I’m not a corporate suit-and-tie type. Something in me has always said, Carve your own path. Build something yourself. Where is this path taking me now? No idea. But I’m buckled up for the ride.

That’s how MEDIAPLUG was born—a business connecting freelance marketers with clients. Still love the logo. Thanks Kyle Lacy It later evolved into FanBase, and I ran it successfully for over a decade.

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My salary? $24K plus 10% commission. In my first 45 days, I sold $30K in business. Their response? "We can’t afford to keep you anymore." I felt used. But my first thought was: If I can do this for them, I can do it for myself.

✅ Playing drums in a band (managing a team, booking gigs, networking, and negotiating deals). Not bitter or anything. 😅 I moved back home, lived with my parents, and after three months, finally landed a job selling marketing services for a small husband-and-wife agency.

So, did I land a job right after college? Nope. Maybe I should have gone to that career fair… For some reason, no one was interested in hiring a kid whose experience included: ✅ Selling sneakers online (where I built my own website and sold pairs for thousands of dollars).

Nothing against those industries—they just weren’t for me. I was too busy spending 20 hours a week in the library designing sneakers, brainstorming strategies, and trying to launch a lifestyle sneaker company. That was, until Richard Kuchinsky crushed our dreams. 🤣

My career path wasn’t exactly traditional. Back in college, my professor practically begged me to attend the career fair at East Carolina University. “Banks, insurance agencies, logistics, and financial companies will all be there!” he said. Did I go? Absolutely not.

Road-tripped to Raleigh from Wilmington and the band keeps getting tighter and tighter every year. @BJBarhamTweets @USAquarium

man, @ofarevolution still brings it! @RedHatAmp

I may have purchased tickets to a women's conference to see @macpowell play in Wilmington, NC. Worth it. Do I need a wig?.

We in there! Excited for ya'll to swing through Wilmington @BJBarhamTweets -- lucky you, that weekend we'll be doing a Murph at the gym. You in? The owner is a huge fan.

T-Pain on a school night

finally hit my goal of 12 miles during a class. 🎉

i need an e-commerce expert to school me on the good bad and ugly of loyalty programs. anyone?.

we could probably also beat them in basketball. jk

ran 4 miles with 22 other guys this morning and this is the post-run view. I hope this never gets old

about as good as it’s gonna get. happy easter 🐰

RT @IanJaeger29: 🚨BREAKING: Orlando Magic Forward Jonathan Issac releases a statement about the Biden Administration and Easter. Jonathan….

this place has been my sanctuary for .mental toughness. i have been physically pushed harder than I ever have in this room. i’ve done workouts i never thought i could do. i owe the people here a lifetime of debt 🙏🏽

One of us came in last doing a murph but it wasn’t the 12 year old 🫠🫠🫠