Cleveland

March 11, 2015
drummer

Career TOOLBOX #43: Whiplash

The Backlash to Mediocrity   “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” – J.K. Simmons, Whiplash   Whiplash, the […]
February 11, 2015

Career TOOLBOX #42: Peter Lawson Jones – Creating Your Third Act

  “I plan to live to 100, so this is Act 2.” – Peter Lawson Jones   Peter Lawson Jones is a man with strong presence. […]
February 4, 2015

The Missing 6 Percent: One Year Since Leaving For Dublin, Ireland

On February 4, 2014, I departed Chicago’s O’Hare airport and headed for Dublin, Ireland.   A trip long in the making, I intentioned the adventure to […]
January 21, 2015
resumes

Career TOOLBOX #41: Resumes – 5 Reasons Why Brevity Matters

Get to the Point. Quickly.   Recently a friend of mine interviewed a candidate who showed up with a 12-page resume. How this person even got […]
January 14, 2015
Doug Blush Alex Sukhoy

Doug Blush: Oscar Winner Returns To N.E. Ohio

 20 Feet From Stardom to the Mystery of the Mind   Doug Blush is a man of big talent. An editor with an eye for selecting […]


January 22, 2012
Cleveand Alley

Cleveland, The Treatment. Chapter 2: Meeting Marianne

“cleveland – there are parts of me you will not understand for centuries.” – e.i. levi, 1968 Chapter 2: Meeting Marianne Song Selection: Dan Auerbach – Mean […]
January 19, 2012

Can You Be a Huge Success in Cleveland? Or Do You Have to Go Somewhere Else, First?

Can You Be a Huge Success in Cleveland? Or Do You Have to Go Somewhere Else, First? The other day, I was having an impromptu afternoon […]
January 15, 2012
Cleveland

Cleveland, The Treatment. Chapter 1: Welcome to Cleveland

  Nearly five years ago I set out with the ambitious goal of writing my first script. Since then, it’s been rewritten, edited, re-edited, read by […]
January 5, 2012

Misty Gonzales: L.A. Rocker Returns to Cleveland

Misty Gonzales: L.A. Rocker Returns to Cleveland L.A. rocker Misty Gonzales recently returned to Cleveland for a set at Brothers Lounge, rocking out the audience with […]
January 4, 2012

Tyler Davidson: Take 5 – Spirit Awards and Back to Sundance

Tyler Davidson’s N.E. Ohio produced cinematic masterpiece Take Shelter recently got nominated for five Independent Film Spirit Awards: Best Film, Best Director (Jeff Nichols), Best Lead Actor […]
September 29, 2011

Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez: Father and Son find The Way Back to Cleveland

 It’s no secret that Martin Scorsese is my favorite director. And, for two decades, Goodfellas was my favorite film. Until The Departed came out and seduced […]