I love boats, specifically, older sail boats and tall ships. I can only attribute this fascination with them from growing up in waterfront Salem and hanging out in the Marine Hall at the Peabody Essex Museum in my youth, because we never owned a boat and nobody in our family ever had one. Well, my…
As much as I’d like to think I look as good as the featured image here on this post, I really look like this now : If only we could stop getting older…and fatter…and wrinklier…and grayer…. I have heard alot of chatter about headshots, and this point came up time and again: People who were…
Do you know what is the second largest search engine on the internet? If you guessed YouTube then you are CORRECT. Video is a sure-fire way to add credibility to you and your story AND get some free SEO at the same time. Video has always been so expensive the smaller business owner had pretty…
Last night we celebrated the studio’s 2 year anniversary with an after-hours event through the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. We had a bumper turnout with nearly 40 people coming over the course of the evening. I have always been loathe to rent studio space. For 10 years I had been operating a studio out…
I was honored to be a part of the North Shore Medical Center’s Gourmet Gala to raise money for this year’s walk. This year’s event had a record turnout! It was positively heaving and I missed talking to many people who I knew were there simply because it was hard to move about! Which is…
I am often asked “Does the Chamber really work for you?” I actually track every single client and where they came from, so I can state as a matter of fact that 80% of my business comes from the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. That’s a huge percentage. I am probably luckier than most businesses…
I would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to whoever it was who nominated me for the Sole Proprietor of the Year, to those on the selection committee who voted for me, and to all my supporters who were bummed I didn’t win. It really is an amazing thing just to be…
I don’t know who nominated me, but I want to thank you very much for considering me for the 2014 Sole Proprietor of the Year in the Greater Beverly Business arena. If you are a sole proprietor you will well know there are many days you kick yourself and think “what the #@$%^& am I…
It’s nearly impossible to find a theme that makes me happy for my own site! grrr…. Stay tuned as the site gets yet ANOTHER facelift!
Not for me sadly, but for this site. I thought it was time for a change, so I am redoing the site. It should all be done by October, but it’s been so busy in the studio, it’s hard to get to my own things! Let me know what you think of the facelift.