Two days before Christmas, the world lost a well-loved face painting veteran in our industry. She was my teacher, mentor, an inspiration and a friend. I was unaware of her passing until the first day of January and I had woken up that day with a phone call to her as the first item on… Continue reading
I recently graduated from a course about networking and developing referral partners, called ConnextNation. It was 10 weeks of classes with homework, sharing with like minded entrepreneurs, and learning from a master “connector” named Debby Peters. You can find more about the course here. I was named Star Student at the end of the class… Continue reading
I raised my son as a single mom, and some of the best times we had were his birthday parties. Recently, while talking to other single parents, I realized that although it is hard for all single parents, it seems to be especially difficult for single dads to host parties for their kids. Birthdays are… Continue reading
T’is the Season of goblins and ghouls. I just visited the local Spirit Halloween shop, and was appalled by the centerpieces that sat front and center in the store. All I was looking for was a sheriff’s badge, but after passing corpses, full-size Pennywise mannequins from “IT” and an entire display dedicated to zombie babies… Continue reading
Last Sunday I did an event for The Seeing Eye, one of my favorite charities. I was the face painter for the Doggy Dash, a 5K Run and a 1 mile Walk that has a loose Halloween theme, including a costume contest for dogs. In addition, my entertainment company provided a DOG caricaturist for the… Continue reading