420 stories by "Michael Roderick"
I thought I'd share the guest blog spot today with a few TED talks that I recently watched and really enjoyed. Each talk deals with someone who had a difficult moment in their life that caus…
This week's A.P.T. is Biz Dev whiz Scott Britton. I was introduced to Scott through someone who is an avid reader of his blog and after checking it out, I can see why. Scott provides tons of…
The other day I sat down with someone and we had a really great conversation about good and bad conversations. As we were digging into this topic, I realized what is so important to me in te…
This week's guest blog comes from film and theatre director Liam Billingham. As you'll see below, Liam was having some challenges while blocking a show and learned a valuable lesson that he'…
This week's A.P.T.- is George E. Stephanopoulos who is producing the movie Swing Away, which you'll read all about below. I recently had the chance to sit down with George and hear about the…
Last week we had a contest where I gave away a pair of Hamlet tickets. This week, I have another set of tickets to the show Unbroken Circle. Info is below and if you don't win, there is also…
As Seth Godin recently pointed out, people are still not doing good work when it comes to marketing their services. What is the issue? Permission. It's really a simple premise. If you want t…
This week's guest blog comes from Katie Santos, a new manager who learned some valuable lessons about producing that she has kindly offered to share. Take it away Katie! Excelsior! It was Op…
Not the prince of Denmark. A new production of it. I do have some free tickets. Below is info about a new production of Hamlet and I'm going to give away a pair of tickets. If you don't win,…
This week's Retro Wednesday post covers the fact that when you talk with people about your work, it actually makes more sense to say less. Check it out. Excelsior! April 21, 2010 Give us the…
When you have something that you want to accomplish, having a strategy is very important. No one is going to argue with that. (I hope) Sometimes though, you experience what I like to refer t…
The other day I sat down with someone who told me in the first five minutes of our meeting that he was a good "networker". He actually said, "I'm a really good networker"…
This week's A.P.T. goes out to a new concept that I am very jazzed about. The Trailer cash folks are looking at the crowdfunding challenges in a whole new way and I think you'll enjoy seeing…
This week's retro post is only a year old, but bears repeating again and again. Please do not do this. January 17, 2012 Another networking No No Here's something I see happen a lot and it's …
We've all had this experience. We get really frustrated that something is not working. We look at every aspect of it, take it apart, put it back together, scrutinize, google, and eventually …
Over the weekend I had a number of meetings with clients who were experiencing similar problems. They each had something that they had to complete that was not easy. Some were raising money,…
About a year ago I made an introduction between two people with similar interests. A year later, they have started a theatre company and have come full circle to guest blog. In this post Ben…
This week's special 4th of July edition of A.P.T. goes out to Michelle Welsch. Interestingly enough, I was never actually formally introduced to Michelle. I found a mention of her on Seth Go…
This week's retro Wednesday post is all about opening up the conversation when someone else wants to get in. An important tool. Enjoy! October 27, 2008 Don't close the door on people So we'v…
Recently I've had a number of people ask me for things. In some cases it is an introduction, sometimes it has been a referral, and in some instances it has been advice. The more people who a…
This week's A.P.T. is the talented and truly prolfic Nat Cassidy. Nat is that great combination of talent and tenacity that makes for an Indie Theatre superstar and a perfect choice for awes…
The other person. When I used to direct, a big part of my process involved having the actors do the scene all the way through with no interruptions. I then spent my time listening intensely …
Is when you're drowning. We often spend a lot of time doing a dance. Whether it be in raising money, sales, or starting a business. The relationships take time, there is no way to predict wh…
We've all witnessed the growth of Twitter over the years and seen what it is doing for customer service, building brands, and connecting with people, but I'm not sure how often we advocate f…
This week's retro post comes from when I first started blogging. I'm proud to say I have gotten better about clinging, but still from time to time do it. How about you? October 20, 2009 If y…
