One summer, on top of working at the concert hall mentioned in the last customer stories post, I also worked on a project for the New York State Technology Enterprise Commission (NYSTEC) and the finance commissioner of Saratoga Springs. They were looking to invest in some “smart city” technological advancements for Saratoga Springs. In […]

  For three summers, I worked at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) as a cashier/runner. There were many different tents selling drinks and food, where my fellow cashiers and tent managers acted as the primary point of contact for sales and customer service. Often we would have shifts that had constant lines of customers, […]

  I just finished watching T.K. Coleman’s first video in his new video series “T.K’s Tour of Bad Arguments for College.” Considering I have gone to college, and now I am a participant in the Praxis Program, which is traditionally an alternative to college, I have a unique perspective on both sides of the issues […]

A Today is the last post of my 30-day blogging challenge! I am still going to keep blogging as much as I can, because I have really enjoyed writing consistently over the past 30 days. I feel as though my writing has grown significantly, especially since my very first blog post. Here are a few […]

  In this post, I will be looking over the copywriting for RXBAR’s products and website, breaking it down with a formula, and then applying that formula to create similar copywriting for Soliom.   Copy: “No B.S.” A “This is our Product” A Considering there are only about 5-6 words here, this is well-written copy. RXBAR […]

a As a society, many of our values are derived from one concept: Love. As you may have noticed, our language doesn’t have many words to describe the many different ways we can love. Many types of romantic love, familial love, love of friends, and even spiritual love are all bunched together under the guise […]

  At the beginning of this week, a friend and I drove from Saratoga Springs to Philadelphia and then to New Milford, Connecticut from Philadelphia. In the middle of the drive back, we stopped at a Starbucks in Trenton so that I could work on blog posts. This driving time diminished my capability to actually […]

a When movies were first created, going to a movie theatre used to be a community experience, and the movies themselves were vastly different too. The medium has grown to accommodate different cultures and periods of time. Throughout this growth, movies have developed a high standard for production and a high barrier to entry. The […]

I am currently sitting in a Starbucks that shares a wall with a smaller coffee shop. Even though they are actively competing with each other for business, they are both successful. Each shop serves a slightly different demographic, and provide a marginally different service. For the small coffee shop to succeed, it needs to focus […]