Christmas In July
Jul 20
Christmas in July Be First In Their World™ The gifts people remember in December are the ones chosen now. We're months away from the holidays. That's exactly why I'm thinking about them. The gif...
Continue ReadingHello Summer!
Jun 9
Why the Best Promotional Products Don't Feel Promotional There's a big difference between a product people keep...and a product people actually use. Over the years, I've noticed tha...
Continue ReadingThe Branded Merchandise People Remember
Jun 8
The Brands People Remember Often Show Up Outside of Work One thing I've noticed over the years is that the brands people remember most often become part of everyday life - not just the workp...
Continue ReadingMomentum Needs A System
Feb 18
Momentum feels powerful. You can see it. You can measure it. You can feel it in the pace of decisions and the speed of execution. But momentum alone does not create sustainable growth. In fact, ...
Continue ReadingJanuary Is Not for Speed
Jan 12
January is for Clarity. January has a way of whispering before it starts shouting. Before inboxes fill up, before calendars lock in, before momentum turns into motion, there's a brief window wher...
Continue ReadingHow to Use Remaining Budget Strategically
Dec 1, 2025
Spend Smart - How to Use Remaining Budget Strategically As the year winds down, many companies find themselves with one last opportunity - those remaining sales, marketing, or HR dollars that have...
Continue ReadingA Season of Significance
Nov 6, 2025
A Season of Significance: Make Every Gift Count As the year draws to a close, we find ourselves reflecting, not just on results and milestones, but on the people who helped make them possible. C...
Continue ReadingRally Your Fans & Fill The Stands
Sep 17, 2025
Merch That Rallies: What Football Season Teaches Us About Building Brand Loyalty When the crowds return to the stands in the fall, something powerful happens: people unite around a common caus...
Continue ReadingIntroducing the Chefs of AQUA by El Gaucho
Dec 15, 2023
Pictured in their new logoed hoodies and jackets, the chefs of AQUA by El Gaucho are ready to delight you! AQUA by El Gaucho is one of the fine dining restaurants in The Revelers Club owned and ope...
Continue ReadingMeet our Friends at El Gaucho Tacoma
Dec 15, 2023
"Teamwork makes the dream work." When a group of people share a common goal and work together to reach it, there is magic. Can you see the smiles among the team members at El Gaucho Tacoma? One rea...
Continue ReadingTrade Show Success
Dec 15, 2023
Congratulations to our friends at Eastside Academy on their success at Missions Fest. After the trade show, Hannah Kaas shared with me that both guests and students were delighted to receive the cu...
Continue ReadingA lighthouse illuminates the best path forward
Oct 17, 2023
I know you. Intellectually, you are a top-notch professional. The organization you work for depends on you to make smart, creative, memorable, on-time, budget-appropriate branded merchandise pur...
Continue ReadingHow to create amazing custom-branded merchandise
Oct 6, 2023
To shop this catalog, open the PDF attachment I am excited to partner with you on a custom project! Let's WOW your employees and customers this holiday season with signature beanies, ...
Continue ReadingIt’s Time to Dream BIG!
Jul 26, 2022
The biggest, boldest, and best ideas I generate are during the summer. Or when I am on vacation, which is usually someplace tropical. The sun energizes me and restores my hope in what is possible. ...
Continue ReadingWinning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
Jun 27, 2022
Have you ever wondered what a coach says to his players in the locker room at halftime? Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers is considered one of the greatest football coaches ever. Below is a l...
Continue ReadingHappiness is...
Mar 9, 2022
Nothing is better than a picnic! Life is at its best when you are sharing great food, conversation, and time with your besties. Create memories of a lifetime for your employee team with a custom ...
Continue ReadingHow to Invest in Great Relationships
Sep 27, 2021
Intuitively, as a successful business leader, you know relationship marketing is both smart AND necessary. I love this quote from Bill Walsh, the legendary copy editor at Washington Post. Bill said...
Continue ReadingHow to avoid the Great Resignation
Jul 27, 2021
Life is full of teachable moments. Short stories and sayings educate us about the journey ahead, about ourselves, and about others. Growing up, my mother weaved short sayings into her conversations...
Continue ReadingIt's The Little Things
May 18, 2021
A wise man by the name of Omar Rivas taught me there are at least 6 perspectives to every situation. The task is to think about an opportunity as if it were a piece of dice with six sides to consid...
Continue ReadingHow to become a Go-Giver
Mar 30, 2021
The Go-Giver is a savvy business parable about how to achieve extraordinary success. In a one-sentence summary, The Go-Giver teaches a pattern for becoming a better person and realizing more busine...
Continue ReadingThe Curve In The Road
Sep 22, 2020
There are no straight lines in life. Change occurs all the time. Whether it is blatant or it sneaks up on us through competition, innovation, or life events, the business playing field is always ne...
Continue Reading