All the networking in the world will not replace a moment of serendipity that changes your life forever. Sitting outside a national conference hall in Florida I spotted a woman at an empty table. Not wanting to go into the madness of the convention either,  I took a seat beside her and struck up a [...]

It was the 9th Anniversary party of the Catalyst Ranch and the crowd was gathered around the raffle drawing.  All of the buckets with lucky tickets had been pulled and only the last fabulous prize remained. This bucket had the most tickets. This bucket was the one I wanted. I hovered near the front, tickets [...]

Have you heard of Ballet Parking? The World’s Largest Thong? Or celebrated Have a Bad Day Day?  Maybe you’ve read Harry Potter, taken a Zip Car or tried the new Fare Share taxi app in NYC. Those are all figments of some one’s imagination gone terribly real.  I have had enough experience to believe that imagination rocks.  For many of us, we also [...]

Image via Wikipedia This particular company joined Big Ooga in our earliest stages and it was instant bonding on all sides.   Darling people, they just moved into their new Chicago offices and invited me to a meeting. When I arrived, the building seemed so familiar. The elevator stop seemed so familiar. The walk to their [...]