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Getting On Board with URS

I am proud and excited to announce that I have accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton.  Led by Executive Director Dennis Grant, URS is one of the finest not for profit organizations in the Dayton region, touching the lives of thousands of people every year.  […]

Help for Jude

A few weeks ago one of my wife’s closest friends, Molly Housh, got together with my sister-in-law Katie Duncan and decided that they were going to try to do something to help my son Jude and my family.  The result has been nothing short of spectacular, as friends, family members, business colleagues, and complete strangers […]

Adding Fun to Your Run with Nike Plus

"Hi, my name is Dave, and I am a nerd… a nerd who is trying to get in shape by running every day even though running alone can be mundane.  A nerd who is staying interested in running by gathering data about my running using an awesome gadget called Nike Plus.  If you are a […]

What Next?

For the past week, much of the conversation around Dayton has been about NCR and their departure from the community.  NCR was founded by John H. Patterson over 100 years ago.  Patterson was an innovator, a community leader, and one of the pioneers of modern sales techniques.  One need not look very far to find […]

5 Reasons to Join Dayton Marketing Community

If you are a marketing professional living or working in the Dayton, Ohio area, I want to encourage you to join a social network I created – Dayton Marketing Community. The site is constantly evolving, and new members are joining every day.  There are so many reasons why you should join.  Here are 5: Find […]

The Physics of Marketing – Fraunhofer Diffraction

Joseph von Fraunhofer lived a short, difficult life, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the world’s most talented makers of optical glass and an expert on the dispersion of light.  According to Wikipedia, he was orphaned at age 11.  Fraunhofer then went to work as an apprentice for a glass maker.  […]

More of This…

Alright so I am not a big “New Year’s Resolution” guy, but I thought I might take a moment to write about my thoughts for 2009. In 2009 I plan to do more: Goofing Around With My Family – This is really important to me.  I have the most awesome family in the world.  It […]