What are some of your favorite places in East Nashville to hang out? We have a good number of restaurants and bars that are getting attention, so many that it’s hard to keep track of them all. I put more than 80 of them into a list.ly list, not only so they would be listed Read more…
This is an article that I wrote for the Nashville Business Journal Annual health insurance premium increases are leading employers to look for creative ways to reduce their costs. Predicted rate increases in 2013 are smaller than in recent years, but any increase takes its toll, sometimes even making employers Read more…
This is reprinted from The East Nashvillian magazine. Story and photo by Melanie Meadows. It’s that time of year, and once again, the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA) has chosen both a citizen and a business for the annual East Nashvillian of the Year award. Launched in 2008, this Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber’s Small Business Wire newsletter: Big companies and nonprofits have a board of directors, a group of leaders who act as advisors on the big decisions that need to be made. They keep things in check and make sure the company Read more…
When New Year’s resolution lists are made, we all feel the need to maintain our physical health and get organized. We set up lists of goals, get started, and by February we are back to the same old routine. What if I told you that getting your life insurance in order Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber‘s newsletter “HR Notes” It’s open enrollment time, and for some HR managers it’s about as fun to look forward to as a root canal. But putting it off won’t help. In fact, it can make the whole process even worse Read more…
This is an article I wrote for The East Nashvillian magazine. After serving eight years on the Metro council from East Nashville’s District 6, Mike Jameson has done his time and has passed the torch to Peter Westerholm. He hands over the responsibility to serve a vibrant community he helped Read more…
If you are looking for benefits for your company, don’t look anywhere else. I will help you put together a group health insurance plan that best fits your needs. You might be looking to set something up for the first time or fix the plan you already have. Either way I can Read more…
Miranda is three weeks old and has already changed my world immensely. I am loving every minute of being a new dad and planned from the beginning on being as hands-on as possible with raising her. Of course Miranda’s mom is doing the lion’s share of the parenting, but I Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the YP Nashville newsletter. When I left my previous job and began my own business, I started hearing: “I could never do what you do; I am just not cut out for sales.” It threw me off a bit, because I never truly Read more…