How Did I End Up in Europe… Attending The Next Web Conference… And Why?? I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Amsterdam, after having attended The Next Web Europe Conference. These are questions or thoughts that keep running through my head. As I walked through the airport, hopped on a train, checked into the hotel, roamed the streets of a foreign city, they kept returning. They are like small rapids in a fast moving stream, places where my thoughts continue to be interrupted by questions that I cannot, I should say could not answer. Until now. McKeating Solutions is a very newly formed adventure. It is the culmination of six years of searching for myself, my happiness and my sandbox. Ever since graduating from college, I’ve been trying to find my place, my drive, and my success. I could probably take that…
Starting a Business is one Wild Ride! Congratulations on your idea. Starting a business is one crazy but enjoyable ride! The Idea! First you need the idea, that spark of inspiration. This is the idea behind the business, the one that will drive you and all of the hard work that lies ahead of you. This idea can be one that has been in the back of your mind for a while, or one that’s just jumped right out at you! (I’m willing to bet that even if it seems like it’s a new idea, it’s one your subconscious has been working on for a little while now). Take time with this idea, nurture it and refine it. Add to it. Question it and strengthen it. Whisper it to those around you, and gather their reactions. Even a negative reaction or…
Starts with a blank page. Hey! Thanks for dropping by. I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to carve out my little corner of the web, to build a place where I can share my thoughts and experiences on marketing, living a creative life and going for goals. I am starting a brand new chapter of my life, and sitting in front of me is a stark white, blank page. I’m scared, excited, giddy as all get up and totally paralyzed. The world is my oyster right now and I can’t decide if I want to place it on a shelf or string it on a necklace! Let me back up a bit. I had the pleasure and the joy of graduating from college with a degree in marketing and public relations from Duquesne University in 2010…yea, the year when the market…