139. That number made me stop and look at the radio. Okay, it made me scrunch my brow, figuratively hold my finger on my Airpods, and think, “Did I hear that correctly?” I heard this number and its meaning when I listened to a replay of the Michael Smerconish show on the SiriusXM channel POTUS […]
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Driving outside of my area of geographical knowledge, it was one of those rare moments when I didn’t know my location and I focused on the GPS graphics to move me to the destination. It’s a benefit of the Rideshare driving experience if you enjoy exploring unfamiliar places and different people. I’ll pick up a
The Cicada invasion of 2024 is brooding. See what I did there? These noisy little creatures struggle for 13 to 17 years to make themselves seen and heard. Let’s celebrate the Cicadas and their buzz-worthy ideas for our brands by taking advantage of the arrival of Broods XIX and XIII. radio loves these moments tastes
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She wanted to go to her friend’s house for the Taylor Swift listening party at Midnight. The flight from Colorado landed a few minutes early and she sent a message to the Uber driver letting him know of her arrival because she had a Rideshare reservation. Everything was flowing according to her plan as she
My dinner party with John Mayer was one I’ll never forget. I’ll never forget it because the party is all in my head. I’ve never met John Mayer, but I’ve played a lot of his records on my radio stations since his first single, “No Such Thing,” in 2001. I consider myself a fan of
The weeks around the holidays haven’t produced memorable rideshare experiences. Until he said, “My ex-fiance and I put the cat down Christmas Eve.” Suddenly, I had an opening to pursue the conversation. I have my theories about the lull in client conversations. Tourist season slowed down and I had more local riders. They weren’t on
“You’re going to hear me say something you weren’t expecting to come out of my mouth,” I said to the Circle K clerk. She looked up from the cash register with a blank but curious expression. She said, “Okay.” Then I said, “The women’s restroom toilet is clogged.” There was an eye roll and a
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“Do you mind if I sit up front?” he asked. I replied with my standard line, “You can sit anywhere you like as long as you pay.” It’s my Rideshare Dad Joke response, and it got a chuckle from this 6′ 4″ 275lb beast of a tattooed human. I helped him load his Walmart bags
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Three Rideshare clients were attending the same conference. I know this sounds like the setup for one of those classic “bar” jokes, but they made the cut for my listen-and-learn group this week. They reminded me of the power of needed differences in our teams. The convention, PRSA ICON, is a gathering of the Public
Two of our career moves happened the summer before the senior year of high school for two of our children. You just had an emotional reaction to that sentence. We were courageous parents mixed with a portion of disciplined risky behavior. Aside from providing the girls with a path to success for the transitional year,
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