ADMD - Essays
Soft Power
Emotions and open conversations about feelings are not only acceptable in professional settings, they are MANDATORY for creating a truly productive, effective, and equitable work environment.
Fear of Success
Sometimes failure feels like the safest option. Our present might suck and our pain might be unpleasant, but it’s familiar.
Guest Post #2: Writing for Connection
Jeffrey explains why he thinks this newsletter works so well.
Marketing Has Felt Really Hard Lately
On self-esteem, doubt, and dread.
Matthew Perry Meant a Lot To Me
What the passing of our favorite actors tells us about ourselves.
I was wrong about marketing.
How new clients turned my business upside down.
Guest Post #1: Why You Should Ignore Business Advice
Everyone’s got an opinion on your business. Should you listen to them?
Marketing to Feel Alive
Why love matters in business.
Conferences, Trauma, and Harvard Blues
Undeserved success against the looming shadows of my past.
How to Follow the ADMD Podcast
Instructions for Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RSS.
Podcast Episode 1: Threads, Mastodon, and the Loneliness of Social Media
Thoughts on Meta's Threads and how the debate about social media is not about tech or the internet at all.
Threads, Mastodon, and the Loneliness of Social Media
Why the debate about social media is not about tech or the internet at all.
On the Birth of a New Internet
Watching the old web die a painful death as something new is being born from the ashes.