With my family and Jane Fonda
I have not blogged in awhile, it has been a really long summer and since I decided to leave Ketchum and build my new social media venture EVERYWHERE, I must admit my time has been limited. I took my wife to see “Julie & Julia” and though I’m known to fall asleep at a movie pretty fast her story of being a blogger who cultivates a community alongside of the amazing acting job by Meryl Streep kept me awake. The film also reminded me that though I work in social media and advise individuals and companies daily; and I’m a pretty dedicated twitter user I hardly pay much attention to my blogging. Maybe it’s because I’m so entrenched in the world and helping my clients like Jane Fonda, Sanaa Lathan, Jermaine Dupri and other brands manage their own social media strategies an I will admit that sometimes the thought of looking at the WordPress backend is so unappealing. Despite the obvious social media overload I experience daily I have decided to have a change of heart and really dedicate myself to both this blog and the blog I committed to contribute to …
Posted on Aug 22.09 to Uncategorized Comments
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My Aunt Micki who raised me during my high school days in Palo Alto used to always talk about her student organizing days in the early 70’s on the campus of San Jose State, working for Senatorial candidate Tom Hayden. She remarked about one particular day where she had the opportunity to pick up Tom and his wife Jane Fonda up at the airport and drive them around San Francisco. She was absolutely smitten by Jane and she was a role model and catalyst for my Aunt’s work in student organizing and community activism. My Aunt lost her battle to cancer last April but her admiration for Jane Fonda has always stuck with me.
Flash forward to today and what  an amazing last few weeks I have had working with my friend Jane Fonda helping to launch her new blog; JaneFonda.com. Her new blog, which launches later this evening, will give an honest, authentic and transparent look into the life of a 71 year old woman who has accomplished so much and whose life continues to influence so many through too many interests to type. As she is preparing to star in “33 Variations” her first Broadway play in more than 45 years, Jane will also find the time to give online …
Posted on Feb 01.09 to Uncategorized Comments
