Focus

Focus

This is my last one-word title blog post. At first I didn’t try to do it that way, but it just happened and I ran with it. 10 one-word titled blog posts. I’m curious what effect it has on open rate. But that’s not what this post is about. Ironically...
People

People

Recently we (Erik and I) were golfing with a couple guys from another local company. It was the first time I’ve been on a golf course in 15 years. I don’t even own a set of clubs. As we worked our way onto the back 9, one of the guys asked me what the...

37

At J2, we’re working closely with a couple guys that are killing it in the podcast world. They started a podcast called 37 The Podcast. I did the logo for it.↑ Then, they invited us to be on it. I referenced Balance in the interview, along with a few other...
Balance

Balance

So there’s a thing called Work-Life balance. It’s this idea that your personal life (family) and work life should be balanced well. Since we started J2, work-life balance has been a struggle for me. If you love your family and hate work, society calls that...
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship. We’re in a world now where you can not only take a class in entrepreneurship, but you can actually get an entire degree in it. I’m not totally convinced that you can teach entrepreneurship. I recently had this conversation with my...
Hustle

Hustle

Hustle. Make it happen. Don’t be lazy. These are basic terms that get thrown around a lot. Parents tell teenagers to not be lazy. Bosses tell their employees, “Make it happen!” Coaches tell their teams to hustle. The problem is, we don’t tell...