Photography by Nan Palmero

Since before my first job in radio as a teenage kid, I’ve been fascinated by the art and science of communicating. Growing up I would go to sleep listening to the big personalities of top-40 radio, or play-by-play announcers for Detroit sports franchises. By the time I was 20, I was writing radio ads, and producing a daily show on local radio.

Broadcasting led to the mad-men world of advertising. As one of the founding partners of a regional agency, I cut my teeth on campaigns for retail, financial service, accounting, consulting, healthcare, education and non-profit organizations — working with a great team, receiving local, regional and national acclaim.

This broad communication experience began to give way to a targeted business-to-business focus — specifically strategic communication, marketing, business development and sales. And for more than three decades it has been an adventure to work with international non-profits, start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, and professional service organizations — including global accounting, consulting, and corporate law firms.

I’ve co-authored two business books: the recently released Decisions That Matter: Tales of Law Firm Leadership In Moments of Consequence: and the 2013 ground breaking social media book, 8 Mandates For Social Media Marketing Success.