At the close of day one my head was spinning. I managed to avoid all the trappings and temptations of Vegas and made it to my room at an early hour to review my notes and prepare for the next day. I chose to focus on two topics, Mobile payments and Crypto Currencies. Apple Pay […]
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Career Opportunity at Discover Bank
April 14, 2014 
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THIS ROLE WAS FILLED ON JUNE 13, 2014 I’ve recently changed roles at Discover and am working on building out my digital team. There’s already a solid group of professionals in place shaping a best-in-class banking platform, but we are rapidly growing and I need more help. This is a Senior Manager role with three direct […]
Continue readingThe Beginning of the End for the PC? Not Exactly.
February 9, 2011 1 Comment
Pundits aplenty have been predicting that smartphones will be the predominant device for accessing the web in the near future. That future may be accelerating. IDC, the International Data Corporation, has reported that smartphones have now out shipped personal computers. Smartphone shipments have tripled, while PCs shipments are growing at less than 50%. In the […]
Continue readingWorking in the New Digital Design Landscape
January 15, 2011 1 Comment
You can pretty much break the web down into three phases. The first was Read, the second saw the emergence of Distribution & Commerce, with the third being Communication. Phase is not really the right word, dissolves may be better choice. The Internet has taken everything it was from the prior phase and brought it […]
Continue readingThink Finance with Google: Tortoise and Hare Mash-up
November 20, 2010 0 Comments
It’s been more than two years now since Lehman Brothers collapsed, signaling the public start of the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Two years in a downward spiral, followed by a bit of leveling off and now a narrow beacon of light piercing the blackness. Despite all those headwinds and pressure, most financial services […]
Continue readingMobile = Shift For Designers and Consumers
March 18, 2010 0 Comments
Humans have always been obsessed with what they need to “take along” whether it’s going to work or play. The advances of mobile phones and apps has led many of us to shift activities we once did exclusively on a desktop/laptop to our smartphone. This is naturally followed by an increase in the number of […]
Continue readingMultichannel Mania at the 2009 Forrester Consumer Forum
October 30, 2009 2 Comments
Just back from the Forrester Consumer Forum. I say just back, but actually it took place in my hometown, Chicago. There was a great turn out and some very engaging keynotes. One of the major benefits of attending a Forrester event is the quality of presenters and attendees. I had lunch with Brad Brooks, VP […]
Continue readingEconomy Impacts Internet Trends and the Result is Mobile
October 24, 2009 0 Comments
Every year, Mary Meeker, one of Morgan Stanley’s most seasoned analysts posits her Internet predictions. I wait on the edge of my chair for this moment. This year she calls it Economy + Internet Trends, which once again reminds us how much the economy, or lack of it, has influenced everything, including the Internet. Her presentation […]
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