What Jay Sebring Taught Me About Success
Earlier in my career, I had the honor and privilege of working for the late, great Jay Sebring, the innovator who transformed men’s hairstyling. Jay took over the luxurious men’s salon where I worked in San Francisco’s Financial District. This was in the early days of...
Do You Count Your Riches in Money… or Memories?
Recently, I had the pleasure of delivering a recorded presentation for the PayrollOrg Virtual Congress. While the session certainly included business presentation skills, it was far more personal than most of my audiences expect. Early in the presentation, I asked:...
Under the Magnifying Glass: How Good Presentations Become Great
If you are attending the National Speakers Association’s Influence convention, I have a question. How good could your presentation become if someone showed you exactly what to improve? Join me for my breakout session: Under the Magnifying Glass: How Good Presentations...
Fashion Becomes Art…And a Lesson for Every Speaker
In 2014, my friend Nancy Shina and I celebrated years of friendship—and shopping—with a vacation in Paris. One of the highlights was attending Schiaparelli and the Artists (Schiaparelli et les Artistes), during the reopening of the Maison Schiaparelli and renewed...

