As many of you know, I am a podcaster. I produce and host The SDM Show podcast which has over 400 episodes. Podcasting has been an amazing journey. Many people have asked why I podcast. The reality is brand awareness. Acast has determined that brand awareness increases by 60% for Podcasters. This says a lot….
I have been dealing with my insurance in the last two weeks trying to figure out the status of a claim. When I submitted the claim for health products, I received an automated email back saying the claim would be processed within 4 days. I am still waiting. I talked to them for the 2nd…
Streaming Changes are coming. Where it is happening is in the Sports World. Sports has had the biggest impact on streaming services in the past 10 years. The latest deals are: It is just a matter of time before an event like the Superbowl ends up on Streaming. Times are changing. Remember when the cable…
As a business owner, many of us wear way too many hats. We are the owner, accountant, parent, chauffeur and more. So someone taught us that multiple calendars are a good idea. One for business, one for home and one more for everything else. The reality is this does not work at all. Times get…
I have been thinking about this topic for a while now. As a security guy, I tend to ponder topics like this one. It seems I was not the only one thinking about it – It was talked about on the DTNS podcast last Friday. The question is should you ever do voice validation in…
I hope everyone is having a good weekend! I thought I would take some time to share a few random thoughts I was having this morning over coffee. Random Thoughts: That is it for now. Remember to take some time for yourself this weekend.
Many small business owners think they have to work 7 days a week for 10 hours a day. This is not a good idea. I learned the hard way. Before I ran my own business, I worked in health care at one of Toronto’s largest hospitals. I worked in IT and my average work week…
As many of you know, I am big on productivity. Productivity helps make my life a better place. Over the years I have tried different ways of managing my To-Do List. The following describes how I manage it and what works well for me. The first thing I do is go over my To-Do list…
This is a subject I decided I want to address. Your website is a partnership between the developer/designer and the client. Many times it is the client that lets the project go out of control. Let me give you a real-life example without mentioning the client. In November of 2023, I started a project for…