What in the world is a Pecha Kucha? Is that some sort of Pokemon? No it is not but read on to find out. This weeks 2 dudes is kind of stretching the limit of what a dude is but the Pecha Kucha event I attended at Social Media Madison Breakfast was so cool that…
One question people dread in interviews is, “What is your weakness?” That question generates thousands of answers on the internet. The main theme I always hear though is, “You don’t have to tell your real weakness.” It always amazes me that we expect companies to be open and honest, however at our very first interaction…
People Have been asking me a couple of great questions recently. The first is why did you name your company Level 5ive Consulting and the second is what’s up with that logo? Why Level 5ive? Level 5ive is intended to encompass the journey from having IT that is too large to just ignore to the…
Can you sell scorpion on a stick? I am pretty sure this weeks dudes could. This weeks 2 Dude features 2 sales dudes and they both had some great insight to share with me. I learned more about HubSpot and saved myself about 30 minutes a day. I also learned why is makes sense to…
In this video I tell a fable of a Chief Chicken Officer Fox in charge of contract chickens. https://youtu.be/qxngR–0YOg While this is an IT guys attempt at humor what is the real reason it is so important to have an independent Virtual IT Executive? Several times in the past week I have been asked what makes Level…
The theme for this week is interesting business owners. As a new business owner it is great to get to talk to other business owners and learn from them. In this weeks case the types of businesses couldn’t be much farther apart. One is GenoPalate, a business that uses our genetic makeup to help plan…
My first title was a lame spring cleaning analogy and then to dig deeper into that whole of lazy titles I was going to do a list. Then I realized I needed to tie the article to something I enjoy. I recently watched the new Netflix series “Lost in Space.” Highly recommended for anyone who…
I am a Fractional IT Executive for small to mid-sized businesses. Usually businesses under 75M in revenue. After talking with some people at a networking event this week and having a coffee with a friend I know who is looking for a franchise, I decided to do some market research. I wanted to determine if…
Some times the dudes I meet really fill me with energy. After gathering 116 prancing foxes for the 116th day of Christmas I really needed the energy. Oh yeah and Judy calls ladies dudes all the time so she is awesome just for that. I met Judy Dejno a few years ago through the now…
My life is filled with coincidence. Again 2 events drove me to a topic this week. Last week after my Sunday night 90 minutes of catching up on Gotham and The Walking Dead, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was showing on HBO. I watched the last 30 minutes. Monday I attend PONG as usual. One…
