I've been deeply involved with new media as a business model for over a decade. I can help level-set your expectations and align your content to your existing (or desired) brand. And yes, I'll do a free initial call to make sure we're right for each other.

Specific to podcasting, I've launched a suite of services designed for those who want to focus more on content than the technical aspects of podcasting. From launch and ongoing production, to hosting and generating outstanding show notes, I'll make sure your podcast runs smoothly while you focus on being the best host you can be.

I was thrust into the online advertising world back in 1999 when it was hard -- very hard -- to spend $500K annually. But after working with partners like Google and Yahoo to tailor their offerings, my company managed to do so. After a few years, I made the switch from client to agency side, spending a decade first as VP and Managing Director of a boutique NYC-based agency and then VP of Media and Innovation for a large, full-service Phoenix-based agency.

Perhaps it's my dedication to living left of the technology adoption lifecycle, but I've a decent track record of predicting The Next Big Thing. Professional content's eventual dominance of podcasting. Twitter as a valuable communication tool. Google's continual attack on SEOs and disintermediation of ad agencies. Just don't ask me who's going to win next year's World Cup!

Because I stay up to speed on a variety of emerging platforms, I'm often called by various hedge fund managers before they make big investments. My job isn't to tell them whether or not they should or should not invest, but to give a from-the-frontlines perspective of emerging trends, discuss possible adoption hurdles, and dissect the competitive landscape.

I sit on (or have sat on) the board or provide mentorship services for select, promising startups and industry groups. From travel to publishing, media to commerce, I provide a fresh (and often contrarian) outlook, give honest feedback, and push them to refine and grow their product, influence, or marketshare.

• Hosted a live weekend call-in radio show on KFYI, the #1 station in the Southwest, for two years.
• Host of syndicated radio show on XM Satellite Radio
• Was the 40th podcaster… ever, starting on October 14, 2004

For fun, I lived on nothing but beer and sausage for a whole month. For science, I documented everything and analyzed the results. And then I wrote a book about it, dispelling some common myths about "diets" in general.

In 2015, my wife and I sold everything we owned to travel the world for a year. Fourteen countries later, we found ourselves happily living the expat nomadic lifestyle in Southeast Asia.

In April 2018, I returned to Phoenix to focus full-time on building Simpler Media. Oh, and to become a grandfather. Woot!