Happenings

Michigan Business Network Radio

Posted by on December 5, 2011 at 7:00 am

Tweet My journey of trying to tell everyone why Michigan is such a great place to live and work, got a little easier today.  I had the privilege of  being interviewed today (Monday December 5) for the Michigan in Motion radio show on Michigan Business Network Internet Radio.  The host Tiffany Dowling and Taylor Kelsaw, where a [...]

MOOSEJAW JOBS AVAILABLE

Posted by on September 9, 2011 at 11:44 am

Tweet Moosejaw is one of my favorite Michigan retailers.  Not only do they have great products, their staff also really knows what they are talking about.  It is always so much fun to be at the stores.  If you have ever to called their customer service, you are always greeted by a resounding MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSEJAW.  If [...]

Mighty Detroit Offers 15% Discount on All Women’s Apparel

Posted by on July 15, 2011 at 3:57 pm

Tweet Mighty Detroit has done it again.  Just like the rest of the country they have got wrapped up in the amazing story that is the US Women’s Soccer Team.  They are offering a 15% discount on all women’s apparel from Today until Sunday July 17th. All you need to do is use Promo Code [...]

Mr B’s Joy Box Express Spreading Music Across Michigan

Posted by on May 20, 2011 at 9:06 am

Tweet If you see a quartet band riding down the street being pulled by bicycles, you are not hallucinating. You are witnessing Mr B’s Joy Box Express tour across Michigan. Starting in the beginning of July they will be cutting across Michigan, to help raise money for charitable organizations that help introduce and expand children’s [...]

Time To Act

Posted by on May 12, 2011 at 10:28 am

Tweet As I sat in the Filmore Theater in October 2010 for the 140 Conference Detroit, I had an awaking of sorts. The realization came during Charlie Wolborg’s (@CharlieCurve) presentation “Combating Apathy in an Unsocial Detroit”. Charlie challenged the group to actually do something to make Detroit a better place. In a room with most [...]

What Will Bring People Back to Detroit?

Posted by on March 24, 2011 at 2:53 pm

Tweet Today on Twitter the Detroit Regional Office of the US Census Bureau ask me what would bring people back to Detroit? We all heard this week that Detroit has dropped to a 100 year low of population living in the city.  Detroit has gone from the 11th largest city in the US, to the [...]

The Heart Of A Nation…Detroit Nation!

Posted by on December 10, 2010 at 12:16 pm

Tweet This post was written by Adam Babcock, my partner with NxtGen Marketing. A couple months ago, I posted a piece titled “Michigan…Worth Another Look”.   In this post, I talked about how I fell back in love Michigan after getting to spend some time there in between my move from LA to Chicago.  Since then, [...]

Michigan…Worth Another Look

Posted by on October 29, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Tweet This post was written by Adam Babcock, my partner with NxtGen Marketing.  Although Adam grew up in Michigan, he has been living out on the West Coast for the past few years, until his recent move to Chicago. I recently decided to move back to the Midwest, from Los Angeles to Chicago.  While apartment [...]

TEDx Brings Energy to Detroit

Posted by on October 6, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Tweet After attending the TEDxDetroit conference on September 29th at the Detroit Institute of Art, I left in a daze.  There are so many great things going on in and around Detroit.  The mix of established businesses, up and coming companies along with the artist that inhabit the city, left me with a great sense of [...]

What Should Detroit Look Like?

Posted by on September 22, 2010 at 3:41 pm

Tweet As I watched the premier of Detroit 187 on ABC last night, I had mixed feelings about the show.  The writers did a pretty good job of incorporating Detroit and the surrounding areas into the story lines.  There were a few goofs also, but only native Michiganders would have noticed.  The murder and violence [...]