from my 2021 Goals Post where I just realized I spelled Assess wrong. Hit 400k of total billings ✅ I ended up hitting $438k for the year. I’m quite proud of this because I was really…Year In Review4 min read
Dec 17, 2021Characteristics of a Top Recruitment FirmIn case this is your first time here, today’s post is a follow-up to last week’s about Why You Should Consider Starting Your Career in Recruitment. I had intended to define what makes a good recruitment firm in that post but realized it was too much for one so wanted…Recruitment8 min read
Published in tilted·Dec 10, 2021Why You Should Consider Starting Your Career in RecruitmentYou’ve probably never thought about recruiting as a career. In fact, many recruiters didn’t set out to be a recruiter. Many that I have met stumbled onto it because they had a friend in recruitment or they were reached out to by another recruiter. Be that as it may, there…Recruitment10 min read
Nov 30, 20219 Things to Consider When Structuring Your Team.With everyone discussing the “Great Resignation” and difficulty of hiring I wanted to share a few of my insights as a recruiter. Hopefully, these will help as you build your organization and grow your team. As a headhunter, I’ve been under the hood of many organizations. I’ve had the opportunity…Talent Acquisition10 min read
Nov 23, 2021MyMBA Lessons + Looking ForwardOver the past 8 weeks, I’ve gone through a program called MyMBA. It’s an alternative education program founded by a Twitter friend of mine, Grant Nissly. The program helps professionals level up their careers and professional direction. Many people join to pivot careers. Some join to gain business acumen in…Mba5 min read