People ask me all the time about my leadership style. Am I hands-on? Do I micromanage? How do I deal with difficult candidates? Tough hiring managers? Different personalities? What about employees, business partners… even spouses, family, and friends? My answer is always the same: It comes down to communication. Real communication. Human communication. 🧠🤝 Not scripts. Not corporate buzzwords. Not emails written by fear or ego. Actual conversations between actual people. 🧭

The job market is the worst I’ve seen in over 15 years. Not just slow—but confusing, exhausting, and broken in ways that don’t make sense to the people living inside it every day.

This one is for the job seekers who feel like they’re running out of steam 💼💔… for the people taking care of family members while quietly falling apart themselves 🫂… for anyone going through something heavy, unfair, or just plain shitty this holiday season 🎄😞.

Let’s be honest—job searching isn’t just a “process.” It’s a mental fight most people never see.

Every once in a while—usually on a quiet morning, a long drive, or right after a day that kicks my ass—I ask myself the big question: “What was I meant  to do?” And lately, I’ve been asking myself that more than ever. I’ve been a recruiter for nearly 20 years. I’ve helped people change careers, rebuild confidence, relocate families, and land life-altering opportunities. I’ve seen the industry evolve, crash, rebuild, and reinvent itself more times than I can count. As someone

A couple of months ago, I was in a virtual networking meet with a local business-woman here in Raleigh, NC. It was a simple networking call introducing each other and seeing how we could help each others business. It turned out to be one of the most humbling conversations and recommendation that I've ever had. The below is from a LinkedIn post from the lady that I spoke with for over an hour that day, Debra Mathias. Debra is one of the most connected people in the Triangle an

Here we are… 2025. The other day, I received a message from a former colleague who suggested I dial back my “enthusiasm” — let’s call it that — regarding one of my recent posts. Their warning? That I might alienate and lose half my audience. The implication was that I was just another “keyboard warrior,” hiding behind a screen. I didn’t respond right away. I took a couple of days to sit with it. And yes, I even took down one of my posts because, even for me, it was a little t

Pleasure to meet you, thanks for stopping by. I am so excited about this site and the info that I get to share with you, the reader. Please keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the vehicle at all times, and remain seated until the ride comes to a complete stop. Personally, I’m actually a laid-back guy—believe it or not. I’ve been married to a beautiful Southern woman since 2003. It’s both of our second rides on the marriage rollercoaster, and honestly, the best times