My family is also good company. My husband. A couple of twenty-somethings who, so far, have stayed somewhat local to Northeast Ohio. (BTW adult kids are the best.) Plus, a Great Dane and a smattering of other creatures. I also have a tribe of female friends who are like sisters. And two sisters.

Since there are no bylines in advertising, I wrote a book.

Twice a year I run to the mailbox and pull out a check from Simon & Schuster. I’m saving them up to buy a bookmark. ;)

I think words are good company.

Ideas can’t live without them. Crafting the right combination of them to give color to a brand…unearthing a tension that nags just below the surface so the team can shine a light on it…talking with an audience, not to them.

It all starts with words.