When you start working at Thinkific, one of your first projects is to build a course using the platform. Having just spent almost four years immersing myself in #startuplife at Unbounce, I took the opportunity to record the big lessons I learned as best I could. I’ll be sharing most of the content from that … Continue reading Empathy is Key (an intro)
I changed my Twitter and Instagram handles the other day (both to iamgaryallen) — partly in preparation for starting this blog. I had decided that “blogfaced” no longer represented me in 2018. Actually, it only really made sense for about a week in 2009 but such is life. Personal branding is a bit of a … Continue reading On Personal Branding in 2018
Febuary’s playlist is a bit of a strange brew. Hopeful melodies mix with big beats, and the occasional melancholy tone – perfectly capturing the move from the expectation of a new year to the actual work of making it great. Also a dash of inspiration from the I, Tonya soundtrack for some throwback jams. Songs … Continue reading Playlist: February 2018
Without sounding too ostentatious, welcome to the new home for my writing online. I’ve previously written extensively at blogfaced, angstily — and frankly mortifyingly — at Livejournal, a brief (and since deleted) dalliance on Medium, and professionally at Thinkific and Unbounce. My goal with this site is combine my personal and professional thoughts into one … Continue reading A new dawn, a new day
