Got back from working overseas yesterday (more on that later) and am very excited for our friends at Blackberry Farm regarding Sam Beall’s cookbook launch and his upcoming appearance on Martha Stewart’s show this Friday Oct. 23 in New York City.
Sam will be cooking several dishes with Martha and sharing about the farm’s offerings (including [...]

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Continuing my tradition of blogging across oceans…meetings over the last few days in a tropical locale have opened my eyes to the different ways various industries still view public relations, marketing and the still-emerging (and exciting!) uses of social media and marketing methods.
It’s been a learning experience to discuss people’s enthusiasm, some folk’s hesitancy, and [...]

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A month or so ago, I presented a short lunch session to the Knoxville Area Medical Group Management Association, focused on how physicians and practice administrators can better handle themselves while in the midst of a media crisis/situation.
The goal of the session was not a tutorial on how to “sidestep” a reporter’s questions…but rather, how [...]

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Okay, gang, it’s quiz time!  Three simple questions: Do you snore? Have you been told that you stop breathing when you sleep? Do you have trouble paying attention at work (or maybe at school)?
Probably at one time or another, many of us (me included!) could answer “yes” to all of those questions. But, if these conditions [...]

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There but for the grace of God, go many of us…
Steve and I attended an awesome fundraiser this weekend with the proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Held at the stunning Black Oak Ridge estate of opthamologist Dr. Eugene Price,  the evening featured great food, meaningful conversation and poignant music [...]

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