Hello!
Combining over 20 years of experience in communications, operations and leadership, Upon Consideration offers notes and insights on balancing art and technology with creativity and execution.
Letters to me…
Letters to me is a series of letters from current-me to future-me. In xx days/months, years, I want to reflect back on what’s happening in the world today and how I’m feeling and dealing with it today.
I am active on Notes and share previews of my full articles and podcasts here. You can find my full articles, for subscribers and members, at www.letterstome.cc.
About me…
Currently based in New York City after previously working and living in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Montana, I have more than two decades of experience working in corporate and consulting environments solving complex business challenges with creative and technological approaches.
About being civil…
I’m interested in creating a more civil online community…
where we can introduce ourselves to other business leaders and human beings, and
where we can have civilized and productive conversations
Given my experience, I’m concerned about accomplishing either of these in an open web environment.
That doesn’t mean the open web doesn’t have a place in our lives. Along with links, ‘open’ (and free content) is the heart of the web.
However, it’s too easy for one (likely anonymous) individual to start posting silly stuff that makes the experience rotten. I’d like to avoid that. And I believe in the commitment example of the chicken and pig:
The chicken is invested
The pig is really invested
I’m approaching a paid model with the following:
Chickens
Monday–Friday articles and podcasts (including comments)
Pigs
Access to weekend, personal articles and podcasts
Chat and comment on weekend articles and podcasts
Free 30-minute session to talk through a professional topic
That’s why all my articles are free to read (in the above story: chickens), and am asking subscribers to pay for more personal updates through podcasts and chats (in the above story: pigs).
(Offensive? Probably, yeah.)
A few notes…
All invoices are from The New Communicate, LLC (link), my consulting agency.
I use the Amazon Affiliate program for any recommended items, which means Amazon pays me a small fee for promoting a product. I only promote products I use and would stand behind, and will note this in any article or podcast episode where an affiliate link is used.
I won’t do anything nefarious (ie, sell, spam, etc.) with your data.
I believe in a slow, steady growth models.
I sometimes use AI in the form of ChatGPT to spellcheck and review any grammar changes to make my articles flow better.
Thank you!
A big thank you for being here. It means a lot. ❤️
