Change isn’t easy, but sometimes you just know when something feels right.  This feels right, and I couldn’t be more excited for the future…
 
I’m thrilled to share this with all of you: as of the 12th of this April, I’ve joined Translator, an experience design agency based in Milwaukee’s Third Ward.
 
Our agency is focused on strategy, planning, program management and experience thinking for clients and startups alike. We continue our relationships by maintaining involvement with concepting, user experience design, visual design, and storytelling for the online and offline worlds.  We work with a variety of local and national clients who come to us with business and marketing problems both large and small.
 
For those of you who know me well, and know that I have admired Mark Fairbanks and Cindi Thomas and what they are building with Translator since day one, you can only imagine my excitement to get the opportunity to be an “Official Member of the Translator Team” and work with my good friends.  
 
This truly is an opportunity where my love for digital/marketing/social and getting to work with brilliant people came together at the perfect time, and I’m grateful I was standing at that intersection when it did. I will be wasting no time getting my feet wet in my new position.
 
One feature of our agency is the open lab we have every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.  Anyone from the community is invited to visit and discuss the posted idea for the morning or bring any idea of your own to discuss.  This occurs in a very relaxed, casual setting with free coffee.
 
We aim to open the conversation to a larger audience, embrace the art of experience and bring an entirely new way of thinking and connecting to the community. Our goal is to create a reason and place for like minds to come together across industries, genres and backgrounds. (next event)
 
It was difficult to leave Hashable after building their community from scratch.  However, this is a natural step forward for my career: giving me the opportunity to continually challenge myself in whole new ways, and provide me with a chance to experience another professional environment.
To everyone who helped me achieve this new goal and advance my career to the next level, I truly appreciate it.  
 
I hope you’ll all continue to follow my journey and to learn a little more about our agency please visit one of our open lab sessions on a Tuesday or Thursday morning between 8am and 10am.

I look forward to seeing you soon and catching up.

Definitely need to check this out, I found it via Find a Spring

The Pryor Avenue Iron Well is an early artesian water well located in the Bay View Historic District of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Pryor Avenue Iron Well, or Iron Well, is an early artesian water well located in the Bay View Historic District of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Built in 1882 and named for its high iron content. Originally water naturally flowed from the pressurized aquifer below. The original hand pump is now replaced with an electric pump; required to surface the water. It was designated a Milwaukee landmark in 1980 for its significance as the last remaining public well in the city.

So as many of my friends can tell you… I am addicted to Pinterest. 

But I have found real utility in Pinterest as well… 

1. Inspiration - I have found that reading inspirational quotes daily keeps me motivated on a daily basis. I already know most of what I see but keeping it top of mind help me. You can follow my inspire me board here

2. Workout Motivation - Similar to my inspire me board here I keep things that motivate me to continue on with my workouts. I have been back to Bikram Yoga and Walking almost everyday for just over a month. Workout Motivation Board

3. Books - I buy way to many books, but I love to read. I always have, even as a kid I had one whole wall in my bedroom that was books. Seriously hundreds of books (I’ll have to take a picture next time I am at my moms). So I have a board for Books I’ve Read and a board for Books I want to Read, where I put all the books I see that I’d like to read someday. It’s great having them all in one place.

4. Juicing - Since I am on day 25 of my juicing and I plan to do at least 60 days I need juicing recipes so I have a board for that along with smoothies. 

5. Healthier Lifestyle - along with all this juicing I am changing other things in my life. I am eating healthier, taking natural supplements and incorporating super foods, using more natural products, planting a small garden of herbs and spices on my patio, as well as several others.

6. Humor - I do have a wicked sense of humor so of course I have a humor board that I have aptly named Awesome Shit, view at your own risk :)

While I have many more boards I don’t want to overwhelm you but you can see all my boards here. 

or you can show the world what you’re made of and pick yourself.